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

September 10–13, Visit of Italian Art Professionals to Lithuania

Where: Kaunas Biennial, other cultural and art organisations, events and spaces in Vilnius and Kaunas

September 19–22, Visit of Club GAMeC to Lithuania

Where: Kaunas Biennial, other cultural and art organisations, events and spaces in Vilnius and Kaunas

Lithuania’s Focus at the “Romaeuropa” Festival

• 30 September, 9:00 PM
  Concert by the group “Merope”
  Who: Indrė Jurgelevičiūtė, Bert Cools
  Where: Mattatoio, Roma
  Partners: Lietuvos kultūros institutas
• 2 October, 9:00 PM
  Musical performance “Sporto grupė”
  Who: Gabrielė Labanauskaitė, Gailė Griciūtė, Viktorija Damerell, Greta Stiormer and others
  Where: Mattatoio, Roma
  Partners: Operomanija
• 3 October, 7:00 PM
  Presentation of Jonas Mekas’s film “Requiem”
  Where: MAXXI, Roma
  Partners: Museo Nazionale delle Arti del XXI secolo MAXXI, Šiuolaikinio meno centras
• 4–5 October, 9:00 PM
  Contemporary dance performance “Hairy” by choreographer Dovydas Strimaitis
  Who: Dovydas Strimaitis, Line Losfelt Branchereau, Benoit Couchot, Hanna-May Porlon
  Where: Mattatoio, Roma
  Partners: Lietuvos šokio informacijos centras
• 5 October, 6:30 PM
  Play readings “Hold On to Your Voice: Lithuanian Women Playwrights / Laikykis savo balso: Lietuvos moterys dramaturgės”
  Who: Birutė Kapustinskaitė, Gabrielė Labanauskaitė, Virginija Rimkaitė
  Where: Mattatoio, Roma
  Partners: Lietuvos nacionalinis dramos teatras (dramaturgijos festivalis “Versmė”)

October 3, Incontro. GITA!

What: A discussion between curators Neringa Bumblienė (Vilnius Performance Art Biennial), Catherine Nichols (Lyon Biennale, Hamburger Bahnhof–Nationalgalerie der Gegenwart), and other internationally recognized contemporary art experts about the Italian contemporary art scene.

Where: Milan

Partners: Case Chiuse

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

October 18, 6:00 PM, Chamber Choir “Pastoral Song” Concert “Genius Soni Loci”

What: Presented at the Lithuanian Pavilion “Archi | Tree | tecture” of the 19th International Architecture Biennale in Venice, the performance unfolds as a dialogue between live sound and architecture.

Where: Venice
Partners: Chiesa Santa Maria dei Derelitti o dell’Ospedaletto

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

23 October – 2 November, Lithuania’s participation in the international contemporary art fair “Artissima”
Who:

• 24 October: Artist Gintaras Didžiapetris in the “Luci d’Artista” project
• 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
• 31 October –  2 November:
  Presentation of galleries AV17 (Vilnius) and “Meno parkas” (Kaunas)
• 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 Barriera
• 2 November: Group exhibition “Stories We Carry” (Andrius Arutiunian, Nikita Kadan, Aziza Kadyri, Mila Panić, Ala Savashevich, Slavs and Tatars, Anastasia Sosunova), Associazione Barriera 

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

November 5 – December 10, Solo Exhibition by Artist Andrius Arutiunian “Poison Paradise”

What: The artist’s first solo exhibition in Italy explores bitumen as a physical material and powerful metaphor.
Curator: Sheida Ghomashchi
Where: eastcontemporary, Milan

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

November 10–14, Visit of the MARTA Programme by the National Museum of Lithuania

Where: Turin
Partners: National Museum of Lithuania, Ministry of Culture of the Republic of Lithuania

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

November 20 – March 7, Solo Exhibition by Artist Anastasija Sosunova “Crossover”

What: The exhibition gathers works created between 2022 and 2025.
Curator: Chiara Nuzzi
Where: ICA Milano
Partners: ICA Milano, eastcontemporary

November 24–25, 5:00 PM, Lithuanian Short Film Industry Presentation at the ShorTO Film Market

What: Presentation of co-production opportunities and film screenings
Where: Turin
Partners: Lithuanian Film Centre, Embassy of Lithuania in Italy, Vilnius Shorts

November 26 – December 3, Research Residency by Artist Goda Palekaitė

Where: Rome
Partners: IUNO

December 5, Artwork “Sisyphus” by Artist Monika Dirsytė at the Rome International Art Fair

Partners: Easy House Agency, ROME INTERNATIONAL ART FAIR – 17th Edition, ITSLIQUID Group
Where: Rome

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.