Pastatai kalba – open architecture weekends in smaller cities of Lithuania. Project’s main goal is to provide everyone with an opportunity to become more acquainted with architecture, experience and grasp the value of our material surroundings. During such weekends, city buildings that are usually closed to the public will open up.

Every year, open architecture weekend takes place in a different Lithuanian city, organised by a different team of organisers. During the weekend, 15 buildings open their doors and are guided by volunteer guides, their architects or building representatives. In 2020, open architecture weekend Pastatai kalba took place in Panevėžys, in 2021 in Palanga, in 2022 in Šiauliai, and in 2023 in Druskininkai.

In 2019, the project was initiated by architect Vita Soltonaitė-Puslienė.

Project co-authors in Panevėžys: Agnė Motiejauskaitė, Dovilė Gudavičiūtė, Evaldas Vilkončius, Gintarė Valašinaitė, Ieva Griniūtė-Tumelienė, Julija Musteikytė-Mora, Marija Stonytė, Martynas Kazlauskas, Rita Raziūnaitė; in Palanga: Algimantas Rybelis, Erika Cibulskienė, Kristina Vitkauskaitė, Laimonas Grauslys, Lina Butkevičiūtė, Miglė Paužaitė, Vladas Ulinskas; in Šiauliai: Aušra Černauskienė, Dalius Puzinas, Elzė Vareikytė, Greta Lindautaitė, Kristijonas Murauskas, Laura Gintilaitė-Murauskienė, Sotera Babrauskytė; in Druskininkai: Andrius Pavelko, Edvardas Padegimas, Elija Kuniskytė, Ignas Lukauskas, Lilijana Stepanovienė, Martyna Ratnikaitė, Rūta Kygaitė, Šarūnas Kapčius.

Until 2024, the project was organised by Architektūros fondas. From 2025 onwards, it is implemented by the public institution “Architektūra ir žmonės”.

For the latest updates, visit the project website.