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2021-02-22100 Years in One Month: The Creation of a National Genius
Mikalojus Konstantinas Čiurlionis (1875–1911), the son of an organist, thought of himself as being amongst the most famous musical figures …
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2021-02-19100 Years in One Month: A Portuguese-Speaking Lithuania in Africa
Lithuanian never had any aspirations to becoming a colonial power. At the end of the 18th century it in fact …
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2021-02-17100 Years in One Month: 17 February
On 17 February 1918 women gathered at a protest in Kaunas. The signatories of the Act of Independence had betrayed …
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2021-02-15100 Years in One Month: Lithuania as a Vision
In 1795 the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth, called the Republic of Two Nations, collapsed after two hundred of its existence. It was …
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2021-02-11Asia-Europe Foundation: an open call for digital cultural collaborations
ASEF (Asia-Europe Foundation) announces an open call for proposals for digital cultural collaborations through Mobility First! – ASEF Cultural Mobility …
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2021-02-11100 years in One Month: Aliens
Lithuanians appeared in history like aliens. Aliens from ancient Rome. In a 16th century chronicle Lithuania’s history begins 5526 years …
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2021-02-10100 Years in One Month: Stories to Celebrate Lithuania
“History is not only what happened. It is also what did not happen. People’s dreams, longings, desires, fantasies, guesses as …
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2021-01-26LITHUANIAN CONTEMPORARY DANCE SHOWCASE. Virtual meetings with dancers
Dates and Times 9 February, 2021 13:00 – 14:00 (Vilnius time, GMT +02:00) – meetings with dance groups for children 15:00 – …
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2021-01-25Kaunas Modernist Architecture Nomination Dossier Submitted to the UNESCO World Heritage Centre
After several years of intensive work by groups of experts, the nomination dossier Modernist Kaunas: Architecture of Optimism, 1919–1939 has been submitted …
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2020-12-21QUARANTINE OPENED UP NEW MEDIA IN ITALY
In the face of the pandemic, traditional forms of presenting culture are complemented with innovative ones. Recently, the attention of …
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2020-12-21NEWS TO THE WORLD – ABOUT KAUNAS ARCHITECTURE OF OPTIMISM
Kaunas modernist architecture that was formed during the interwar period is getting increasingly closer to making the UNESCO World Heritage …
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2020-12-16Season’s Greetings!
The team of the Lithuanian Institute of Culture would like to thank all our partners and friends, alongside whom we …