That was the European Capital of Culture Bad Ischl Salzkammergut 2024

824,518 visitors, 2,800 project participants and artists from 73 countries, 314 accomplished projects

Today’s final press conference of the European Capital of Culture Bad Ischl Salzkammergut 2024 was all about the Salzkammergut as a region of the future – a role model region for Europe.

The two managing directors Elisabeth Schweeger and Manuela Reichert took stock and gave an outlook. Elisabeth Schweeger presented the publication Anstöße / Impulses Kulturhauptstadt Europas Bad Ischl Salzkammergut 2024: Der ländliche Raum als Labor der Zukunft / European Capital of Culture Bad Ischl Salzkammergut 2024: The Rural Area as Laboratory of the Future (published by Julia Kospach, Elisabeth Schweeger at Mandelbaum Verlag, Vienna). Manuela Reichert provided information on the budget, tourism and employment figures.

Following the evaluation interim report of the European Capital of Culture Bad Ischl Salzkammergut 2024 (the final report will be available at the beginning of 2026) was presented by Christian Grünhaus, Head and Senior Reseacher of the Competence Centre for Nonprofit Organisations at WU Vienna.

Finally the successor organisations Aufbruch, Salzkammergut! in Upper Austria and the Kulturbüro Ausseerland Salzkammergut in Styria were introduced.