By signing a Memorandum of Understanding the cities of Valletta and Utrecht agreed on collaboration in view of their shared ambition to host the European Capital of Culture in 2018. Peter de Haan, on behalf of Foundation Treaty of Utrecht/Utrecht2018, and David Felice, on behalf of Foundation V18, underlined their good contact and interest in cooperation.
Since 2007 several cultural organisations in both cities have been investigating possibilities for cooperation and sharing expertise. It was also then that the Malta Council for Culture and the Arts, chairman Adrian Mamo, and the city of Utrecht, alderman for culture Cees van Eijk, signed a Letter of Intent for cooperation 2008-2013-2018. Through the years this has led to mutual work visits, exchanges and performances in both music and theatre, and the development of plans for further cooperation: among others in the field of exhibitions. Furthermore both cities agreed to work together in developing a monitoring and evaluation method for the ECoC-project.
This year, end of September, the saxophone band Cabrales from Utrecht will perform at Notte Bianca 2012. In this project Utrecht and the National Museum of Fine Arts cooperate for the third consecutive year.
