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Rothko museum will host a public discussion on the freedom of expression

At 5 p.m. on Tuesday, 27 February, the Rothko Museum will host an open philosophical discussion “Breaking down the Walls: Freedom of Expression as a Common Value”, organised by the Riga Stradins University Faculty of Social Sciences and Media Diversity Institute Global.

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BALTIPLAST PROJECT CONTINUES ACTIVITIES IN SCHOOLS

Since November last year, the European Union INTERREG Baltic Sea Region Programme 2021-2027 project "Baltic Approaches to Handling Plastic Pollution under a Circular Economy Context" BALTIPLAST / #C021 that is being implemented by Daugavpils city municipality has been running various activities in schools in Daugavpils.

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Come March, the Rothko Museum will open its spring exhibition season with exhibitions addressing the themes of war, existence, and values

On 1 March, the Rothko Museum will open its all-Latvian spring exhibition season featuring four exciting visual projects. The leading contemporary Latvian painter Frančeska Kirke will present her solo show “Bastion”. Romāns Korovins, known for his work in painting and photography, will offer his one-man show “Let’s Die Together”. Six Latvian artists will come together in a joint project “ROTKHO. Made in Latvia”, based on the famous play by the Dailes Theatre. Finally, “When the Cannons Are Silent” will bring together a large and diverse group of artists associated with the Latgale Region into the museum’s annual juried exhibition. The spring exhibition season will be on show through 19 May.

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The first face-to-face meeting of international project “Re-Gen” partners took place

The Verona municipality (Italy) hosted the first face-to-face meeting of the European territorial cooperation program "URBACT IV" project "Public space regeneration through integrated urban sports hubs for the participation of young citizens" (acronym: Re-Gen) partners from Daugavpils (Latvia), Albacete (Spain), Vila du Conde (Portugal), Pula (Croatia), Dobrich (Bulgaria), Milan (Italy) on November 28th – 29th, for the purpose of international exchange of experience to promote sustainable urban development.

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DAUGAVPILĪ DARBOSIES ZIEMASSVĒTKU EGLĪŠU TIRDZIŅI

Pēc 15. decembra Daugavpilī sāks darboties Komunālās saimniecības pārvaldes organizētie Ziemassvētku eglīšu tirdziņi.

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EMPLOYEES OF THE DAUGAVPILS MUNICIPALITY TOOK PART IN A SEMINAR ON WASTE MANAGEMENT AND SORTING WITHIN THE BALTIPLAST PROJECT

On 24th November this year, municipal employees had the opportunity to participate in a seminar on waste sorting and management in Daugavpils municipality, as well as in the entire Latgale region.

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Winter exhibition season at the Rothko Museum

At 4 p.m. on Friday, 8 December, the Rothko Museum will open its Winter Exhibition Season. The opening ceremony will be followed by a public exhibition tour with the featured artists.

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AMBASSADOR OF THE PEOPLE`S REPUBLIC OF CHINA VISITS DAUGAVPILS

On October 5 and 6, H.E. Mr. Tang Songgen, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the People's Republic of China to the Republic of Latvia, paid an official visit to Daugavpils. During the two-day visit, the delegation met with the management of the Daugavpils City Government and visited several objects which are important in the context of international communication.

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DAUGAVPILS STUDENTS TAKE PART IN EUROPEAN SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT WEEK 2023

From 18th September to 8th October the European Sustainable Development Week 2023 (ESDW) takes place in Latvia and across Europe. During this event Daugavpils Development Department, in cooperation with the Education Department, AADSO Ltd and the Latgale Zoo, organised an event for pupils in grades 6th-7th. Event took place in the premises of Daugavpils Innovation Centre.

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The Daugavpils Fortress acquires a new cultural landmark in an open-storage chamber for contemporary ceramics

Since 8 September 2023, the 7th bastion casemate of the Daugavpils Fortress is officially available in its new function – as an open-storage chamber for contemporary ceramics from the Daugavpils Mark Rothko Art Centre (soon-to-be museum) collection.

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''URBACT'' program expert and Re-Gen project lead partner from Italy visited Daugavpils

European territorial cooperation program "URBACT IV" expert, Raffaella Lioce, from Italy, visited Daugavpils on September 18th-19th to find out more about the Daugavpils urban environment and to get prepared for the project "Public space regeneration through integrated urban sports hubs for the participation of young citizens" (acronym: Re-Gen) next phase

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Mark Rothko International Painting Symposium 2023

Today, on 15 September, the Daugavpils Mark Rothko Art Centre starts the International Mark Rothko Painting Symposium 2023.

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EVENT FOR 6TH – 7TH GRADE PUPILS OF DAUGAVPILS SCHOOLS WITHIN ESDW 2023

From 18th September to 8th October, the European Sustainable Development Week 2023 (ESDW) will take place in Latvia and across Europe. It aims to promote international knowledge exchange and the sharing of the examples of good practices.

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4th Latvia Ceramics Biennale will wow with exciting events in Rīga, Daugavpils and Portugal

To turn the spotlight on contemporary ceramics in Latvia and internationally, the Daugavpils Mark Rothko Art Centre once again joins forces with the Latvian Centre for Contemporary Ceramics to put together the 4th Latvia Ceramics Biennale with an exciting programme set to take over Rīga, Daugavpils and even Aveiro, Portugal.

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Are you ready to figure out all the secrets of ''Engineering Arsenal''?

Do you want to know all the secrets of Engineering Arsenal? Explore what is hidden from the eyes of other visitors? To inspect closed eastern building?

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Festival of Latgale’s hospitality “Gostūs Latgolā” to be held in Daugavpils

The traditional festival “GOSTŪS LATGOLĀ” will be held for the third time in Daugavpils on 29th July.  “GOSTŪS LATGOLĀ” is a festival of Latgale's hospitality, culture and traditions.

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In Panevezys the exhibition from Rothko Center collection

Latvian photography from the Rothko Centre collection displayed at the Panevėžys Photography Gallery (Lithuania). Exhibition "Light" available 14 June through 22 July 2023.

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Rothko centre to close a ceramic symposium with an exhibition opening

At 4 p.m. on Wednesday, 21 June, the Daugavpils Mark Rothko Art Centre will close the 11th International CERAMIC LABORATORY Symposium with an exhibition opening, celebrating the artists and displaying the tangible outcome of two intense creative weeks.

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Daugavpils hosts an annual ceramic art symposium

Ceramicists from Israel, India, South Korea and other countries gather in Daugavpils for the international CERAMIC LABORATORY symposium, which starts today with an inaugural exhibition.

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Leading international art historian to give a guided exhibition tour at the Rothko Centre

At 4 p.m. on Friday, 9 June, at the Daugavpils Mark Rothko Art Centre, the prominent British art historian, critic and abstract expressionism researcher David Anfam will give a guided tour of the exhibition “Stefan Gierowski: From Here to Eternity”.

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