UK City of Culture 2017
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UK City of Culture 2017 is the second holder of the UK City of Culture title, awarded to a British city for a year-long programme of cultural events and activities.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Hull UK City of Culture 2017 programme | 1 |
| UK City of Culture 2017 canonical | 1 |
| UK City of Culture programme | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: UK City of Culture 2017 Context triple: [UK City of Culture 2021, predecessor, UK City of Culture 2017]
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A.
UK City of Culture 2021
UK City of Culture 2021 is a cultural initiative title granted to Coventry, recognizing it as the UK's flagship city for arts and culture for the year 2021.
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B.
European Capital of Culture 2016
European Capital of Culture 2016 was a year-long European Union cultural initiative highlighting Wrocław, Poland as a major center of arts, heritage, and creative activities across Europe.
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C.
European Capital of Culture 2010
European Capital of Culture 2010 was a year-long European Union cultural initiative during which cities such as Pécs hosted a wide range of artistic and cultural events to highlight and promote their cultural heritage and development.
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D.
European Capital of Culture 2013
European Capital of Culture 2013 was a year-long European Union cultural initiative highlighting Košice, Slovakia, as a major center of arts, heritage, and urban cultural development.
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E.
Brighton Festival
The Brighton Festival is a major annual multi-arts celebration in Brighton, England, featuring a wide range of performances and events across music, theatre, dance, visual arts, and literature.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: UK City of Culture 2017 Target entity description: UK City of Culture 2017 is the second holder of the UK City of Culture title, awarded to a British city for a year-long programme of cultural events and activities.
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A.
UK City of Culture 2021
UK City of Culture 2021 is a cultural initiative title granted to Coventry, recognizing it as the UK's flagship city for arts and culture for the year 2021.
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B.
European Capital of Culture 2016
European Capital of Culture 2016 was a year-long European Union cultural initiative highlighting Wrocław, Poland as a major center of arts, heritage, and creative activities across Europe.
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C.
European Capital of Culture 2010
European Capital of Culture 2010 was a year-long European Union cultural initiative during which cities such as Pécs hosted a wide range of artistic and cultural events to highlight and promote their cultural heritage and development.
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D.
European Capital of Culture 2013
European Capital of Culture 2013 was a year-long European Union cultural initiative highlighting Košice, Slovakia, as a major center of arts, heritage, and urban cultural development.
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E.
Brighton Festival
The Brighton Festival is a major annual multi-arts celebration in Brighton, England, featuring a wide range of performances and events across music, theatre, dance, visual arts, and literature.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
UK City of Culture title
ⓘ
cultural designation ⓘ |
| appliesTo |
Hull
ⓘ
Hull ⓘ
surface form:
Kingston upon Hull
|
| appliesToJurisdiction | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| awardedTo |
Hull
ⓘ
Hull ⓘ
surface form:
Kingston upon Hull
|
| basedOn | European Capital of Culture concept ⓘ |
| category |
2017 in the United Kingdom
ⓘ
Cultural events in the United Kingdom ⓘ Culture in Kingston upon Hull ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| culturalFocus |
arts and culture
ⓘ
creative industries ⓘ heritage ⓘ |
| duration | 1 year ⓘ |
| editionNumber | 2 ⓘ |
| endTime | 2017-12-31 ⓘ |
| followedBy | UK City of Culture 2021 ⓘ |
| hasBeneficiary |
residents of Hull
ⓘ
visitors to Hull ⓘ |
| hasLanguage | English ⓘ |
| hasProgrammeLength | year-long programme ⓘ |
| hasPurpose |
economic development
ⓘ
promotion of culture ⓘ tourism development ⓘ urban regeneration ⓘ |
| hasTypeOfEvents |
arts festivals
ⓘ
community projects ⓘ cultural events ⓘ music performances ⓘ theatre productions ⓘ visual arts exhibitions ⓘ |
| inception | 2013 ⓘ |
| isTitleFor | British city ⓘ |
| locatedInTimeZone |
UTC+01:00
ⓘ
UTC±00:00 ⓘ |
| mainTerritory |
Hull
ⓘ
surface form:
Kingston upon Hull
|
| notableFor |
major cultural investment in Hull
ⓘ
national media attention on Hull ⓘ |
| organisedBy |
UK Department for Culture, Media and Sport
ⓘ
surface form:
Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
UK government ⓘ
surface form:
UK Government
|
| partOf |
UK City of Culture 2017
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
UK City of Culture programme
|
| precededBy | UK City of Culture 2013 ⓘ |
| selectionAnnouncedBy |
UK government
ⓘ
surface form:
UK Government
|
| selectionAnnouncedIn | 2013 ⓘ |
| selectionProcess | competitive bidding process ⓘ |
| startTime | 2017-01-01 ⓘ |
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Input
Subject: UK City of Culture 2017 Description of subject: UK City of Culture 2017 is the second holder of the UK City of Culture title, awarded to a British city for a year-long programme of cultural events and activities.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Hull UK City of Culture 2017 programme
this entity surface form:
UK City of Culture programme