{"id":38840,"date":"2022-06-23T10:55:04","date_gmt":"2022-06-23T08:55:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/?p=38840"},"modified":"2022-06-23T10:55:04","modified_gmt":"2022-06-23T08:55:04","slug":"kosovos-oldest-movie-theater-prepares-for-a-makeover","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/kosovos-oldest-movie-theater-prepares-for-a-makeover\/","title":{"rendered":"Kosovo\u2019s oldest movie theater prepares for a makeover"},"content":{"rendered":"

Kosovo\u2019s oldest active movie theater \u2018Kino Lumbardhi\u2019 is celebrating Friday its 70-year anniversary.<\/p>\n

After numerous attempts to reduce the historic site to rubble, or privatize it, the theater was saved thanks to the efforts of a group from Prizren hoping to restore the place into one of the most visited cultural heritage in Kosovo.<\/p>\n

After the war, it became known as the main spot of DokuFest, the international documentary and short film festival held annually every August in Prizren.<\/p>\n

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In 2015, the venue became a multi-functional cultural center holding its doors open all year round.<\/p>\n

As it waits to go through a complete makeover this fall, in a project supported by the European Union and Kosovo\u2019s Ministry of Culture, Kino Lumbardhi celebrates its 70-year anniversary.<\/p>\n

The theater will stay open until October 1 to offer a broad range of activities, including book presentations, meetings, speeches, festivals, as well as numerous concerts with local and international artists.<\/p>\n

The first international performance from the series will begin with renowned Canadian-Russian artist Michelle Gurevich who will perform in Kosovo for the first time on June 24.<\/p>\n\r\n