Culture

Long-lost Estonian avant-garde painting fetches record sum in art auction

November 17, 2025

A Jaan Vahtra painting hidden for nearly a century — the Cubist “Harbor” — recently resurfaced, earning a record €200,000 at auction on Friday. “The painting went to a distinguished [..]

Opinions

Owners: When deciding about subsidies for cultural buildings, Estonia prefers the wealthy

July 29, 2024

The Estonian Owners Association notes in its latest statement that the state favors the wealthy and influential when it comes to the payment of grants for culturally significant buildings. In [..]

Lithuania

Kaunas decides to erect monument to former President Brazauskas, yet to choose location

June 12, 2024

The Kaunas City Council on Tuesday approved an initiative to erect a monument to former Lithuanian President Algirdas Mykolas Brazauskas, with the exact location to be decided later. The motion [..]

Lithuania

The new TARTLE exhibition features the largest private collection of Lithuanian folk art

June 7, 2024

The Lithuanian Art Centre TARTLE has opened a new exhibition titled “Solely Saints” today, offering a captivating exploration of Christian imagery in both folk and professional art. The exhibition features [..]

Interviews

Lithuanians and Latvians have turned to old-fashioned sweets

May 29, 2024

The production of Karvutė (Latvian: Gotina) candy, which was very popular decades ago, is gaining momentum in the Baltics again. The Latvians are leading in this area, but Lithuanian producers [..]

Lithuania

Four Georgians detained on suspicion of stealing valuable books in Lithuania, abroad

April 25, 2024

Law-enforcement officials from Lithuania and several other countries have detained four Georgian citizens suspected of stealing valuable books from Vilnius University and libraries in other European countries, the Prosecutor General’s [..]

Latvia

New Riga Theater’s renovated building is both beautiful and functional – Hermanis

March 1, 2024

The renovated building of New Riga Theater is both beautiful and functional, the theater’s artistic director Alvis Hermanis said at a ceremony marking the reopening of the theater on Thursday. [..]

Lithuania

Plans to remove Soviet pedestal, altar at Antakalnis Cemetery in Vilnius by mid-February

January 29, 2024

There are plans to remove a Soviet-era pedestal and altar at Antakalnis Cemetery by the middle of February. Just over a year ago, sculptures of Soviet soldiers were also removed [..]

Estonia

Estonia’s Museum Card attracts over 52,000 visits

December 28, 2023

The Museum Card, acquired by 10,000 people in Estonia, has been used for over 52,000 museum visits in eight months. Visits with the Museum Card have been made most frequently [..]

Lithuania

Ex-Vilnius Ghetto library to house Lithuania’s 1st Holocaust museum

December 11, 2023

The Vilna Gaon Museum of Jewish History plans to set up the first Holocaust and Vilnius Ghetto museum in Lithuania at the former Vilnius Ghetto library by 2026. The goal [..]

Lithuania

Lithuanian president welcomes Russia’s removal from UNESCO Executive Board

November 17, 2023

Lithuanian President Gitanas Nauseda on Thursday welcomed the decision not to elect Russia to the Executive Board of UNESCO and called for Moscow’s removal from the UN Security Council. “Great [..]

Estonia

Tartu makes it to National Geographic’s list of exciting destinations

November 8, 2023

The southern Estonian university town of Tartu is the only city in the entire Baltic region to be listed among the 30 most exciting destinations to visit in 2024 by [..]