Travelling in Lithuania?
Visit The Historical Manors in Šakiai Region
In older times, travelling was not accessible to the average person, but a privilege reserved for nobles. Dukes...
Lithuania at Cannes Festival
The 76th International Cannes Film Festival began on May 17, with the Marché du Film gathering thousands of professionals of the global film industry...
Find Your Fern Blossom
After a 2-year break, the Toronto Gintaras Folk Dance Ensemble is back with their annual concert “Gintarines Jonines”. Join us on June 24th for...
The Circus is Coming to Town!
The International Contemporary Circus Festival Cirkuliacija (www.cirkuliacija.lt) has announced its programme for 2023, to take place from June 3rd to 11th in Kaunas, Vilnius,...
Lithuanian Film at Hot Docs International Festival
The Hot Docs International Documentary Festival is on, and the world premiere of the documentary Roberta will be screened in Toronto on Tuesday, May...
A Man of Many Talents
Alain Stanké (Aloyzas-Vytas Stankevičius) is a Lithuanian Canadian francophone television and radio host and commentator, writer, editor, producer, interviewer and journalist. Born in Kaunas (Lithuania), he immigrated to Montreal in 1951, where he...
Protecting Ukrainian Art
An exhibition of old European masters from two national museums in Ukraine opened at the Vilnius Picture Gallery on April 18. The exhibition continues...
Not a Novel – A Hurricane
The first novel by a contemporary Lithuanian author was published this year by the famous French publishing house “Gallimard” (Éditions de La Table Ronde)....
Two Realities
Australian-Lithuanian Author Akvilina Cicėnaitė
Akvilina Cicėnaitė was born in Vilnius in 1979. With a Master’s degree in Literary Theory from Vilnius University and a doctorate...
New Art Show on Vilnius
As the capital city of Lithuania celebrates its 700th anniversary, the National Gallery of Art and the Contemporary Art Centre launches an exhibition titled Outsider’s...
French Magazine on Lithuania
Philippe Edel of Strasbourg, France, is the head of the Alsace-Lithuania Association and publishes the only magazine about Lithuania in French. He fell in...
Still Popular for Filming
On the website Emerging Europe, Devin Haas writes about Lithuania’s continued popularity with filmmakers – with at least five recent films and series being...
A Unique Easter Dessert
Easter is a very special celebration in the Lithuanian calendar. Like Christmas Eve (Kūčios), it is a time for thorough housecleaning and preparation. The...
Easter Eggs – “Margučiai”
Easter eggs and their popularity throughout the world are rooted in ancient symbolism, with the egg regarded as the source of life and the...
A Thought-Provoking Film
Writing for LRT.lt, cultural historian Mikko Toivannen reviewed Burial (Kapinynas), a new film directed by Emilija Škarnulytė, an artist and filmmaker who makes films...