Capital of Culture
In 2003, Liverpool was named a European Capital of Culture for 2008, the other site being Stavanger, Norway. A series of cultural events during 2003-9 is planned, peaking in 2008.
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Famous quotes containing the words capital and/or culture:
“Mr. Whistler always spelt art, and we believe still spells it, with a capital “I.””
—Oscar Wilde (1854–1900)
“When a culture feels that its end has come, it sends for a priest.”
—Karl Kraus (1874–1936)