Europos Parkas, Open-Air Museum of the Centre of Europe
Europos Parko g. 300, Joneikiškės, Vilniaus r , 15143
Vilniaus rajono savivaldybė
Vilnius County
Europos Parkas is an open-air museum of modern and contemporary art that dates back to 1991, when Lithuania regained independence. It was founded by Gintaras Karosas, a sculptor and the author of the museum’s entire artistic landscape.
Here, the language of art is used to give meaning to the geographical centre of the continent of Europe as established by the French National Geographic Institute. The artistic landscape spanning an area of 55 hectares is home to more than one hundred installations by artists from different countries of the world.
Europos Parkas is being developed as a uniform, congruous ensemble of nature and artwork. The expressive relief of the Park, its knolls and dips, pocket ponds, and artwork make an indivisible whole.
The museum features impressive work by the most prominent contemporary artists such as Magdalena Abakanowicz, Sol LeWitt, Dennis Oppenheim, Beverly Pepper, to name a few. Europos Parkas is also home to the sculpture made from TVs – a Guinness world record – as well as the Educational Centre with its sculptural architecture and other pieces of landscape art by Gintaras Karosas.
Tags
Contemporary garden, Located in a rural area
Access
19 km from the Centre of Vilnius
Address: Europos Parkas, Europos Parko g. 300, Joneikiskės, 15143 Vilnius r., LITHUANIA
Driving directions. From the centre of Vilnius go along Kalvariju street to Santariskes roundabout, turn right in the direction of Green Lakes / Žalieji Ežerai and follow signs for EUROPOS PARKAS.
By bus. From Žalgirio stop at Kalvarijų street take a bus No. 66, marked Žalgirio-EUROPOS PARKAS-Skirgiskės.
Admission ticket 12 Eur/ 11 Eur / 8 Eur
Europos Parkas. The Culture by artist Gintaras Karosas
