Lithuanian Culture Institute

Lithuanian Culture Guide

  • Gabija Grušaitė

    Gabija Grušaitė

    Gabija Grušaitė (born 1987) is the most prominent millennial voice in Lithuania. She was raised in Vilnius but left to …

  • Danutė Kalinauskaitė

    Danutė Kalinauskaitė

    Danutė Kalinauskaitė (born 1959) published her first collection of short stories in 1987 and then fell silent for more than …

  • Jurga Ivanauskaitė

    Jurga Ivanauskaitė

    Jurga Ivanauskaitė (1961–2007) remains one of the most loved Lithuanian writers, in spite of her untimely death. A graphic artist …

  • Saulius Tomas Kondrotas

    Saulius Tomas Kondrotas

    Saulius Tomas Kondrotas (born 1953) left the Soviet Union in its last years and moved to the West, firstly to …

  • Marcelijus Martinaitis

    Marcelijus Martinaitis

    Marcelijus Martinaitis (1936-2013) has had a long and inspiring career. He made his debut as a poet in 1962, and …

  • Kęstutis Navakas

    Kęstutis Navakas

    Kęstutis Navakas (1964-2020) was one of the most visible Lithuanian poets. He grew up in Kaunas, which figures in his …

  • Eugenijus Ališanka

    Eugenijus Ališanka

    Eugenijus Ališanka (1960) was born into a family of deportees deep in Russia, and did not see Lithuania for the …

  • Vladyslav Zhurba
    2018-01-13

    Vladyslav Zhurba

  • Věra Kociánová
    2018-01-13

    Věra Kociánová

  • Tomas Čepaitis
    2018-01-13

    Tomas Čepaitis

  • Tiina Kattel
    2018-01-13

    Tiina Kattel