The UNESCO Creative Cities Network connects cities who want to share experiences, ideas and best practices for cultural, social and economic development. Cities may apply to be endorsed by the Network and join the programme to ensure their continued role as centres of excellence and to support other cities, particularly those in developing countries, in nurturing their own creative economy.

The following cities are members of the UNESCO Creative Cities Network:

UNESCO Cities of Literature

Edinburgh, Scotland
Iowa City, U.S.A.
Melbourne, Australia
Dublin, Ireland
Reykjavík, Iceland
Norwich, England

UNESCO Cities of Film

Bradford, UK
Sydney, Australia

UNESCO Cities of Music

Bogota, Colombia
Bologna, Italy
Ghent, Belgium
Glasgow, Scotland
Seville, Spain
Bogota, Colombia

UNESCO Cities of Crafts and Folk Art

Aswan, Egypt
Kanazawa, Japan
Santa Fe, U.S.A.
Icheon, South Korea
Hangzhou, China

UNESCO Cities of Design

Berlin, Germany
Buenos Aires, Argentina
Kobe, Japan
Montreal, Canada
Nagoya, Japan
Shenzhen, China
Shanghai, China
Seoul, South Korea
Saint-Etienne, France
Graz, Austria

UNESCO City of Media Arts

Lyon, France

UNESCO Cities of Gastronomy

Popayan, Colombia
Chengdu, China
Östersund, Sweden