Lithuanian Culture Institute
Lithuanian Culture Institute

Cultura Lituana in Italia

Programme

Cultura Lituana in Italia  is a year-long program that moves across Italy through exhibitions, festivals, biennials, museums, concert halls, and independent spaces throughout 2025 and 2026. This programme will be constantly updated with new events throughout the year. Follow Cultura Lituana in Italia’s Instagram page to see all of the relevant updates.

PROGRAMME 2025

Lithuania’s Focus at the “Romaeuropa” Festival

5 October, 11:30 AM, Inaugural concert at the Italian Presidential Palace
 Programme: Works by Mikalojus Konstantinas Čiurlionis
 Who: Rokas Zubovas (piano), EOS String Quartet (Italia)
 Where: Palazzo del Quirinale, Roma
 Partners: Lietuvos Respublikos Prezidentūra, LR Ambasada Italijoje, LR Kultūros ministerija, LR Užsienio reikalų ministerija, Lietuvos kultūros institutas

11 October, Concert by composer and conductor Gediminas Gelgotas
 Programme: Cycle “Recompositions”, Etudes by Philip Glass
 Where: Former Augustinian Monastery, Lecce

15 October, 7:00 PM, Exhibition by artist Kipras Dubauskas “Pirogenia. Folla e demoni”
 Where: MAMbo Museo, Bologna
 Partners: galerija “Meno parkas”

16 October, 9:00 PM, Concert by the EOS Quartet
 Programme: Works by M. K. Čiurlionis, A. Webern, R. Schumann
 Where: Castello Orsini, Avezzano

17 October, 9:00 PM, Concert by the EOS Quartet
 Programme: Works by M. K. Čiurlionis, A. Webern, R. Schumann
 Where: Teatro Massimo, Pescara

18 October, 9:00 PM, Concert by the EOS Quartet
 Programme: Works by M. K. Čiurlionis, A. Webern, R. Schumann
 Where: Accademia di Studi Pianistici “Antonio Ricci”, Udine

24 October, Contemporary textile workshops and presentations
 Who: Presentation of the works by contemporary textile artists and Vilniaus dailės akademija lecturers Severija Inčirauskaitė-Kiaunevičienė, Jelena Škulis, and Dovilė Gudačiauskaitė, and of the Lithuanian contemporary textile scene at the Textile Design, Art and Culture Centre “Lottozero.”
 J. Škulis will lead the embroidery lab “Embroidering Poetry,” during which participants will embroider poems by Ukrainian women poets.
 Where: Prato
 Partners: Vilniaus dailės akademija, Lottozero

24 October – 2 November, Lithuania’s participation in the international contemporary art fair “Artissima”
 Who:
 – 24 October – 11 January: Artist Gintaras Didžiapetris in the “Luci d’Artista” project
 – 31 October – November 2: Presentation of galleries AV17 (Vilnius) and “Meno parkas” (Kaunas)
 – 29 October: Emilija Škarnulytė’s residency and exhibition at Museo Nazionale della Montagna
 – 31 October, 2:30 PM: Presentation of the Vilniaus miesto savivaldybė prize established for art fair participants – 2 residencies in the city of Vilnius
 – 29 October – 1 December: VR programme “Trial of Angels, Creation of the Worlds” at Museo Nazionale del Cinema
 – 30 October – 2 November: Performance by Andrius Arutunian, Associazione BarrieraBarriera
 – 2 November: Group exhibition “Stories We Carry” (Andrius Arutiunian, Nikita Kadan, Aziza Kadyri, Mila Panić, Ala Savashevich, Slavs and Tatars, Anastasia Sosunova), Associazione BarrieraBarriera

Where: Torino
 Partners: Lietuvos ambasada Italijoje, Nacionalinė dailės galerija, AV17, Meno parkas, Šiuolaikinio meno centras, Vilniaus miesto savivaldybė, Užupio meno inkubatorius, Trakų vokės dvaras, Luci d’Artista, Associazione Barriera, eastcontemporary, Museo Nazionale della Montagna, Museo Nazionale del Cinema, Torino Market

6 November, 11:00 AM, Discussion “Sea the Future: Lithuanian–Italian Architectural Dialogue at the Venice Biennale”
 Who: Dialogue between Lithuanian and Italian architects at the Venice Biennale exploring how two very different maritime traditions can inspire architectural visions for European coastal regions.
 Participants: Gerda Antanaitytė, Andrius Laurinaitis, Adriana Granato. Moderator: Andrius Rapolas
 Where: Venezia
 Partners: Lietuvos architektūros institutas, Biennale di Venezia

1–21 November, Interdisciplinary residency programme “Archaeomythologies”
 Who: A residency curated by Erika Lastovskytė, dedicated to the research of archaeologist Marija Gimbutas and her excavations in Apulia and elsewhere in “Old Europe.” The residency is aimed at artists working at the intersections of contemporary art and archaeology, speleology, art history, etc.
 “Archaeomythologies” has supported Eglė Budvytytė’s research for the Lithuanian Pavilion at the 61st Venice Biennale and composer Kristupas Bubnelis’s exploration of the mythopoetic resonances of Gimbutas’s heritage.
 In November, artist Kamilė Krasauskaitė will join the residency to explore prehistoric Apulian landscapes, study archival materials, and pursue her artistic practice.
 Where: Apulia
 Partners: Associazione “Flusso”, Lietuvos tarpdisciplininio meno kūrėjų sąjunga, Lietuvos nacionalinis muziejus

17 November, 5:00 PM, Screening of the documentary “Trains”
 Who: “Trains” (dir. Maciej Drygas, prod. Vita Želakevičiūtė, Rasa Miškinytė; Drygas Film Production, ERA FILM)
 Where: Casa del Cinema, Roma
 Partners: Lietuvos kino centras, Istituto Polaco

 

Further programme details will be announced soon.

 

The Lithuanian cultural programme in Italy is implemented by the Lietuvos kultūros institutas and the Embassy of the Republic of Lithuania in the Italian Republic.

We support the protest of the Lithuanian cultural community and respect its expressions within the programmes and cultural presentations abroad organised by the Lithuanian Culture Institute.

The mission of the Lietuvos kultūros institutas is to tell the world about Lithuania through culture, to enhance the opportunities of cultural and art creators, professionals, and organisations in the international arena.

The Institute operates by contributing to the possibilities for Lithuanian artists and cultural organisations to work abroad — without them, its activities would not be possible.

 

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