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Kaunas Jazz is an annual international jazz festival in Kaunas, Lithuania. It started in 1991, soon after Lithuania declared re-establishment of independence from the Soviet Union . [ 1 ] The festival experienced difficulties at first, due to a shaky economic situation, but it is now the biggest and most popular jazz festival in Baltic states .
Jonas Mekas Visual Arts Center: An avant-garde arts centre in Vilnius, Lithuania. Kaunas Museum for the Blind: The first museum for the blind in the Baltic States and one of the first in Eastern Europe. Klaipėda Castle: Archeological site and museum housed in a castle built by the Teutonic Knights in Klaipėda, Lithuania, near the Baltic Sea.
Modernist Kaunas: Architecture of Optimism, 1919–1939 Kaunas 2023 1661, iv (cultural) During the Interwar period, the historic capital of Lithuania, Vilnius, was lost to Poland, and Kaunas was designated the temporary capital. This triggered a construction boom as all the vital infrastructure for a new country had to be built.
[15] [16] Until the Second World War, patriotic Lithuanian music was played on the Kaunas Carillon during flag ceremonies (e.g. Lithuanians we are born by Stasys Šimkus). [2] After the Soviet occupation of Lithuania, the flag of Lithuania was lowered from the tower of Kaunas Carillon on 1 August 1940 and the playing of music on the carillon ...
Vilnius is full of cultural events – new operas, classical music, theatre and music festivals. [9] Kaunas – temporary interbellum capital of Lithuania with prominent functionalism architecture, art and history museums, largest city Oak Park in Europe and the largest closed concert space in the Baltic states.
National Kaunas Drama Theatre Entrance of the theatre (2008) The National Kaunas Drama Theatre (NKDT), formerly Kaunas State Drama Theatre, is a theatre and theatre company in Kaunas, Lithuania. The company is the oldest professional theatre troupe in Lithuania, founded in 1920 at the building now known as the Kaunas State Musical Theatre. It ...
The Kaunas International Marathon (Lithuanian: Kauno tarptautinis maratonas) is an annual international road marathon event, held in Kaunas, Lithuania. [1] [2] [3] Race offers marathon, half marathon. [4] The first edition of the Kaunas Marathon was held in 2013. [5]
Pages in category "Events in Kaunas" The following 3 pages are in this category, out of 3 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. K.