Kaunas has become a huge European cultural stage; this year there will be more events taking place than there are days in a year. The boundless and borderless \u201cKaunas \u2013 European Capital of Culture 2022\u201d programme is flooding both the usual and the most unexpected spaces of Kaunas, and Kaunas district \u2013 the culture here is inescapable!<\/p>\n
Here is a list of highlight events that will take place in Kaunas in March to plan your cultural experiences more easily. The organizers of Kaunas 2022 remind that you can easily find the detailed programme for the whole year on the website www.kaunas2022.eu or always have it at your fingertips in the mobile app KAUNAS 2022.<\/p>\n
Events not to miss in March:<\/p>\n
The International Day of Happiness, 20th of March<\/strong><\/p>\n The last challenging years highlighted the importance of the people connection \u2013 our families, colleagues, neighbours, and other community members. Therefore, the organizers chose the slogan \u201cHappiness to celebrate together\u201d for the Day of Happiness in 2022 to announce that the biggest happiness is celebrating together \u2013 with people and among the people! This year the Day of Happiness invites us to share the moments of joy longer \u2013 the celebration, which starts on 20 of March, will continue during the whole weekend! Furthermore, an international congress \u201cOn happiness. Presuppositions 2022. Communities\u201d will be held for the very first time.<\/p>\n Where: Different places in Kaunas<\/p>\n When: 20th of March<\/p>\n The event is free. The event is accessible to people with physical and intellectual disabilities and suitable for families with children. Pets are allowed at the event. More information:\u00a0www.laimesdiena.lt\/en<\/a><\/p>\n “Memory of Being”, an exhibition by Marina Abramovi\u0107<\/strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n One of the most significant art events not only in Kaunas but also in the whole Lithuania, will be\u00a0Memory of Being<\/em>, a solo exhibition by Marina Abramovi\u0107, one of the world\u2019s most renowned artists, in Kaunas Picture Gallery. The exhibition provides a detailed presentation of the most important stages of Marina\u2019s work since the 1960s. It will feature video documentations of her interviews and most famous works, as well as the artist\u2019s best-known video installations. One of the exciting news for art lovers is also that the creator herself is coming to Lithuania to share her thoughts and ideas during a public meeting in \u017dalgiris Arena.<\/p>\n Where: Kaunas Picture Gallery, (K. Donelai\u010dio str. 16, Kaunas)<\/p>\n When: 30th of March \u2013 31st of July<\/p>\n Paid event<\/p>\n \u201cThat Which We Do Not Remember\u201d, an exhibition by William Kentridge<\/strong><\/p>\n One of the world\u2019s most influential contemporary artists, an honest and painfully candid humanist whose exhibitions are coveted by the best galleries in the world, is bringing his art to Eastern Europe for the first time to open the most significant show of the Kaunas 2022 programme. The exhibition at the National M. K. \u010ciurlionis Museum of Art, That Which We Do Not Remember<\/em>, will compel you to forget stereotypes. In this exhibition, Kentridge addresses humanity\u2019s selective memory. The rejection of facts, history, and memories as a means of self-preservation or a propaganda tool is just as common a characteristic among people in Johannesburg and Rome as it is in Kaunas, says Kentridge, and calls us to dialogue with ourselves.<\/p>\n Where: M. K. \u010ciurlionis National Museum of Art (V. Putvinskio str. 55)<\/p>\n When: Until 30th<\/sup> of November<\/p>\n