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"Buildings Speak. Klaipėda" is an open architecture weekend that invites you to an architectural celebration in Klaipėda on September 13–14!

During the event, 18 exceptional buildings in the port city, which are usually partially or completely inaccessible to the general public, will open their doors. Volunteer guides will lead tours of these buildings.

The city of Klaipėda is a blend of port industry, red brick architecture, historical heritage, and contemporary layers – all of which are revealed in buildings that speak of the city's identity. The buildings of Klaipėda are silent witnesses, whose facades, interiors, and details reflect the changes of time and the city's memory. This event invites you to pause and get to know Klaipėda anew – through its architecture, stories, and buildings.

During the Open Architecture Weekend, you can take part in tours of the following buildings:

1. Klaipėda University / former barracks complex
2. Klaipėda State Seaport Authority / former Lithuanian Maritime Shipping Chamber
3. Klaipėda Regional State Archives / former Bank of Lithuania
4. VILNIUS TECH Lithuanian Maritime Academy / former Immanuel Kant School, together with a residential quarter
5. Klaipėda County Ieva Simonaitytė Public Library / former residence of merchant Herman
Gerlach 6. Klaipėda University Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities / former Royal Teachers' Seminary
7. Scientific building at Donelaičio g. 8 / former residence of Swedish Honorary
Consul K. Wiese 8. Lithuanian Academy of Music and Theatre, Klaipėda Faculty / former
Queen Augusta Victoria Girls' Lyceum
9. Klaipėda Energy Thermal Power Plant Complex
11. Lithuanian National Art Museum Clock Museum / former residence of merchant
August Ludwig Simpson 12. Klaipėda Queen Louise Youth Center / former Louise Gymnasium
13. Michaelson Boutique Hotel / former port warehouses
14. Klaipėda Drama Theater
15. Creative Incubator "Culture Factory" / former tobacco factory
16. Bega administrative buildings / former part of the cellulose
factory complex 17. Klaipėda Adomas Brako Art School / former Rumpiškės Manor
18. Minijos 181 office and logistics center

The event is free and open to everyone. No registration is required for the tours – admission to the buildings is on a first-come, first-served basis.

The times of the building tours and the exact weekend program will be announced in August on our website www.pastataikalba.lt.

The project "Buildings Speak. Klaipėda" is implemented by the public institution "Architecture and People."
The project is funded by the Lithuanian Council for Culture and Klaipėda City Municipality. The project partner is the Klaipėda Tourism Information Center.
The project's information partner is LRT.lt.

Please note that photography and filming will take place during the event. Participants may appear in photographs or videos published on social media or in the media.