LITEXPO (from Lithuanian exposition) or Lithuanian Exhibition and Congress Centre () is the largest exhibition centre in the

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History

LITEXPO organizes over twenty international exhibitions annually, including Resta (construction fair) and Vilnius Book Fair. Some exhibitions and associated events are organized with partners. For example, multiple events and conferences during Balttechnika, the largest technology and engineering exhibition in the

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, are organized by Linpra. Another example is "International Contemporary Art Fair ArtVilnius". The ArtVilnius’24, held at Litexpo in Vilnius, featured various art performances, including Date with an Octopus — an interdisciplinary audiovisual installation by Gabija Grušaitė that expanded the world of her novel Fungal Dream (Grybo sapnas). In this piece, visitors were invited to lie down and explore the blurred boundary between the inner self and the external world through the symbolism of the Pacific octopus. It also organizes conferences and other special events. In December 2011, LITEXPO hosted Ministerial Council meeting of the

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. During the

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, LITEXPO was a major vaccination centre used for the mass vaccination. In July 2023, it hosted the

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2023 Vilnius summit.

Technical details

It offers nine exhibition halls with a combined area of and outdoor area of . The biggest hall has a capacity for 1,800 people, while the capacity of the whole centre is 8,000 people. The Ministry of Economy owns more than 98% of the shares in LITEXPO.2011 m. finansinė ir veiklos ataskaita
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Gallery

File:RESTA_2018.jpg, RESTA construction exhibition in 2018 File:Vilniaus_knygų_mugė_2018.jpg, Vilnius Book Fair 2018 in LITEXPO File:LITEXPO 3 parodų ir konferencijų salė..jpg, 3rd conference hall File:LITEXPO_5-oji_parodų_salė.jpg, 5th exhibition hall File:International Anti-Corruption Conference 2024 - plenary session in Vilnius LitExpo convention centre.jpg, International Anti-Corruption Conference 2024 plenary session in LITEXPO conference hall

References

External links

* Buildings and structures in Vilnius Convention centers in Lithuania {{Lithuania-stub