European capital of culture

A two-day European Capital of Culture Forum starts in Lithuania's second-largest city of Kaunas is on Friday, with over 400 guests and more than 30 speakers expected.

A solemn ceremony was held in the House of Signatories in Old Town Vilnius on Sunday to inaugurate the exhibition of the February 16 1918 Independence Act brought to Lithuania from Germany.

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

Lithuania's second-biggest city of Kaunas was named the winner of the contest for the European Capital of Culture 2022 title during a ceremony at the Ministry of Culture on Wednesday.

Kaunas and Klaipėda, Lithuania’s second and third biggest cities, respectively, have been shortlisted in the competition for the title of European Capital of Culture 2022 in Lithuania. To read this article, try a €5.99 monthly subscription by clicking here.

Klaipėda, Neringa and Palanga, three municipalities on the Lithuanian coast of the Baltic Sea, seek to become the European Capital of Culture in 2022 and have proposed a joint program called Rising to Wind that will emphasize the region's multicultural features, the Klaipėda City Municipality said o...

The authorities of Kaunas, Lithuania's second city, will allocate €12 million for the European Capital of Culture project, if it is picked for the title in 2022.

In an effort to get the title of the European Capital of Culture, Lithuania's second-largest city Kaunas should include the city's residents, think about the city's identity and the wanted changes, consultants said after meeting with representatives of Kaunas cultural institutions on Tuesday.

The Kaunas City Council on Thursday approved proposals to apply for the city to be the Lithuanian Capital of Culture in 2018 and the European Capital of Culture in 2022.