Kaunas plans to use the one and a half million European Commission (EC) award, which European capitals of culture receive, for the continuity of the year’s events of this title.
As indicated in the draft decision of the municipality, the EC can award a monetary award in the name of Melina Mercouri, amounting to 1.5 million, to the cities that have been awarded the title of capital of culture. euros. The award is paid in the year of the title and is given to the city for the successful implementation of the project.
The municipality of Kaunas has received this bonus and indicates that it will share the bonus with the Kaunas district, with which it submitted the application: the cultural organizations of this municipality will be able to receive 221.4 thousand. euros through projects provided to the “Initiatives for Kaunas” program.
Another 220 thousand This year, EUR 50.6 thousand will be allocated to the event “Kaunos Santaka”. The V. Kudirkas public library of the Kaunas city municipality will receive euros to install summer reading rooms in the parks.
Kaunas Artists’ House will receive 206 thousand. euros, for which Kaunas 2022 projects will be continued: courtyard festival, culture in courtyards, Fluxus festival, Culture Fair and others.
The program “Initiatives for Kaunas” is also preparing to continue other Kaunas 2022 projects for this and the next two years: the literature week, the European Capital of Culture forum, the contemporary art festival “Audra” and other events.
Kaunas City Museum for 30 thousand. euros will organize the Festival of Stories in 2024. Several tens of thousands of euros are planned for other cultural institutions in the city.
The organizers have announced that the events of Kaunas – the European Capital of Culture in 2022 received 1.2 million visitors. visitors, and within five years of winning the title, their number reached 2 million.
A total of 26 million will be spent on the program. euros.
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