New concepts instead of old hat ideologies!

This kind of environment makes it incumbent on Linz to continue to tear down unwanted ideological barriers. Linz09 is proud of the new alliances it created – between the areas of culture and the economy in general and between culture and tourism in particular. In a similarly innovative manner the Culture Capital clearly opted for a competition of ideas. This was possible only because Linz09 made conscious efforts to overcome prejudices through personal relationships, intense communication and innovative cooperations. However, much still remains to be done in this field. A case in point is folk culture, where the dialogue with contemporary culture has generated many promising impulses that now need to be developed. Or the so-called indie scene, where in some cases the reflex-like insistence on positions that have long become untenable in the light of cultural and social developments inhibits new growth.

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