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Liepaja is participating in an international project to study the impact of music on the socio-economic situation of the city

The project will involve several months of research on the music field, together with representatives from other European and international countries, evaluating various criteria and developing a handbook.

7. October, 2022

More than 30 foreign Ambassadors visit Liepaja

The delegation in Liepaja was hosted by the City Council’s leadership together with representatives of the concert hall “Great Amber”, the Liepaja Special Economic Zone, the European Capital of Culture 2027 and 17th-19th century interior museum “Madame Hoyer’s Guest House” representatives.

28. September, 2022

Meeting with the designer Baiba Ripa

On Monday evening, a meeting with the designer Baiba Ripa was held in the Park Pavilion, in order to bring up the topic of long-term clothing creation and use in the society.

20. September, 2022

“Liepāja Art Forum” will kick off with an extravagant French salon music evening

On Friday, 30 September at 19.00, on the opening night of the contemporary art festival “Liepāja Art Forum”, we will spend an extraordinary evening of salon music together with the talented and experienced French trio “Surel, Segal & Gubitsch”.

23. August, 2022

Founding of the “Liepāja Restoration Centre” has been announced

To address, inform and involve the target audience of the Centre, in August and September 2022, the Centre will launch a series of kick-off activities such as discussions, educational lectures and masterclasses “KNOW / APRECIATE/ PRESERVE”

27. July, 2022

A Call for Liepāja residents to contribute to the 2023 calendar

Everyone is welcome to fill in a questionnaire in which they are kindly encouraged to choose and tell which European values are dearest to their hearts, how they are perceived and, briefly, how and why they are important to each individual.

25. July, 2022

Reinforcing our capacity with friends from Portugal and Poland

During the two-day experience exchange, we presented our partners with Liepāja’s current experience in implementing e-services and digitising processes.

15. July, 2022

Liepāja 2027 Foundation to be established in early 2023

he kick-off activities will start in autumn and will continue through 2023 and 2024, while a much wider programme will be implemented towards the 400th anniversary of Liepāja in 2025 and then until the end of 2027.

14. June, 2022

Have a look at Liepāja’s European Capital of Culture 2027 Bid Book

The International Jury has announced its decision and now we can publish the Bid Book of Liepāja, South Kurzeme and Kuldīga.

11. May, 2022

Liepāja wins the title of European Capital of Culture 2027

On Tuesday, 10 May, the international jury announced the winner of the European Capital of Culture 2027 title and the honour will go to the city of Liepāja.

10. May, 2022