European capital of culture

  • Culture

Kaunas hosts European Capital of Culture Forum

A two-day European Capital of Culture Forum starts in Lithuania's second-largest city of Kaunas is on Friday, with over 400…

6 years ago
  • Society

Exhibition of Lithuania’s Feb. 16 Independence Act opens in House of Signatories

A solemn ceremony was held in the House of Signatories in Old Town Vilnius on Sunday to inaugurate the exhibition…

6 years ago
  • Foreign affairs

Germany handing over Feb. 16 Independence Act to Lithuania

Germany's representatives will officially hand over the February 16 of 1918 Independence Act on restoration of Lithuania's statehood to Lithuania…

6 years ago
  • Culture

Kaunas selected as European Capital of Culture 2022

Lithuania's second-biggest city of Kaunas was named the winner of the contest for the European Capital of Culture 2022 title…

7 years ago
  • Culture

Kaunas and Klaipėda short-listed for 2022 European Capital of Culture

Kaunas and Klaipėda, Lithuania’s second and third biggest cities, respectively, have been shortlisted in the competition for the title of…

8 years ago
  • Culture

Three Lithuanian coastal cities apply for European Capital of Culture status for 2022

Klaipėda, Neringa and Palanga, three municipalities on the Lithuanian coast of the Baltic Sea, seek to become the European Capital…

8 years ago
  • Culture

Kaunas pledges €12m to European Capital of Culture bid

The authorities of Kaunas, Lithuania's second city, will allocate €12 million for the European Capital of Culture project, if it…

8 years ago
  • Culture

European Capital of Culture title “would put Kaunas on European map”

In an effort to get the title of the European Capital of Culture, Lithuania's second-largest city Kaunas should include the…

9 years ago
  • Culture

Kaunas to apply to be European capital of culture

The Kaunas City Council on Thursday approved proposals to apply for the city to be the Lithuanian Capital of Culture…

10 years ago