Programme of the Celebration of the Founding of the City of Klaipėda – August 1
12:00 – Raising Ceremony of the Klaipėda City Flag.
Participants: Mayor of Klaipėda Arvydas Vaitkus, Director of the History Museum of Lithuania Minor Dr. Jonas Genys, representatives of the Simon Dach House and Klaipėda’s cultural community.
Musical performance by the Klaipėda Brass Quintet.
Venue: Klaipėda Castle Site, Priešpilio g. 2
12:30–20:30 – Educational Programme featuring:
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Secrets of local herbs
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Symbolism and legends of Klaipėda
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Coin minting
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Traditional outdoor games
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Writing with a goose feather
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Klaipėda Old Town tile workshop
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Quiz game “What Do You Know About Simon Dach?”
Venue: Klaipėda Castle Site Square, Priešpilio g. 2
12:30–20:30 – Exhibition dedicated to Simon Dach (1605–1659) and screening of the film “Simon Dach: Reintroducing a Forgotten Klaipėdian to Lithuanian Audiences”
Venue: Conference Hall of the Castle Museum, Priešpilio g. 2
13:00–17:00 – Orienteering Game “Simon Dach’s Secret Code”
Start and finish: Klaipėda Castle Site Square, Priešpilio g. 2
Registration opens on July 28 via email: [email protected]
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13:00 – First group begins
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15:00 – Awards for the first group & start of the second group
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17:00 – Awards for the second group
18:00 – Ceremony for awarding the title of Klaipėda City Culture Master and Honorary Citizen
Venue: Theatre Square
20:00 – Festive concert by Justinas Jarutis
Venue: Theatre Square
21:30 – Early music ensemble Šviesotamsa concert “(Un)known Simon Dach”
The programme includes poems by Simon Dach in Lithuanian and German, along with music composed by his friend, renowned Prussian Baroque composer and organist of Königsberg Cathedral, Heinrich Albert (1604–1651).
Performers: Rūta Vosyliūtė – soprano, Kristine Stumbure – recorders and baroque transverse flute, Vilimas Norkūnas – virginal, basso continuo.
Venue: Klaipėda Castle Site Square, Priešpilio g. 2
22:30 – Spectacular fire show “PHOENIX” performed by Viduramžiai LT
Venue: Klaipėda Castle Site Square, Priešpilio g. 2
All events are free of charge.
Organisers and partners:
Klaipėda City Municipality, History Museum of Lithuania Minor, Klaipėda Fishermen’s Palace, Culture Harbour, Simon Dach House, Klaipėda Ethnoculture Centre, Klaipėda Concert Hall
Bonus event:
On August 1 from 12:00 to 20:00, free admission to the permanent exhibitions of the Castle Museum (Priešpilio g. 2).
Note: Visitors wishing to see the current interactive international exhibition “Leonardo da Vinci’s Machines” at the Friedrich Postern of the Castle Museum must purchase tickets.