Call for applications for BSR Cultural Pearls 2027 opens

The call for BSR Cultural Pearls 2027 is a unique opportunity to strengthen your city or town through peer-learning, expert sessions and regional exchanges. As an applicant, you gain access to webinars, networking opportunities and useful tools to foster the development of resilience in your community.

Since its beginnings in 2023, the Cultural Pearls initiative has built a transnational network across the Baltic Sea Region, fostering stronger and more resilient communities by harnessing the power of culture and creativity.

Small and medium-sized municipalities from the Baltic Sea Region are now invited to apply for the prestigious Cultural Pearls 2027 Title by indicating their motivation and approach in the online application. As a second step, the cities and towns applying for the title will create a Culture and Resilience Action Plan (known as a CuReAP), utilising co-creation, cooperation, cultural assets and stakeholder involvement to build stronger, healthier and more trusting communities.

During this journey, applicants receive support through peer-learning opportunities with previous Cultural Pearls and the Cultural Pearls Network, as well as expert input and materials that help them find tailored solutions to current concerns in their city.

The three most convincing and innovative CuReAPs,
submitted at the end of the development phase in October 2026, are selected by an international jury for the Cultural Pearls Title - a sign of international recognition for the municipality.

National Contact Points are available to offer guidance and national insights for prospective applicants.

The online application form is available from March 16 and will close on April 30, 23:59 CET.

Learn how the 2025 Cultural Pearls implemented their CuReAPs
throughout their title year, and what their municipalities gained, in the BSR Cultural Pearls 2025 Year in Review.