Maastricht: Lieu de Passages? Towards European Capital of Culture 2018 has, on Friday 15 May, successfully concluded a two-day reflection on the candidacy of Maastricht. The attending international speakers, the audience and the representatives of the local academic world and cultural sector shared in the closing plenary the view that this symposium is an important and necessary step towards 2018.
The organizers (Maastricht University, Zuyd University, Jan van Eyck Academy and the Municipality of Maastricht) want to express their gratitude to all speakers, participants and everyone who have made this symposium possible. In particular the location and team of AINSI deserve all praise: AINSI proved to be the perfect environment for this international event!
Lieu de Passages? is in many ways a starting point. Maastricht University, Jan van Eyck Academy and Zuyd University have announced that they plan to actively use the organizing group behind Lieu de Passages? as a permanent sounding board for those responsible for the candidacy of Maastricht. A substantive and policy-oriented sparring partner who – with or without being asked for it – will raise questions and will try to formulate answers. Already on this website one can find extensive summaries of all conference sessions. Within three months we will also present a printed summary of the main conclusions.
With kind regards,
Paul Lambrechts (Gemeente Maastricht)
Bas Van Heur (Universiteit Maastricht)
Peter Peters (Hogeschool Zuyd)
Koen Brams (Jan van Eyck Academie)
Egid van Houtem heeft een review over Lieu de Passages geschreven op http://www.maastrichtculturelehoofdstad.nl. Over ‘algehele reddeloosheid’ en ‘moeten we MCH2018 wel willen’.