World Cities Culture Report 2013

World cities face many big challenges but as the rapid growth in membership of the World Cities Culture Forum demonstrates, there is widespread acknowledgement that culture is central to a city's success - if you want to be a successful world city in the 21st century you need a high quality, distinctive cultural offer.

With the number of participants almost doubling to 22 cities including Los Angeles, Rio de Janeiro and Toronto, an update of the World Cities Culture Report has been produced.

Commissioned by the Mayor of London in partnership the other cities signed up to the forum, the World Cities Culture Report was produced by BOP Consulting and contains a wealth of new information and data. It encompasses formal cultural activity, such as museums, galleries and concert halls, and informal activity such as outdoors arts and festivals, and bars and restaurants.