Contemporary Art Center

Contemporary Art Centre – art institution, established in 1992 by Lithuanian Ministry of Culture. CAC has replaced the Arts Exhibition Palace and took over its building in Vilnius, 2 Vokiečių street.

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Type: Museum
Description: Art gallery in Vilnius, Lithuania
Also known as: “CAC”, “Contemporary Art Centre”, and “Šiuolaikinio meno centras)”
Address: Vokiečių g. 2, Vilnius, 01130

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Vilnius Town Hall and St. Casimir’s Church.

Vilnius Town Hall

Town hall

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Vilnius Town Hall is a historical town hall in the square of the same name in the Old Town of Vilnius, Lithuania.

The Church of St. Casimir is a Roman Catholic church in Vilnius' Old Town, close to the Vilnius' Town Hall. It is the first and the oldest baroque church in Vilnius, built in 1618. St. Casimir’s Church is situated 190 metres east of Contemporary Art Center.

Vilnius Town Hall Square

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Vilnius Town Hall Square is situated 130 metres northeast of Contemporary Art Center.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Vilnius Old Town and Užupis.

Vilnius Old Town

Suburb

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The Old Town of Vilnius, one of the largest surviving medieval old towns in Northern Europe, as inscribed within UNESCO World Heritage Sites, has an area of 3.59 square kilometres.

Užupis

Quarter

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Užupis is a neighborhood in Vilnius, the capital of Lithuania, largely located in Vilnius's old town, a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Užupis means "beyond the river" or "the other side of the river" in the Lithuanian language and refers to the Vilnia River; the name Vilnius was derived from the Vilnia.

Paupys

Quarter

Photo: Hugo.arg, Public domain.

Paupys is a quarter.

Contemporary Art Center

Categories: contemporary arts center, building, tourism, and tourist attraction
Location: Senamiesčio sen., Vilnius, Vilnius County, Dzūkija, Lithuania, Baltic states, Europe
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Latitude

54.67802° or 54° 40′ 41″ north

Longitude

25.28575° or 25° 17′ 9″ east

Levels

Wheelchair access

yes

Open location code

9G67M7HP+68

OpenStreetMap ID

way 24570269

OpenStreetMap feature

building=yes

OpenStreetMap feature

tourism=museum

Wikidata ID

Q20504412

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In Other Languages

From Dutch to Russian—“Contemporary Art Center” goes by many names.

Dutch: “Centrum voor Hedendaagse Kunst (Vilnius)”
Dutch: “Centrum voor Hedendaagse Kunst”
Dutch: “Šiuolaikinio meno centras”
French: “Centre d’art contemporain (Vilnius)”
French: “Centre d’art contemporain”
French: “Šiuolaikinio meno centras”
German: “Šiuolaikinio meno centras”
German: “Zentrum für zeitgenössische Kunst (Vilnius)”
German: “Zentrum für zeitgenössische Kunst”
German: “Zentrum zeitgenössischer Kunst”
Lithuanian: “Šiuolaikinio meno centras”
Luxembourgish: “Šiuolaikinio meno centras”
Luxembourgish: “Zentrum fir zäitgenëssesche Konscht (Vilnius)”
Luxembourgish: “Zentrum fir zäitgenëssesche Konscht”
Polish: “Centrum Sztuki Współczesnej”
Portuguese: “Centro de Arte Contemporânea (Vilnius)”
Portuguese: “Centro de Arte Contemporânea”
Portuguese: “Šiuolaikinio meno centras”
Russian: “Центр современного искусства”
“Šiuolaikinio meno centras”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include ŠMC skulptūrų kiemas and Vilnius City Museum.

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