Set up a high population city (usually your Capital) with a lot of buildings and wonders that speed up Great Person generation. It is important to acquire as many Great Works as possible for a cultural victory. If you only fulfill one requirement, it provides +1 theming bonus. Theming bonuses in Civilization V Buildingįill the slots with Great Works of Writing from different civilizations and different eras.įill the slots with Great Works of Art from the same civilization and the same era.įill the slots with Great Works of Writing from the same civilization and the same era.įill the slots with 2 Great Works of Art and 2 Artifacts from different civilizations and different eras.įill the slots with Great Works of Music from the same civilization and the same era.įill the slots with Great Works of Music from the same civilization and different eras.įill the slots with Great Works of Writing from other civilizations and different eras.įill the slots with Great Works of Art from different civilizations and different eras.įill the slots entirely with either Great Works of Art or Artifacts, both from your civilization or both from one or two civilizations other than you, and from the same era. There are a total of nine Wonders and one building with theming bonuses in Civilization V. If the theming bonus is activated, you will see a number instead (e.g. Mouse over the +0 to see what you need to do to activate the theming bonus for this building or wonder.
In buildings and wonders that have more than one slot for a Great Work (e.g., any Museum, the Great Library, the Louvre, etc.) you will see a +0 next to the Great Works in that building. Go to the Culture Overview screen, open the tab "Your Culture". The French unique ability "City of Light" doubles the theming bonus in their Capital. The Culture bonus from theming is added to the city's base Culture (which is affected by Culture bonuses from buildings such as Hotels and Airports) the Tourism bonus applies directly to the total city output.Ĭompleting the Aesthetics policy tree doubles your theming bonuses.
Example of the theming bonus from Great Library.Ī theming bonus is a Tourism and Culture bonus acquired by combining Great Works according to certain requirements in most cultural World Wonders and Museums.