Since the start of the large-scale war, Russians have destroyed 228 libraries in Ukraine, and another 678 were damaged. In total, by the end of July 2026, 906 libraries were affected, – it was reported…
Previously, cultural organizations mainly competed with each other – which concert, festival, or performance would attract more visitors. Today, the field of competition is much…
Japanese detective writer Keigo Higashino died at the age of 69, his publisher announced on Monday.
The European Union (EU) announced on Tuesday it had definitively withdrawn a 2 million euro grant to the Venice Biennale due to Russia’s participation in this largest contemporary art event in the world.
The city and municipality of Elektrėnai are among the youngest in Lithuania. The city was founded in 1962, and the municipality began its independent life in independent Lithuania in 2000. Elektrėnai municipality leverages its geographical position – being halfway between Vilnius and Kaunas, it is one of 17 municipalities where the population is growing (from…
Famous Cuban dissident and artist Luis Manuel Otero Alcantara flew into exile in the US on Saturday after serving a prison sentence on the island.
One of the most prominent Lithuanian-origin animation and comic creators Kazimieras Gediminas Prapuolenis, who signs his work as Kaz, is coming to BLON animation for the first time this fall…
Mindaugas Sinkevičius continues to form his team: a cultural history researcher, public figure, and politician, the first Minister of Culture and Sh…, has started working as an advisor for culture
From July 15, the Blacksmithing Museum (Šaltkalvių St. 2, Klaipėda) opens its doors to cultural dialogue. Visitors are presented with authentic ritual masks of African and Oceanian peoples…
Icon of Modernist Architecture, Recognized Internationally Palanga Summer Reading Room is one of the most striking examples of modernist architecture in Lithuania’s seaside. The work of the building’s author, architect Albinas Čepys, stands out with its expressive, wavy roof shape, light construction, and sensitive relationship with the environment. The reading room organically blends into the…