From September 24 to 27, the Stories Festival will take place in Kaunas, organized by the Kaunas City Museum together with partners. This year, the festival presents the theme “Offline” and four days of…
Why did people in 18th century Vilnius become beggars? What was their daily life like, why were they an inseparable part of Vilnius society at that time, and what did their organization do? All these qu…
Homeras – the wise, blind ancient Greek poet – created the epics “Iliad” and “Odyssey.” Many of us became familiar with this fact back in school. However, recently more and more…
The Science and Encyclopedias Publishing Center of the Martynas Mažvydas National Library of Lithuania has published a book compiled by historian Dr. Mindaugas Nefas titled “Vladas Putvinskis. Life and…
Low water levels in European rivers reveal not only the extent of the drought. In some places, decades-old World War II shipwrecks and Roman structures have emerged from the water…
Three decades ago, the seaside resorts of Lithuania invited vacationers not only to come here to relax but also to party at famous festivals. That year’s warm season at the seaside was…
Discussions about alleged time travelers have flared up again on the internet. This time, the focus is on an ancient Greek statue over 2000 years old, in which some people see…
“Every morning, walking from church to work, I would think, I wonder how long I will work here,” – recalls Elena Šuliauskaitė, Sister Gerarda, who in 1973 was dismissed from the then Vilnius…
The fast pace of life, emigration, and constant rushing are changing family habits – we increasingly hear that gathering all relatives around one table is becoming almost impossible. But…
If fewer festivals are held in the summer now and we are surprised by Lithuanian performers attracting tens of thousands of people, in 1996 everything was different. That summer there was no shortage…
