Lithuanian Culture Guide

Anastasia Sosunova

Anastasia Sosunova (born 1993) is a visual artist based in Vilnius. Her multidisciplinary work combines video, installation, sculpture, graphics, and …

Ieva Rojūtė

Ieva Rojūtė (born 1989) is an emerging Lithuanian artist and painter. Her textual works, which acquire the spatial form of …

Algirdas Šeškus

The work of the photographer Algirdas Šeškus (born 1945) can be characterized by its strong interest in the structure of …

Lina Lapelytė

The performance-based artistic practice of Lina Lapelytė (born 1984) is intimately connected with music. She plays with popular culture, gender …

Agnė Žagrakalytė

The poet and prose writer Agnė Žagrakalytė (b. 1979) made her debut with a collection of poems Išteku (I’m Getting …

Tomas Venclova

Tomas Venclova (b. 1937) is Professor of Slavonic Literature at Yale University, and a famous Lithuanian poet, translator and essayist. …

Indrė Valantinaitė

The poet Indrė Valantinaitė (b. 1984) made her debut in 2006 with a collection of poems Žuvim ir lelijom (For …

Rimvydas Stankevičius

Rimvydas Stankevičius (b. 1973) is a poet, essayist and song lyric writer. He obtained a Master’s degree in Lithuanian literature …

Kornelijus Platelis

Kornelijus Platelis (b. 1951) is a poet, translator and essayist. Following his graduation from the Vilnius Construction Engineering Institute, he …

Sigitas Parulskis

Sigitas Parulskis (b. 1965) is one of the most important figures in contemporary Lithuanian literature. He made his debut as …

Gytis Norvilas

The poet and translator Gytis Norvilas (b. 1976) is a historian by education. His debut collection of poems Akmen-skeltės (Shards …

Kęstutis Navakas

The poet, translator and essayist Kęstutis Navakas (1964 ̶ 2020) was the aesthete of Lithuanian poetry, a dandy who didn’t …