Cultural Heritage Department

Cultural Heritage Department suggests moving Soviet monuments to Grutas Park

Monuments to Soviet soldiers Lithuanian municipalities have recently removed should be handed over to Grutas Park, a museum of Soviet sculptures in southern...

Heritage chief hopes removing Soviet monuments won't become 'fashion'

Vidmantas Bezaras, director of the Lithuanian Cultural Heritage Department, hopes that removing Soviet monuments from cemeteries will not turn into "a mass...

Minister: Vilnius Airport building must be demolished

Built seven decades ago, Vilnius Airport's main arrival terminal does not meet today's needs, therefore, it should be demolished and a new building should be...

Monument to Soviet author Cvirka removed from register of cultural property

The Council of Experts for the Protection of Immovable Cultural Heritage on Tuesday removed a central Vilnius monument to Petras Cvirka, a prominent...

Lithuania plans to establish anti-money laundering competence center

Lithuania plans to establish an anti-money laundering competence center as the Nordic and Baltic region has been hit by several money laundering scandals...

European Heritage Days kick off in Lithuania

Vilnius communities should have a say on heritage protection plans, court rules