Introducing: Hertica School House
Throughout the summer, the capital of Kosovo will host many events, artistic and urban interventions across 22 venues in Prishtina. Hertica School House was one of the private houses turned into schools in Kosovo during the 1990s. We are happy to announce that it will be one of the venues for Manifesta 14 Prishtina.
Hertica School House became a place of peaceful resistance in 1990 when it started to host hundreds of students, opening its doors to students and teachers.
Beginning in the 1990s, Kosovo Albanian high school and university students were not allowed to enter educational buildings. The alternative, that allowed young people to pursue their education, was the use of houses and private residences that were transformed into educational spaces.
In 1990, Mehmet Aliu-Hertica offered his three-floored house to the students and staff of Sami Frashëri Highschool, to continue the education of many young people. The house operated as a school from early 1990 until 1998, holding classes in shifts, changing every thirty minutes from morning until evening.
This summer, the house will become a venue of Manifesta 14 Prishtina!
17.03.2022
Introducing: Grand Hotel Prishtina
Everyone in Prishtina has a story from the Grand Hotel. This iconic building has witnessed the celebrations, troubles and memories of Prishtina since 1978. Currently used as a hotel, travel agency, nightclub and gym, this space will become a central venue of Manifesta 14 Prishtina and will present artistic interventions, events and exhibitions.
20.04.2022
Introducing: The National Library of Kosovo
Manifesta 14 Prishtina continues to unfold the stories and backgrounds of each venue where many participants are going to present their works, exhibitions and artistic interventions. Next in line is one of the most peculiar buildings in the Balkans: The National Library of Kosovo.
08.04.2022
Introducing: Rilindja
Rilindja Press Palace is known to all as the place where culture and press developed in Prishtina. This was the ground space for emerging artists, writers and cultural practitioners and they brought to cultural history of Kosovo many periods of success and literary waves, crucial to understand the history of this country.