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Hull named UK City of Culture 2017 Hull named UK City of Culture 2017
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Hull has been named the UK's next City of Culture, beating Leicester, Dundee and Swansea Bay to the right to hold the title in 2017.Hull has been named the UK's next City of Culture, beating Leicester, Dundee and Swansea Bay to the right to hold the title in 2017.
Hull, known for being the home of Philip Larkin, the Ferens gallery and the Truck theatre, will follow the 2013 City of Culture, Derry-Londonderry. Hull, known for being the home of poet Philip Larkin, the Ferens gallery and the Truck theatre, will follow the 2013 City of Culture, Derry-Londonderry.
The UK government chooses a new destination every four years with the aim of helping tourism and the economy. The UK government chooses a new destination every four years, with the aim of helping tourism and the economy.
However, the winner does not receive direct funding from the UK government. Hull council leader Stephen Brady said winning was "a real game-changer".
He added: "It will give Hull a platform to tell the world what this great city has to offer, transform perceptions and accelerate our journey to make Hull a prime visitor destination."
Being City of Culture has brought Derry events like the Turner Prize, BBC Radio 1's Big Weekend and an outdoor theatrical extravaganza written by Frank Cottrell-Boyce - who worked on the London 2012 Olympics Opening Ceremony.
Ministers created the UK City of Culture title in an attempt to replicate the success of Liverpool's year as the European Capital of Culture in 2008.Ministers created the UK City of Culture title in an attempt to replicate the success of Liverpool's year as the European Capital of Culture in 2008.
However, the winner does not receive direct funding from the UK government.
Culture secretary Maria Miller said Derry's tenure was "encouraging economic growth, inspiring social change and bringing communities together".
"It can produce a wonderful mix of inward investment and civic pride, and I hope Hull's plans will make the most of all that being UK City of Culture can bring," she added.
Hull's most famous cultural figure is Larkin who, while not born there, lived in the city for 30 years and found fame while working as a university librarian.
He produced most of his published poetry while living in the city and Hull's bid is partly inspired by his work.
A statement from Hull City Council said: "Inspired by Larkin's poem Days, the ambition is for each day of Hull 2017 to make a difference to a life in the city, the UK and the world."
The council said it expected the events to bring a £60m boost to the local economy in 2017 alone, as well as a longer-term legacy for the city.
Hull is also home to the Ferens Art Gallery, which broke visitor records with a Da Vinci exhibition last year, and the Hull Truck theatre company, which became a national force in the 1970s and '80s and moved into a new £14.5m home in 2009.