10th World Summit on Arts and Culture Report
The Report on the 10th World Summit on Arts and Culture is now available to download.
The report captures the vital discussions that took place during the Summit in Seoul, Republic of Korea in May 2025, where over 400 delegates from more than 90 countries gathered under the theme Charting the future of arts and culture.
The Summit report presents key takeaways and calls for action as we navigate a global context defined by crises, conflict and rapid change. As we approach the development of a new agenda for global governance post-2030, the discussions from the Summit provide crucial insights that will help us position culture as a priority and turn commitments into concrete actions.
Some key takeaways include the following:
- Culture is an essential dimension of any liveable society
- Culture is not monolithic; its definitions are multiple
- Cultural rights are inextricable from civil, political, economic and social rights
- We have agency to shape the future of technology and its role in our lives
- Indigenous knowledge and languages anchor shared cultural consciousness
- Social and economic conditions related to the CCS must be addressed with urgency
- International collaboration is imperative