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Needcompany festival to kick off on 29 february as part of the Rijeka 2020 ECoC programme
By: Rijeka 2020The Belgian art group Needcompany, one of the most important representatives of contemporary European theatre, will give as part of the Rijeka 2020 European Capital of Culture programme three performances from 29 February to 6 March and ope...
24 hours that changed Rijeka
By: Rijeka 2020A large-scale opening program that took place on 1st February 2020, and lasted for 24 hours, marked a date on which the city of Rijeka officially took over the title of the European Capital of Culture, as well as the actual start of...
Opera Industriale transforms Rijeka Port into an amazing stage, leading Rijeka into a year of the European Capital of Culture
By: Rijeka 2020Tens of thousands of people attended the central EcoC opening programme hat communicated the courageous messages on the values upon which modern Europe is founded
Mayor of Rijeka received the official plaque with the title of European Capital of Culture
By: Rijeka 2020During the opening ceremony in Croatian National Theatre Ivan pl. Zajca, Rijeka - as the new European Capital of Culture - sent a message: Unto peace, unto peace!
Head of the City of Rijeka Culture Department: „Tonight we are celebrating the birth of a new city!“
By: Rijeka 2020A full-day programme of the opening of the European Capital of Culture is underway in Rijeka. Ahead of the ceremony at the Croatian National Theatre, statements were delivered to journalists by organizers and artists
The largest culture party in Europe launched!
By: Rijeka 2020The morning programme of the opening of European Capital of Culture in Rijeka launched off with music, dance and great mood.
Press centre on Botel Marina opens doors for more than 230 accredited media representatives
By: Rijeka 2020On Saturday, 1 February, at 8 a.m., a temporary press centre of Rijeka 2020 has opened its doors on Botel Marina in Rijeka Port, where tonight there will be held central opening programme of Rijeka 2020 – European Capital of Culture.
David Maljković’s “With the Collection” exhibition opens
By: Rijeka 2020On 31 January, the evening before the official opening ceremony of Rijeka 2020 – European Capital of Culture, the Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art Rijeka hosted the opening of the exhibition “With the Collection” by visual artist...
Night of Museums in Rijeka
By: Rijeka 2020A day before the opening of the European Capital of Culture in Rijeka, on Friday, January 31st 2020, Rijeka museums will host the 15th Night of Museums in a row. Initiated in 2005, Night of Museums grew to be the most significant event for ...
Free public transport, the city centre closed to traffic, and thousands of people participating in all-day opening events
By: Rijeka 2020The all-day programme for the residents and visitors of Rijeka will launch Rijeka’s year as European Capital of Culture. Starting in the morning, and spanning the entire day, evening and even late night, more than 30 locations in Rijeka c...
Rijeka invites everyone to a grand all-day celebration with a thousand performers
By: Rijeka 2020On 1 February, with the urban Rijeka Opera Industriale and a 24-hour programme of over 70 events at more than 30 different locations in the city centre, Rijeka is kicking off the year during which it will become the most interesting city in...
The Children’s House construction works enter the final phase
By: Filip BrnelićThe Children’s House that is being constructed as part of the European Capital of Culture project is undergoing final construction works before it enters the interior furnishing phase. During a tour of the construction site on 13 January ...