Pile of rubble on a construction site in an area under redevelopment in the East of the city on 23rd June 2021 in Coventry, United Kingdom. The UK City of Culture is a designation given to a city in the United Kingdom for a period of one year. The aim of the initiative, which is administered by the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport. Coventry is a city which is under a large scale and current regeneration.