Marseille-Provence 2013 Capital of Culture in March 2004 and later expanded their bid to include neighboring cities in Provence. A French jury selected Marseille as its choice in September 2008. In May 2009, the European Council officially announced that Marseille would be the European Capital of Culture in 2013 in parallel with the city of Košice in Slovakia. In 2006, the official Marseille-Provence 2013 association was created under French laws for non-profit organizations. It brought together members of both the public and private sectors and was first directed by Bernard Latarjet and then Jean-François Chougnet. The association administrative council was led by
EUROPEUM - European Culture Centre EUROPEUM - European Culture Centre The EUROPEUM - European Culture Centre is a division of the Kraków National Museum housing a permanent exhibition of European art. Placed on two floors in a restored 17th century granary, the museum was opened to the public on September 13, 2013. The museum's building, an old granary from the 17th century, is located in Kraków's Old Town ("Stare Miasto") in proximity to a Capuchin monastery. After World War II it became property of the National Museum and in 1969 held a furniture storehouse. The establishment of the EUROPEUM here was part of a plan