European Capital of Culture for the commemorative coins will be held in Vilnius Town Hall

17 March 2009


This year on 17 March, on Tuesday, the Bank of Lithuania to the circulation of coins to be issued by two of the 2009 European Capital of Culture in Warsaw. This is the 50 litas commemorative and 1 litas circulation commemorative coins.

New coins to the public the same day, 11 hours. held in Vilnius Town Hall. It was attended by Chairman of the Board of the Bank of Lithuania Reinoldijus Šarkinas, coins kaldinusios UAB, Lithuanian Mint 'representatives.

Invite a coin artist Vytautas Narutis, Vilnius Mayor Vilius Navickas, a public institution "Vilnius - European Capital of Culture 2009" Director Rolandas Kvietkauskas.

Welcome to the presentation of museum, collectors, journalists, all with an interest in publishing commemorative coins.

Minted 10 000 units of 50 litas silver coin, and 1 million units of LTL 1 of copper and nickel alloy coins of the 2009 European Capital of Culture in Warsaw.

The new 50 litas silver coin will be sold by the Bank of Lithuania in Vilnius offices (Žirmūnų St 151), Kaunas (Elizabetes St 25) and Klaipėda (New Port St. 16). Representative price for the coin box - 150 lats, in addition to the box - 130 million (the purchase of a greater quantity discounts are applied).

Artscape Program - Estonia improvised music delivering "Free Tallinn Trio"

Free Tallinn Trio

Estonia on 24 February celebration of Independence Day "ARTscape" invites you to visit the Baltic neighbors, the capital of Tallinn will be European Capital of Culture in 2011, modern art, jazz, and Chinese. The project is organized by gallery "Gates," festival "Cinema Spring" and "Vilnius Jazz". Project ARTscape is a national program "Vilnius - European Capital of Culture 2009" part.

3 March 19.00. St. Catherine's Church of free improvised music in Estonia, "ARTscape presents Free Tallinn Trio. The concert will be sent the young and talented creators of Lithuanian jazz duo: keyboards virtuoso, excellent managerial and acoustic piano and electronic keyboards, and the original expressions and the computers often prakalbinantį Dmitry Golovanov and polistilistinės expression foreman, a different emotional and mature playing and extraordinary creative energy of saxophonist John Maksimovičių.

Tickets to distribute tickets to LT, the price - 30 €.

Vilnius 2009 will be managed by the Lithuanian Ministry of Culture

Founders of "Vilnius 09 -European Capital of Culture" Agency proposed to decide whether to follow-up institution, where the lack of funds to institutions of ongoing cultural, societal, and marketing and communication projects.

The dissolution of a body would be saved in bodies of the funds needed and could be allocated to the National Program included projects which are currently not enough funds for a Member of the budget discussion the city budget.
The body asks the founders as soon as possible to make decisions regarding the establishment of follow-up focus.