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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.
Museum displays historical artefacts pertaining to Lithuania and Kaunas from prehistoric times to the present day, including a large collection of historical weapons. There are expositions dedicated to the military skills of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania , Vytautas the Great Chapel, collections of weapons, firearms, ammunition, army uniforms of ...
From bracing walks in the great outdoors to sunny beach escapes and rural retreats, we’ve found some of the best things to do this Christmas if you’re sick of the sight of Santa. Tackle a long ...
The City of Kaunas was chosen as its site, since the historic capital of Lithuania, Vilnius, was part of Poland between 1920 and 1939. A design competition was held in 1928 and the proposal drawn up by Karolis Reisonas was chosen for the church as the best. Due to the technical difficulties arising from the grand scope of the design, and ...
Ąžuolynas (literally, "Oak Grove") is a public park in Lithuania's second largest city, Kaunas, in the Žaliakalnis elderate. The park covers about 84 hectares and is the largest urban stand of mature oaks in Europe. [1] Vydūnas Alley serves as the park's northern border. It is a popular recreational destination for the inhabitants of Kaunas.
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 .
Kaziuko mugė or Saint Casimir's Fair [1] is a large annual folk arts and crafts fair in Lithuania, dating to the beginning of the 17th century. The fair is traditionally held in city's markets and streets on the Sunday nearest to 4 March (Feast of St. Casimir), the anniversary of Saint Casimir's death.
Administration office building Miniature sheet for the centenary of Vytautas Magnus University Botanical Garden (2023). Vytautas Magnus University Botanical Garden also known as the Kaunas Botanical Garden (Lithuanian: Vytauto Didžiojo universiteto Botanikos sodas; Latin: Hortus Botanicus Universitati Vytauti Magni), is a university botanical garden located in the south of the center of ...