10 years have passed since the entry into force of the Lisbon Treaty. Referring to this anniversary, four researchers form Cracow University of Economics, Jagiellonian University and University of Economics in Katowice have undertaken an attempt to summarize the most important changes that took place in the last decade in the European Union.

The book offers an interpretive approach to the Europeanization of heritage as found in museums. In order to make the analysis of museum diversity feasible, the research proposed and applied an analytical framework. Some general remarks conclude the work, which aims to map both the timeless and current phenomena of European identity construction.

The European Capital of Culture is one of the European Union’s most important cultural programmes, its significance transcending a narrow understanding of the cultural sphere. The scheme has been one of the foremost mechanisms contributing to the urban revival of European cities and increasingly close integration in many areas of social and cultural activity. The ECOC 2016 competition (2007-2011), entered by 11 Polish cities, took place in an exceptionally favourable context.