This report sets out the findings of an ex post evaluation of the European Capitals of Culture (ECoC) action in 2013, focussing on the two cities hosting the title, Košice in Slovakia and the Marseille-Provence area in France. The evaluation explores the implementation of both ECoC throughout...

The aim of this paper is to examine the drivers for cross-border tourist exchanges between the two closest capitals in Europe - Bratislava (Slovakia) and Vienna (Austria). We focus on the field of cultural tourism in view of the cross-border visits to two major performing arts institutions - the...

In this paper, an analysis of the attitudes of university students towards opera and ballet is made under the framework of audience development strategies for the performing arts. By studying the main motivations, interests, attendance, barriers and expectation, a basis for the development of an...