PRESS RELEASE
Opening Event RyTHM
Activities for the enhancement of cultural sites and spaces

The Ephorate of Antiquities of Corfu is organizing the official opening event for the cross-border cooperation project RyTHM “Fostering Creativity and Connecting Cultural Assets through Monuments”. The event will be held on Friday the 8th of February 2019 at 17:00 in the Archaelogical Museum of Corfu (Armeni Vraila 1).

The Ephorate of Antiquities of Corfu is the Lead Beneficiary of the project in cooperation with the Municipal and Regional Theatre of Corfu and the Municipality of Finiq.

The project foresees the implementation of activities in order to enhance and ensure accessibility of visitors in the Savorgnan Bastion and the moat/ Contrafossa in the Old Fortress of Corfu, as well as interventions for the design and integrated operation of the cultural center of Finiq in the village of Livadhjia, in Albania. The enhancement activities for the cultural sites and spaces in both countries include also the implementation of a series of cultural events and common exhibitions that will be organized by the Municipal and Regional Theatre of Corfu.

RyTHM project is funded under Priority Axis 2 – “Boosting the local economy” of the Interreg IPA ΙΙ CBC “Greece-Albania 2014-2020” with a total budget of 651.620,00€.