The M. K. Čiurlionis Concert Hall is planned to be built in Kaunas in the foreseeable future. A vision of architects from Vilnius about how the concert hall close to Vytautas the Great (Aleksotas) bridge should look like may come true in the coming years. 119 suggestions of how the concert hall should look like[…]

On September 18th Kaunas turned into little China, as cruising business and culture expo “Sail of Shanghai” was opened here with participation of more than 60 companies from China’s largest city – Shanghai. At the expo which took place at hotel “Park Inn” conference centre participated companies of new energy technologies, electronic equipment, medical services,[…]

The third Japan Tourism Award organized by the Japan Travel Organizers Association (JATA) for the first time mentioned the name of Kaunas city. The Japan’s largest exposition centre “Tokyo Big Sight” held an award ceremony which was dedicated to the original map, presenting the memory of diplomat Chiune Sugihara in Kaunas. “It‘s Kaunastic”, a map[…]

On 18th of September Kaunas city will become a little China for a day. The travelling exposition of business and culture “Sail of Shangai”, which presents more than 60 companies from the biggest city of China – Shanghai, is coming to Kaunas. Everyone is welcome to visit this open event. The exhibition will take place[…]

A group of foreign students who are volunteers staying in Kaunas is continuing work started by the city of Kaunas in the old Jewish cemetery of Žaliakalnis. Twenty five young men and women from Germany, Austria, Ukraine, and the Netherlands are continuing to document thousands of graves alongside their like-minded Lithuanian counterparts. This will help[…]

Kaunas has good news for cyclists. From the beginning of August, the city buses and trolleybuses will carry bicycles for free. Bicycles can be carried by buses and trolleybuses marked with special signs. Inside there are special places for bicycle carriage. In total there are 150 buses and trolleybuses suitable for it. “Sometimes unexpected situations[…]