"Lojoteka". Educational Media Centre

Authors

ARCHITECTS – Senamiesčio projektai: Ramūnas Buitkus
INTERIOR ARCHITECTS – INBLUM: Laura Malcaitė, Dmitrij Kudin, Marija Stonytė, Karolina Jašinskaitė, Rūta Kazėnaitė, 2021
Address and directions

Address:
Šv. Kazimiero g. 8, Senamiestis

How to get there:
Rotušė, Užupis, Aušros Vartai
Visiting information

Visiting hours:
2026-05-16 10:00 - 20:00
2026-05-17 10:00 - 18:00

Last tour on Saturday:
19:00

Last tour on Sunday:
17:00

Tours run every:
30 min.

Tour duration:
45 min.

Tours in English on Saturdy:
10:30, 12:00, 14:30, 17:00

Tours in English on Sunday:
12:00, 14:30, 16:30

Tours in Ukrainian on Saturday:
13:00, 15:30, 18:30

Tours in Unkrainian on Sunday:
10:30, 13:00, 15:30

Expected crowd level:
Medium

Maximum group size:
20

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The Vilnius Jesuit Monastery ensemble is a complex of buildings with a long history, which includes the Educational Media Centre Lojoteka.
The Jesuits were invited to Lithuania in 1569 by the Bishop of Vilnius, Valerijonas Protasevičius. The Church of St. Casimir, the Jesuit Monastery and the Vilnius Jesuit Gymnasium, which was restored in 1995, make up the building ensemble of the Vilnius Jesuit Monastery. In 2020, this ensemble was complemented by the modern Lojoteka building, which was built on the site of an outbuilding, a two-storey carriage house. The building’s architectural design echoes its silhouette in a modern way, with exceptional views of the top of the Church of St. Casimir and the old buildings of the monastery, while the skylights create an immediate connection with history and the contemporary environment.
The Lojoteka is a space where the walls of the old Jesuit monastery fit perfectly with the innovative idea of an educational media centre. The centre has a modern cinema hall with remnants of a 16th-century precious metal casting furnace, as well as video and sound recording studios that meet the highest technological standards.
With unconventional architectural and modern means, this building breaks all stereotypes of being “just a boring library”.