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Promotion of local cultural entrepreneurship - Merkinė manor
Project promoter: LLC Merkinės muilo fabrikas
Project title: Promotion of local cultural entrepreneurship - Merkinė manor
Project code:LT04-3-KM-K01-024
Project title: Promotion of local cultural entrepreneurship - Merkinė manor
Project code:LT04-3-KM-K01-024
| Project eligible expenditure: EUR 1 062 667,39 Eur (EUR 722 614,84 grant from the EEA financial mechanism; EUR 127 520,27 budget co-financing; EUR 212 532,28 Eur own resources of the project promoter) |
Project signature date: 20 October 2021
Project implementation period: 16 July 2021 – 30 April 2024
Project implementation period: 16 July 2021 – 30 April 2024
Why is the project needed?
Merkinė manor is located in a unique place close to the Merkinė mound, overlooking the Merkys and Nemunas rivers confluence valley. Merkinė is the town with a rich history of being established as one of the main trading and cultural centres during different historical periods does not sufficiently express these features when presenting its current identity. Revitalization of town’s cultural, special and architectural assets is significant for attractive cultural tourism site development.
The project aims to develop the cultural area by applying the principles of cultural placemaking to ensure the sustainable development of the region, enabling the local community to actively participate in development of activities and adapting the currently minimally used cultural objects for cultural purposes. Applying cultural placemaking methodology LLC Merkinės muilo fabrikas, together with partners from Lithuania and Norway, aims to strengthen the provision of cultural services, cultural cooperation, tourism and craft industries in Merkinė and the entire region.
During the project it is planned to create pilgrims’ accommodation spaces, the multifunctional space for cinema as well as form a multi-purpose creative spaces for local artists and artisans in renovated and repurposed culturally important buildings of Merkinė manor. The project will support the establishment of small-scale hard craft manufacturers to revitalize the crafts that are historically important to the place (soap, candy production). Workshops and good practice seminars will be organised and delivered to locals to help them to establish themselves in the area while promoting its cultural identity and creating new jobs.
Target groups of the project: residents of Varėna district, members of Merkinė community.
During the project it is planned to create pilgrims’ accommodation spaces, the multifunctional space for cinema as well as form a multi-purpose creative spaces for local artists and artisans in renovated and repurposed culturally important buildings of Merkinė manor. The project will support the establishment of small-scale hard craft manufacturers to revitalize the crafts that are historically important to the place (soap, candy production). Workshops and good practice seminars will be organised and delivered to locals to help them to establish themselves in the area while promoting its cultural identity and creating new jobs.
Target groups of the project: residents of Varėna district, members of Merkinė community.