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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 2026

19 January 2026, 8:30 PM, Concert: Xing Chang (Notturno VL 183), Konstantinas Čiurlionis
Who: Xing Chang
Where: Società dei Concerti – Teatro Rosetum, Milano

21 January 2026 (time TBC), Presentation: Lithuanian Films at Trieste Film Festival & “Cultura Lituana in Italia” Program
Who: Ambassador of Lithuania; Cultural Attaché; Director of the Lithuanian Film Center; Film directors
Films presented: Laguna (Šarūnas Bartas); Renovacija (Gabrielė Urbonaitė); The Visitor (Vytautas Katkus); The Activist (Romas Zabarauskas)
Coproductions: December (Grzegorz Paprzycki); Two Prosecutors (Sergei Loznitsa)
Where: Trieste Film Festival, Trieste
Partners: Trieste Film Festival, Lithuanian Film Center

3 February 2026, MoU Signing: Martynas Mažvydas National Library of Lithuania & Biblioteca Sala Borsa
Where: Biblioteca Sala Borsa, Bologna

5–8 February 2026, Exhibition: “Chair for the Invigilator”
Who: Augustas Serapinas
Where: Fondazione Federico Zeri, Bologna
Partners: ART CITY Bologna

9 January – mid-February 2026, Residency: IUNO
Who: Goda Palekaitė
Where: Rome
Partners: IUNO

11 February 2026, Concert: Asmik Grigorian & Lukas Geniušas
Who: Asmik Grigorian, Lukas Geniušas
Where: Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia, Roma

23 February 2026, 8:30 PM, Concert: Massimo Urban – “3 Preludi per pianoforte”
Who: Massimo Urban
Where: Società dei Concerti – Teatro Rosetum, Milano

March 2026, Curatorial Exchange Residency (Open Call)
Where: MACRO, Roma
Partners: MACRO, Sodas 2123, LIAA

March 2026, Exhibition: Lithuanian Illustrators at Bologna Children’s Book Fair
Who: Lithuanian illustrators 
Where: Bologna Children’s Book Fair, Bologna
Partners: Lithuanian Culture Institute, Festival “Vaikų žemė”

March 2026, Focus on Lithuanian History at “La Storia in Piazza”
Where: Palazzo Ducale, Genova
Partners: Institute of History of Genoa

9 March 2026, 8:30 PM, Concert: Carlotta Galli
Who: Carlotta Galli
Program: Preludio in re m VL 239, Mazurka in si m VL 234
Where: Società dei Concerti – Teatro Rosetum, Milano

11 March 2026, Concert: Martynas Levickis
Who: Martynas Levickis
Where: TBD, Rome
Partners: Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania (URM)

26 March 2026, 8:30 PM, Concert: Orchestra di Padova e del Veneto
Who: Orchestra di Padova e del Veneto
Where: Auditorium Pollini, Padova

26–27 March 2026, Festival Participation: Lithuanian History at “La Storia in Piazza”
Where: Palazzo Ducale, Genova
Partners: Genoa’s Palazzo Ducale Institute of History

March–April 2026, Residency & Open Studio: Opus 58
Who: Kristupas Gikas, Liepa Vozgirdaitė
Where: Sasso Marconi
Partners: Parsec Bologna, Miško Uostas

12–16 April 2026, Exhibition: Lithuanian Illustrators at Bologna Children’s Book Fair
Who: Lithuanian illustrators
Where: Bologna Children’s Book Fair, Bologna
Partners: Hamelin; Lithuanian Culture Institute; Festival “Vaikų žemė”; Lithuanian Publishers Association

13 April 2026, Panel: The Illustration Survival Corner
Where: Bologna Children’s Book Fair, Bologna
Partners: Hamelin; Lithuanian Culture Institute; Festival “Vaikų žemė”; Lithuanian Publishers Association

17–19 April 2026, Festival Focus: “Cuore Lituania” – Lithuanian Days
Programme: Lithuanian performing arts, photography, cinema and cultural discussions
Where: Teatri di Vita, Bologna
Partners: Dance Information Centre; Lithuanian Culture Institute; Lithuanian Union of Photographers; Lithuanian Film Center

19 April 2026, 17:45, Screening & Panel: “The Activist”
Who: Romas Zabarauskas (director); Alessandro Battaglia; Patrick Orth; Patrik Rásky; Vladimir Luxuria; presented by Giuseppe Gariazzo
What: Screening of The Activist + EuroPride panel discussion
Where: Cinema Massimo – Sala Soldati, Torino
Partners: Lovers Film Festival

23 April 2026, Performance: Ugnė Uma
Who: Ugnė Uma
Where: Associazione Barriera, Torino
Partners: Zooming In / Zooming Out

28 April – 20 July 2026, Exhibition: Dorota Gawęda & Eglė Kulbokaitė
Opening: 28 April 2026
Where: CURA Basement, Roma

29 April – 29 May 2026, Performance: “SwimmingThrough” (She is Devil)
Who: Berta Tilmantaitė; Neringa Rekašiūtė; Rūta Meilutytė; Aurelija Urbonavičiūtė
What: Interdisciplinary performance SwimmingThrough by the collective She is Devil
Where: MACRO – Museum of Contemporary Art of Rome; Studio Stefania Miscetti, Roma
Partners: MACRO; Studio Stefania Miscetti

30 April 2026, Festival Exhibition: Fotografia Europea – “Ghostland”
Works: This Is How We Win Wars (Indrė Šerpytytė); Camouflage (Visvaldas Morkevičius)
Where: Fotografia Europea, Reggio Emilia

6–10 May 2026, Performing Arts Showcase: POLIS – Nordic Focus for Performing Arts
Where: Ravenna (Teatro Rasi; Artificerie Almagià)
Partners: POLIS Teatro Festival; ErosAntEros

Programme highlights:

  • 6 May 2026, 21:00 & 7 May 2026, 10:00 — “Tremolo” (dir. Laura Kutkaitė), Teatro Rasi
  • 7 May 2026, 21:00 — “Tracking Satyrs into Morse” by Demetrio Castellucci, Artificerie Almagià
  • 9 May 2026, 20:00 — “Radvila Darius, Vytauto sūnus” (dir. Karolis Kaupinis), Artificerie Almagià
  • Post-performance roundtable discussion with Europe Direct & University of Bologna

1–31 May 2026, 10:00–20:00 (Tue–Sun) Exhibition / Video Installation: “Carmen” (2026) by by Ieva Lygnugarytė, curated by Meral Karacaoğlan
Where: Oratorio dei Crociferi, Venice
18 May 2026, 20:30, Concert: Lithuanian Chamber Orchestra & Sergej Krylov
Where: Teatro Carlo Felice, Genova
Partners: AMC Artists Management Company; Lithuanian National Philharmonic Society; Teatro Carlo Felice; Stradivari Festival Cremona; Fondazione La Società dei Concerti Milano

19 May 2026, Concert: Lithuanian Chamber Orchestra & Sergej Krylov
Where: Cremona
Partners: AMC Artists Management Company; Lithuanian National Philharmonic Society; Teatro Carlo Felice; Stradivari Festival Cremona; Fondazione La Società dei Concerti Milano

20 May 2026, Concert: Lithuanian Chamber Orchestra & Sergej Krylov
Where: Milano
Partners: AMC Artists Management Company; Lithuanian National Philharmonic Society; Teatro Carlo Felice; Stradivari Festival Cremona; Fondazione La Società dei Concerti Milano

22 May 2026, Concert: Orazio Sciortino
Who: Orazio Sciortino
Where: Villa Pignatelli, Napoli

20–24 May 2026, Festival Focus: Lithuanian Puppet Theatre at “Arrivano dal Mare!”
Where: Ravenna

29–31 May 2026, Biennale Val Gardena – Visual Arts Exchange
Programme: Exchange project with Kaunas Biennial
Where: Biennale Gherdëina, Val Gardena

30 May 2026, Screenings & Book Presentation: Jonas Mekas – “Requiem”
Who: Sebastian Mekas; Pier Giovanni Adamo; Tiziana Lo Porto; Giuseppe Lucchesini
What: Two screenings (16:30 & 19:00) + book presentation at 18:00
Where: Chiesa di Santa Dorotea & Cinema Intrastevere, Roma
Partners: Fondazione AAMOD; UnArchive Found Footage Fest; Quodlibet

Programme:

  • 21 May 2026, 10:00 & 15:30 — “The Little Worlds,” Teatro Rasi
  • 21 May 2026, 11:30–13:30 — Presentation on Lithuanian Puppetry (Kristina Steiblytė), Palazzo Rasponi dalle Teste
  • 21 May 2026, 19:30 — “Hearts and Chimneys,” Spazio Z.A.R.A.
  • 23 May 2026, 17:00 & 21:00 — “Umama” & “Je m’évanouis,” Zona Darsena
  • Partners: Arrivano dal Mare! Festival; Kaunas Puppet Theatre

June–July 2026 — Indra and Vilmantas Marcinkevičius Exhibition in Puglia

Who: Indra Marcinkevičiūtė; Vilmantas Marcinkevičius
What: Exhibition
Where: Galatina — Museo Civico Pietro Cavoti / Palazzo della Cultura – Chiostro dei Domenicani
Dates: 6 June – 6 July 2026

1–7 July 2026 — LABAS Itala Northern Lithuanian Artists Residency in Sicily

Who: Northern Lithuanian artists / LABAS network
What: Residency program
Where: Itala
Partners: LABAS Itala; Šiauliai Art Gallery; Šiauliai City Municipality

4–5 July 2026 — “Clap & Slap”

Who: Agnietė Lisičkinaite
What: Performance / Dance piece
Where: Santarcangelo di Romagna — Santarcangelo Festival
Partners: Dance Information Centre

13–17 July 2026 — April × NERO Exchange Residency

Who: Justina Zubaitė-Bundzė
What: Research residency in contemporary publishing
Where: Rome
Partners: NERO; April

25–30 August 2026 — Focus on Lithuanian Performing Arts

Where: Bassano del Grappa — Operaestate Festival Veneto

Selected events:

  • 25 Aug — “WHERE DO I CONNECT?”
    Who: Džiugas Kunsmanas; Adrian Carlo Bibiano
  • 28–30 Aug — Focus program (Lithuanian Performing Arts)
  • 29 Aug — “Hairy”
    Who: Dovydas Strimaitis
  • 30 Aug — “Tracking Satyrs into Morse”
    Who: Demetrio Castellucci
  • Artist-in-residence exchange (dates flexible)

16 September 2026 — Metro Installation

Who: Augustas Serapinas
What: Site-specific installation in public transport space
Where: Brescia — metro station

17 September 2026 — Solo Exhibition

Who: Dalija Kaukėnaitė
What: Solo exhibition
Where: Rome

October 2026 — Residency at Pompeii Archaeological Park

What: Artistic residency
Where: Pompeii — Archaeological Park

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

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:

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

 

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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