10th World Summit on Arts and Culture

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Co-hosted by IFACCA - International Federation of Arts Councils and Culture Agencies,
27 May 2025, Korea, Rep

The 10th World Summit on Arts and Culture, co-hosted by Arts Council Korea and IFACCA, took place in Seoul, Republic of Korea from 27-30 May 2025. The Summit brought together over 400 delegates (IFACCA Members, leading policy makers, researchers, managers and practitioners from the arts, cultural and creative sectors, and related fields) from more than 90 countries gathered under the theme Charting the future of arts and culture. 

You can learn more about the 10th World Summit from the publications below, or by visiting the Summit web site.

Publications

10th World Summit on Arts and Culture - image 1 — Read the Summit Report

10th World Summit on Arts and Culture - image 2 — Read the Summit Report

10th World Summit on Arts and Culture - image 3 — Read the Summit Programme

10th World Summit on Arts and Culture - image 4 — Read the Summit Programme

10th World Summit on Arts and Culture - image 6 — Read the Discussion Paper

10th World Summit on Arts and Culture - image 7 — Read the Discussion Paper

Photo Album

ACORNS 462: Launch of the 10th World Summit Report - image 6

Images top (left to right): Byoung Gug Choung, Chair of ARKO at the Gala Opening at DDP, Ambigous Dance Company perfomers at Janchi.
Images bottom (left to right): Delegates at the World Café session, Nguyen Phuong Hoa, IFACCA Board member and Director General, International Cooperation Department, Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism, Viet Nam.
Photo credit: © PILHO SEUNG, courtesy of ARKO and IFACCA.

Browse photos from the 10th World Summit on our Flickr page.

Programme Recordings

All morning sessions of the 10th World Summit on Arts and Culture were livestreamed in English and Korean. You can view the recording of the English stream for each day here.