Kaunas has had numerous rulers over time, from the Teutonic Knights to the Russian Empire. Nonetheless, throughout the years, Lithuania’s second city (the fourth-largest in the Baltic states) has ...

There’s much to be said for taking a turn in the spotlight. Ever since it was launched as a concept in 1985, the role of European Capital of Culture has enabled more than 60 cities to showcase their ...

With its medieval Old Town and baroque monastery sitting alongside a modernist ensemble recently awarded World Heritage status, Kaunas is the perfect place to unravel the architectural paradoxes of ...

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The Ninth Fort Museum's monument commemorating Holocaust victims in Kaunas, Lithuania. The Ninth Fort Museum's monument commemorating Holocaust victims in Kaunas, Lithuania.Franz-Marc Frei—Getty ...

However, it ends up like a gritty urban episode of Midsomer Murders with backhand dealing between local dignitaries ...

The opening in Kaunas of a cultural center named for a famous Jew coincided with rows over how to talk about his family’s killers. (JTA) — The inauguration of a cultural center named for a prominent ...

It happened on the twenty-ninth day of the month of Sivan, in the year 5701, and it happened in the Slobodka neighborhood of the Lithuanian city of Kovne. To put it another way, it happened on the ...

When the Lithuanian design studio Praktika began working on the branding for the National Institute of Architecture – a new centre in Kaunas, Lithuania, which is dedicated to architectural research, ...