A start given to the National Concert Hall project
For the purpose of the implementation of the Government commitment, Minister for Culture Liana Ruokytė-Jonsson and Vilnius City Mayor Remigijus Šimašius signed a Letter of Intent for services infrastructure for the National Concert Hall in Vilnius. The project is scheduled for 2023.
“The fact that Lithuania has no concert hall of world music standards is simply unpardonable. The Government is committed to fill this gap, which is one of the priorities in the field of culture. We managed, in a short time, to agree on the best place in Vilnius and we are ready for the centennial celebration with another great message for the Lithuanian people and the cultural community – Vilnius will have the highest-standard National Concert Hall”, said Minister of Culture Liana Ruokytė-Jonsson.
“I am happy to have found an agreement with the Ministry of Culture on the location for the National Concert Hall in Vilnius. It is symbolic for this agreement to be signed at the eve of the centennial celebrations in Lithuania. This is also a great gift for the architects of the Lithuanian state – back in 1907, Dr. Jonas Basanavičius, together with other intellectuals of the country, raised an idea that the place on the Taurus Hill should become the heart of the entire cultural life in Lithuania. Today, the words of Jonas Basanavičius have come true – the municipality has already approved of the take-over of the land under the former Trade Union House for public needs, and will negotiate with the current owners of the House regarding the acquisition of the building”, says Vilnius Mayor Remigijus Šimašius.
An Action Plan for the implementation of the Agreement was signed providing for the preparation, by June, of urban, programme and acoustic feasibility study for the services infrastructure for the National Concert Hall in Vilnius (hereinafter, ‘the National Concert Hall’). By September next year, a technical specification for an international architectural tender for the National Concert Hall will be drawn up, to be followed by the actual international architectural tender for the National Concert Hall in September.
The construction of the hall and the arrangement of the environment is scheduled to be completed by 2023.
Also read:
Your Guide to the Jewish Heritage of Vilnius
With bagels making a delicious comeback in Lithuania’s capital and a number of traditional Jewish celebrations becoming part of city life again, there’s a sense that Jewish culture is experiencing somewhat of a rebirth in Vilnius, which has many looking back at the city’s historic... ❯❯❯
2019-05-23
Gift from Vilnius – EUR 50,000 and Promise of Exposition – to the Lithuanian Artists who Triumphed in Venice Biennale 2019
Vaiva Grainytė, one of the winners of the Golden Lion prize in the International Art Exhibition “La Biennale di Venezia”, who returned to Vilnius tonight, was welcomed by Vilnius Mayor Remigijus Šimašius and Vilnius City Council members at Vilnius Airport, where she was given a... ❯❯❯
2019-05-14
Architects from All Over the World Invited to Vilnius to Design National Concert Hall
An international architectural idea competition for the National Concert Hall has been launched. Architects from all over the world are invited to design one of the most important future spaces in the capital city of Lithuania and to submit their proposals to Vilnius City Municipality. The... ❯❯❯
2019-02-18
Significant archaeological discoveries made in the Reformers’ Garden
Archaeological research was completed in the territory of the Reformers’ Garden project. According to the archaeologists and historians having conducted the research, this research confirmed advance historical data, while the biggest discovery was extant fragments of the foundation of... ❯❯❯
2018-12-04
The museum, which will be hardly recognizable after renovation, will come as a big surprise to residents of Vilnius
In a few years, the Museum of Energy and Technology (ETM) will become a new and exciting site of attraction of the capital: after the reconstruction and new construction, a modern and interactive exposition having no analogues in Lithuania will be built here, with an observation deck... ❯❯❯
2018-11-30
Innovative Vilnius: from teleportation stops to 3D holograms
Capital - a city of creating people: having announced a competition for innovation for those who have unique ideas on how to innovate the city’s public spaces, the municipality received as many as 30 applications and projects. The commission already selected the 4 strongest projects,... ❯❯❯
2018-11-26
