Our weekly selection of the TOP news about Lithuania (25-06-27)
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How did Lithuania become opera’s talent factory? Leading singers explain (Financial Times)
A country with fewer inhabitants than Kansas is now packing the world’s top houses with star performers.
Dr Vesta Vančugovienė, a lecturer at Vytautas Magnus University (VMU) Academy of Education and Deputy Director of the Centre for STEAM Didactics, has become the first Lithuanian to receive the esteemed 2025 Marsh Award for Education in Botanic Gardens. This prestigious international recognition is awarded annually for exceptional contributions to plant conservation and education.
Vilnius Surpasses Baltic Capitals and EU Average: A Baltic Tiger on the Rise (Lithuania.lt)
In a historic shift, Vilnius has emerged not only as the wealthiest city in the Baltics, but also as the first Baltic capital to surpass the European Union average in GDP per capita. This remarkable transformation highlights Vilnius’ evolution from a city playing catch-up to one setting benchmarks for the rest of the EU.
As part of the 150th anniversary of the birth of one of Lithuania’s most famous artists, the painter and composer Mikalojus Konstantinas Čiurlionis, Kaunas’s prestigious M. K. Čiurlionis Museum of Art is hosting a major new exhibition. “From Amber to the Stars: Together with M. K. Čiurlionis: Now and Then” opened March 21 and runs until October 12.
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