The Spanish design won the competition for the National Concert Hall

The architectural idea of the new symbol of Vilnius on the Tauras Hill was finally presented – out of all the ideas for the National Concert Hall offered by nearly 250 architects from around the world, the idea of the Spanish team “Arquivio Architects” was announced the winner of the competition.

The valuable document of the Jewish culture and history will be exhibited in Lithuania next year

The Executive Director of YIVO Institute for Jewish Research in New York, Mr. Jonathan Brent, who met the Minister of Culture today, Mr. Mindaugas Kvietkauskas, informed the Minister that the absolute majority of the Institute’s Council approved Lithuanian application to exhibit the valuable document.

Attention to Kaunas Modernist Architecture in the International Forum

The 2nd International Forum of Modernism Cities “From Modern to Modern: 20th Century Architectural Heritage Practices Based on the Tel Aviv Document for Modernist Cities” is held in Kaunas and Vilnius on the 12th-13th of September.

Minister of Culture, Mr. M. Kvietkauskas discussed the challenges of multiculturalism in Lithuania while being in New York

During his visit to the USA, Minister of Culture, Mr. Mindaugas Kvietkauskas visit New York public library, where he met its Vice President George Mihaltses, and curator for Slavic and East European collections, Mr. Bogdan Horbal.