The title of Creative Cities has been designated to 64 cities from 44 countries by UNESCO.
- Chennai is the third Indian city on the list of UNESCO Creative Cities list after Jaipur and Varanasi.
- It was included in Creative Cities Network of Unesco for its contributions to music.
- Since 2004, the UNESCO Creative Cities Network highlights its members’ creativity within seven fields: Crafts and Folk Art, Design, Film, Gastronomy, Literature, Media Arts and Music. It now counts a total of 180 cities in 72 countries.
The new 64 UNESCO Creative Cities are:
- Alba (Italy) – Gastronomy
- Almaty (Kazakhstan) – Music
- Amarante (Portugal) – Music
- Auckland (New Zealand) – Music
- Baguio City (Philippines) – Crafts and Folk Art
- Barcelos (Portugal) – Crafts and Folk Art
- Braga (Portugal) – Media Arts
- Brasilia (Brazil) – Design
- Bristol (United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland) – Film
- Brno (Czechia) – Music
- Bucheon (Republic of Korea) – Literature
- Buenaventura (Colombia) – Gastronomy
- Cairo (Egypt) – Crafts and Folk Art
- Cape Town (South Africa) – Design
- Carrara (Italy) – Crafts and Folk Art
- Changsha (China) – Media Arts
- Chennai (India) – Music
- Chiang Mai (Thailand) – Crafts and Folk Art
- Chordeleg (Ecuador) – Crafts and Folk Art
- Cochabamba (Bolivia [Plurinational State of]) – Gastronomy
- Daegu Metropolitan City (Republic of Korea) – Music
- Dubai (United Arab Emirates) – Design
- Durban (South Africa) – Literature
- Frutillar (Chile) – Music
- Gabrovo (Bulgaria) – Crafts and Folk Art
- [City of] Greater Geelong (Australia) – Design
- Guadalajara (Mexico) – Media Arts
- Hatay Metropolitan Municipality (Turkey) – Gastronomy
- Istanbul (Turkey) – Design
- João Pessoa (Brazil) – Crafts and Folk Art
- Kansas City (United States of America) – Music
- Kolding (Denmark) – Design
- Kortrijk (Belgium) – Design
- Košice (Slovakia) – Media Arts
- Kütahya (Turkey) – Crafts and Folk Art
- Lillehammer (Norway) – Literature
- Limoges (France) – Crafts and Folk Art
- Łódź (Poland) – Film
- Macao Special Administrative Region, China (Associate Member, UNESCO) – Gastronomy
- Madaba (Jordan) – Crafts and Folk Art
- Manchester (United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland) – Literature
- Mexico City (Mexico) – Design
- Milan (Italy) – Literature
- Morelia (Mexico) – Music
- Norrköping (Sweden) – Music
- Ouagadougou (Burkina Faso) – Crafts and Folk Art
- Panama City (Panama) – Gastronomy
- Paraty (Brazil) – Gastronomy
- Pesaro (Italy) – Music
- Porto-Novo (Benin) – Crafts and Folk Art
- Praia (Cabo Verde) – Music
- Qingdao (China) – Film
- Québec City (Canada) – Literature
- San Antonio (United States of America) – Gastronomy
- Seattle (United States of America) – Literature
- Sheki (Azerbaijan) – Crafts and Folk Art
- Sokodé (Togo) – Crafts and Folk Art
- Terrassa (Spain) – Film
- Tétouan (Morocco) – Crafts and Folk Art
- Toronto (Canada) – Media Arts
- Tunis (Tunisia) – Crafts and Folk Art
- Utrecht (Netherlands) – Literature
- Wuhan (China) – Design
- Yamagata City (Japan) – Film
After this, the UNESCO Creative Cities Network now counts a total of 180 cities in 72 countries.
