Showing results 1 - 24 from 24 for 'Vilnius – European Capital of Culture 2009'

1. Culture Night– darkness reveals more!
(10/06/2016 14:41) [en] More

This year, one night festival of culture, "Culture Night", will keep the lights off and will...

2. airBaltic to Go Doubly Daily from Turku and Oulu, Finland
(04/01/2011 06:11) [en] More

On January 31, Latvian national airline airBaltic is adding the second daily flight from the Finnish cities of Turku and Oulu...

3. airBaltic Starts Riga-Umeå Flights
(26/03/2010 06:16) [en] More

On March 26, the Latvian national airline airBaltic will start operating flights on the route from Riga to Umeå in Sweden...

4. airBaltic to Offer New Flights: Riga-Umeå and Vilnius-London
(13/01/2010 06:05) [en] More

On March 29 of this year, the Latvian national airline airBaltic will launch flights from Riga to Umeå in Sweden. The next new route to be offered will be between Vilnius and London, and airBaltic will offer more detailed information about that route in a week’s time

5. Vilnius passes title of European capital of culture
(04/01/2010 06:10) [en] More

The year 2009 is ending. Vilnius passes title of European capital of culture to Pécs (Hungary), Istanbul (Turkey) and Essen (Germany). We send a lot of greetings to forthcoming European capitals of culture...

6. A Pyramid of Children Drawings in Vilnius
(23/09/2009 06:10) [en] More

A pyramid, which is made of children drawings, is opened at the Vilnius city (Lithuania) central square. The pyramid is 8 meters high and consists of more than 400 drawings made by children from different European countries...

7. 2nd Baltic Sea Tourism Forum
(17/09/2009 06:30) [en] More

Lithuanian State Department of Tourism under the Ministry of Economy invites to participate at the 2nd Baltic Sea Tourism Forum ”Cooperation of the Baltic Sea Region countries: challenges and opportunities” which will be held on September 24-25, 2009 in Vilnius...

8. The international art exhibition “Longing for nature. European landscapes”
(13/03/2009 09:17) [en] More

The Lithuanian Art Museum will hold a press conference in the Museum of Applied Art on 12 March, at 11:00, in order to present the international art exhibition “Longing for Nature. European Landscapes” organised by the cities of Vilnius and Linz following the nation

9. Birštonas was presented in Riga
(24/02/2009 06:01) [en] More

Lithuanian tourism opportunities were presented at the international tourism exhibition "Balttour’09" in Riga which lasted for three days (6–8 February). Focus was placed on the most important events which commenced this year...

10. Winter will conclude with Vilnius baroque frozen in ice
(16/02/2009 06:07) [en] More

On February 21-28, the City Hall Square in Vilnius will feature Icy Baroque. It is a glowing city of ice. It is four or five metre-high ice copies of the most spectacular baroque buildings of Vilnius. It is also magnificent visual projections and the whole bunch of the

11. A quarter of million spectators watched the events of the European Capital of Culture in January
(13/02/2009 06:04) [en] More

More than a month passed since the day Vilnius and Linz (Austria) became the European Capitals of Culture. Ten projects of culture and art were organised in Vilnius during the first month of the year of the European Capital of Culture that attracted some 250,000 spectat

12. "Vilnius Heritage of Handicrafts" – reviving spirit of the capital's crafts
(02/02/2009 06:17) [en] More

Vilnius opens the project “Vilnius Heritage of Handicrafts” to revive its old handicraft tradition, including twelve educational events, a two-day Bartholomew Fair and publication “Handicrafts in Vilnius: Tradition and the Present”...

13. Contemporary visual art, cinema and jazz will be presented in Vilnius
(15/01/2009 06:23) [en] More

January 2009 marks the start of large-scale project ARTscape, which will present the contemporary culture scenes of European countries. Helsinki became the first European Capital of Culture of the 21st century, therefore ARTscape not accidentally starts its program with

14. Exclusively safe welcoming of the New Year in Vilnius
(07/01/2009 06:13) [en] More

Events of the Programmes of “Vilnius – European Capital of Culture 2009” and Commemoration of the Millennium of Lithuania’s Name attracted record numbers of people to the streets of the capital city on the New Year’s Eve...

15. The center of European cultural life will be transferred to Vilnius and Linz
(05/01/2009 06:52) [en] More

On the morning of 1 January the city of Vilnius awoke having become the European Capital of Culture. This title which Lithuania was striving to achieve for more than five years while preparing for the country’s Millennium celebration will belong to Vilnius and Linz (A

16. On the New Year‘s Eve the eyes of the world will be cast on Vilnius
(30/12/2008 07:22) [en] More

At midnight of the New Year’s Eve attention of the whole world will be drawn by the show of lights and fireworks illuminating the sky above Vilnius – the show will be broadcasted by almost 50 foreign TV companies, and more than 30 media representatives from 12 count

17. Plungė will be crowned as the Lithuanian Capital of Culture 2009
(29/12/2008 06:18) [en] More

Next year, Plunge will inherit the title of the Lithuanian Capital of Culture from Zarasai. In the national competition Lithuanian Capital of Culture 2009 organised by Public Enterprise Vilnius – European Capital of Culture 2009, this Samogitian town outrivaled 16 cit

18. Is there a way to preserve Lithuania’s historic opportunity in the times of economic crisis?
(22/12/2008 06:04) [en] More

In view of the country’s increasingly burdensome economic situation and of the need for budgetary savings, PI Vilnius - European Capital of Culture 2009 suggests revising the 2009 budget of the national programme “Vilnius - European Capital of Culture 2009" approved

19. Staff of Vilnius service providers will learn hospitality
(03/12/2008 06:35) [en] More

Nearly five hundred taxi drivers, waiters, hotel staff and managers of service companies in the capital city started learning better customer service. They attend free-of-charge sessions offered by the hospitality project “Vilnius’09 Invites” of the National Progr

20. Lithuania’s special 2009 to be perfused with light
(27/10/2008 06:39) [en] More

On the eve of 2009, Vilnius residents and visitors can witness the unique musical fiesta of dance, sound and light. On the occasion of the opening of the national programme “Vilnius – European Capital of Culture 2009” and Millennium of Lithuania events, the last n

21. Lithuanian capital of culture 2009 contest kicks off
(24/10/2008 11:36) [en] More

All Lithuanian cities and towns can already file applications for the national contest Lithuanian Capital of Culture 2009. Plans are to allocate 300,000 litas to implement the best project, which will earn the title of Lithuanian Capital of Culture 2009. The contest...

22. Vilnius – European Capital of Culture 2009 gains special attention in Riga
(24/10/2008 11:33) [en] More

On Friday, the 17th of October, PI Vilnius – European Capital of Culture 2009 delivered the sculpture of a White Angel to Latvian capital Riga as a gift inviting Latvians to visit the events of Vilnius – European Capital of Culture 2009. This event gained special at

23. World Music Days in Vilnius to feature world-known celebrities
(14/10/2008 11:49) [en] More

On the 24th of October, Lithuania’s largest festival of contemporary music to date, World Music Days, will start in Vilnius. World Music Days 2008 is the first contemporary music event on this scale not only in Lithuania, but also in the Baltic States...

24. Culture night "Let There Be Night!" in Vilnius
(04/06/2008 05:00) [en] More

This midsummer night fiesta is a celebration of culture and art, of museums and music. Vilnius residents and guests are invited to a cultural nighttime visit of Vilnius, during which they will get dance lessons at night, watch movies under the stars, attend...

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