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Centrul Cultural Clujean

Cluj-Napoca, Cluj, Romania

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Profile last updated: October 9, 2026

About

Centrul Cultural Clujean is a non-governmental organisation based in Cluj-Napoca, Romania working on arts & culture, health, mental health +3 more.

Centrul Cultural Clujean (CCC) is a non-governmental organisation based in Cluj-Napoca, Romania, working on culture and sustainable development. It supports culture as a resource for health, well-being and social cohesion, combining research, advocacy and public awareness with professional training for artists, curators, cultural mediators and educators. Its activities include the Qub science and arts centre, which runs STEAM workshops and clubs for students and teachers; the Culture & Well-being Forum; the CARE mental health project; EUROPE DIRECT Cluj, an EU information point; and the Culture Next network of European cities, whose secretariat it hosts. CCC also runs artist residencies and grant calls, and coordinates a membership network of organisations from the public, non-profit, university and business sectors in Cluj. It works locally in Cluj and Romania and across European networks.

Location

Cluj-Napoca, Romania

Organisation type

NGO

Members

143

Focus areas

culturăsănătatewell-beingartăeducație STEAMdezvoltare durabilăadvocacyformare profesionalăCulture NextEUROPE DIRECT

Languages

RO

Causes & programmes

Causes

Arts & CultureHealthMental healthEducationCommunity developmentScience & Research

Works for

ChildrenYouthStudentsCommunities

How they work

ResearchCapacity buildingAdvocacy & campaigningAwareness & educationCommunity programmes

Programmes

Qub Centru pentru Știință și Artă

Education · Romania

Science and arts centre in Cluj-Napoca offering STEAM workshops, clubs, teacher curricula and educational resources for schools.

QubArt

Arts & Culture · Romania

Art, culture and well-being programme running artist residencies and creative workshops in schools.

Culture & Well-being Forum

Health · Romania

Annual international conference on culture's role in mental health and well-being.

CARE: Culture for Mental Health

Mental health · Romania

Project promoting cross-sector collaboration and cultural participation to improve mental health and well-being, including innovation labs.

CultureAndHealth Platform

Health · Romania

Four-year Culture Action Europe-coordinated initiative supporting emerging European artists working at the intersection of culture and health through grants, mobility and networking.

Unschool of Curating

Arts & Culture

International training programme for emerging curators.

Culture Next

Community development

Network of European cities supporting culture-based urban development and influencing European cultural policy; secretariat hosted by CCC.

Comunitatea Școlilor

Education · Romania

Training and collaboration platform connecting Cluj schools with local actors offering external educational programmes.

EUROPE DIRECT Cluj

Democracy & Civil society · Romania

EU information point providing information, events and debates on the European Union for Cluj residents.

Studiotopia

Arts & Culture · Romania

Art-science-technology residencies and an international pop-up lab for interdisciplinary creativity.

Countries of operation

Romania

Funding & support

Funded by

GrantsEU funding

Ways to support

MembershipDonateCorporate partnership

Credentials & affiliations

Awards

Premiul pentru Activare Interdisciplinară (Studiotopia Colliding Epistemes)

Administrația Fondului Cultural Național

Ordinul Meritul Cultural în grad de Cavaler

Președintele României

Partnerships

World Health Organization, Culture Action Europe, Nordic Dimension Partnership on Culture, Trans Europe Halles, Central Denmark Region, Fundația Botnar, Primăria Cluj-Napoca, Inspectoratul Școlar Județean Cluj, Zona Metropolitană Cluj, Copernicus Science Centre

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