CROSS-HERITAGE” of which IKBFU is a partner and curator of Russian partners, recognized as the best in creating a cross-border partner team and events that shape interactions between the peoples of the border territory of Russia and Lithuania, adjacent to the Curonian lagoon. The project “CROSS-HERITAGE” is aimed at preserving and popularizing the heritage of the border territories of Russia and Lithuania adjacent to the Curonian lagoon, such as the historical tradition of fishing pennants of the Curonian lagoon, culinary traditions, navigation in the Curonian lagoon, and folklore. Scientific group from the IKBFU I. Kant, including geographers, historians, together with researchers from the University of Klaipeda, the World Ocean Museum and the Curonian Spit National Park, are working on their study of traditions in the Curonian lagoon region and are creating new tourism products to promote a common historical and cultural heritage.
Anna Belova, project manager from the IKBFU:
“We are very proud that our joint project has become a leader in the nomination“ The best partnership and the formation of relationships between people on the border territory ”. In the project, we have combined the efforts of partners to popularize the common historical and cultural heritage and the formation of a reliable partnership among different categories of institutions in our neighboring countries. ”
The lead partner of the project is the Kintai Arts Association (Lithuania). Partners are the University of Klaipeda (Lithuania), Administration of the municipality of Šilutė region (Lithuania), IKBFU (Russia), Curonian Spit National Park (Russia), Museum of the World Ocean (Russia).
This web page has been created and is maintained with the financial support of the European Union and the Russian Federation as part of the Lithuania-Russia Cross-Border Cooperation Program 2014–2020. Its content is the sole responsibility of the Immanuel Kant Baltic Federal University, cannot be considered as containing the official position of the Russian Federation on any issue, and under no circumstances can be considered as a reflection of the position of the European Union, the Governing Body or the Joint Technical Secretariat of the Cross-Border Cooperation Program Russia-Lithuania 2014-2020.