L'Aquila is the Italian Capital of Culture 2026.
It was proclaimed by the Minister of Culture, Gennaro Sangiuliano, during the ceremony underway in Rome, in the Spadolini Room of the Ministry, in the presence of the jury chaired by Davide Maria Desario and composed of Virginia Lozito, Luisa Piacentini, Andrea Prencipe, Andrea Rebaglio, Daniela Tisi, Isabella Valente, and representatives of all 10 finalist cities: Agnone (Isernia), Alba (Cuneo), Gaeta (Latina), L'Aquila, Latina, Lucera (Foggia), Maratea (Potenza), Rimini, Treviso, Union of Municipalities Valdichiana Senese (Siena)
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