The 2025 Year of Culture with Argentina and Chile concluded during the Polo AlMarsa Years of Culture Championship Trophy, with the initiative announcing Canada and Mexico as next year’s partner countries.
The 2026 collaboration coincides with the FIFA World Cup 2026, co-hosted by Canada, Mexico and the United States — the same tournament that inspired the creation of the Years of Culture initiative. The partnership aims to highlight football’s power to connect cultures and will feature programmes as legacy projects from previous Years of Culture events.
Launched in 2012, the initiative fosters long-term relationships between partner nations through cultural, educational, business and creative exchanges. Each Year of Culture includes exhibitions, festivals, trade fairs, residencies, academic exchanges and public events, creating lasting legacies and stronger international ties.
Since its founding, Years of Culture has established partnerships with Japan (2012), the United Kingdom (2013), Brazil (2014), Türkiye (2015), China (2016), Germany (2017), Russia (2018), India (2019), France (2020), the United States (2021), the MENASA region (2022), Indonesia (2023) and Morocco (2024). Qatar is currently celebrating a Year of Culture with both Argentina and Chile (2025).
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