{"id":16968,"date":"2026-10-09T18:00:11","date_gmt":"2026-10-09T15:00:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/liepaja2027.lv\/?post_type=event&#038;p=16968"},"modified":"2026-09-30T15:11:12","modified_gmt":"2026-09-30T12:11:12","slug":"genius-loci-programme-2","status":"publish","type":"event","link":"https:\/\/liepaja2027.lv\/en\/events\/genius-loci-programme-2\/","title":{"rendered":"\u201cGenius loci\u201d Programme"},"content":{"rendered":"<?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><p>This project focuses on preserving the cultural and historical environment &ndash; the genius loci, or spirit of place &ndash; of towns in Kurzeme. Each town&rsquo;s unique identity is shaped by its history, heritage and community stories. The programme covers three directions: timber carpentry and restoration, historic gardening traditions, and the sustainable care of old buildings.<\/p><p>Project activities include:<\/p><ul>\n<li>an international restoration workshop for craftspeople and practical sessions for local residents on sustainable maintenance of historic buildings and constructional parts;<\/li>\n<li>an international forum &ldquo;The Diversity of World Woodworking and its Restoration&rdquo; on 12 March 2027;<\/li>\n<li>a contemporary&#8209;circus performance &ldquo;Sawdust Symphony&rdquo; on 11 March 2027, with artists from Austria and Germany;<\/li>\n<li>a lecture series in 2026 on sustainable gardening in historic gardens;<\/li>\n<li>on 4 May 2027, the opening of a blossoming garden trail through Kuld&#299;ga&rsquo;s Old Town, linking ten themed gardens and offering a sense of the Old Town&rsquo;s courtyard atmosphere, accompanied by lectures and creative workshops;<br>\non 4 May 2027, the glass&#8209;design exhibition &ldquo;Botanical Impressions&rdquo; will be displayed in the Old Town gardens, curated by Iveta Brence and featuring artists Vika &Scaron;ulca, Solvita Bru&#382;e, Marta &#290;ibiete, Inita &#274;mane and Laura Rostoka.<\/li>\n<\/ul><p>Organised by the Association &ldquo;Cultural Project Coordination Centre&rdquo;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":16959,"template":"","event-location":[261],"event-category":[108],"event-accesibilty":[],"event-region":[371],"class_list":["post-16968","event","type-event","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","event-region-kuldiga"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/liepaja2027.lv\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/event\/16968","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/liepaja2027.lv\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/event"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/liepaja2027.lv\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/event"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/liepaja2027.lv\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/16959"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/liepaja2027.lv\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=16968"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"event-location","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/liepaja2027.lv\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/event-location?post=16968"},{"taxonomy":"event-category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/liepaja2027.lv\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/event-category?post=16968"},{"taxonomy":"event-accesibilty","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/liepaja2027.lv\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/event-accesibilty?post=16968"},{"taxonomy":"event-region","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/liepaja2027.lv\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/event-region?post=16968"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}