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Laulasmaa
Laulasmaa is a village in Lääne-Harju Parish, Harju County, in northwestern Estonia. Location and history Laulasmaa is about west of the capital Tallinn, west of Keila-Joa, north of Kloogaranna, and next to Lahepere Bay, which is part of the Gulf of Finland. It borders with Lohusalu, Keila-Joa and Kloogaranna. In January 2005 the village had the population of 309. The village was first mentioned when under Swedish control (''Laulasmeh''). People started to spend their summers in Laulasmaa from the 1930s and the first summer cottages were built in the early 20th century. Laulasmaa is the home of composer Arvo Pärt, and is the location of the Arvo Pärt Centre Arvo Pärt Centre ( et, Arvo Pärdi Keskus) is a foundation responsible for maintaining the personal archive of classical composer Arvo Pärt and operating as an information centre on the composer and his works. The centre is located in the coast .... Gallery Kõltsu mõisa peahoone1.JPG, Kõltsu manor Laulasm ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arvo Pärt Centre
Arvo Pärt Centre ( et, Arvo Pärdi Keskus) is a foundation responsible for maintaining the personal archive of classical composer Arvo Pärt and operating as an information centre on the composer and his works. The centre is located in the coastal village of Laulasmaa in Lääne-Harju Parish, Estonia, about to the west from Tallinn. It was established in 2010 by the Pärt family. In October 2018 the new building of the centre, designed by Spanish architects Fuensanta Nieto and Enrique Sobejano from the architecture and design firm Nieto Sobejano Arquitectos, was opened to the public. History Founding and early years The idea to create a separate institution for the personal archive of Arvo Pärt arose from the need to ensure the composer permanent access to his collections and at the same time to prepare these collections for long-term preservation and for public research. The centre was established by Arvo Pärt and his family in 2010 when the composer had returned to Est ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |