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CULTURAL RHYTHMS 2025 / Refugee Week Lithuania

CULTURAL RHYTHMS 2025 / Refugee Week Lithuania

From June 12 to 20, the largest festival in the Baltics celebrating the enrichment of refugees to our communities returns to Lithuanian cities – CULTURAL RHYTHMS.

The arts agency Artscape invites you to a week-long marathon of events dedicated to refugee voices and creativity.

Organizations with years of migration experience have joined forces to create a broad map of events. Global musical voices, creative workshops, art installations, and community without bias await everyone.

During Refugee Week – June 12-20 – let’s pulse to the rhythm of cultures.

#CulturalRhythms #RefugeeWeekLithuania #WorldRefugeeDay

WEEK OPENING EVENT
🗓️ Date: June 12, 4:00 PM – 7:00 PM
📍Venue: Nacionalinė Dailės galerija
#performance #discussion #networking

COMMUNITIES INVITE
🗓️ Date: June 12–20
📍Venues: various locations in Vilnius and Kaunas
#workshops #quiz #education #music #poetry #tours #food #cinema

CLOSING CONCERT
🗓️ Date: June 19, 6:30 PM – 10:00 PM
📍Venue: Energetikos ir technikos muziejaus terasa

Free admission to all events.

Organizers – Arts agency ARTSCAPE
Partners – United Nations Refugee Agency (UNHCR), Reception and Integration Agency
Friends: National Gallery of Art, Energy and Technology Museum
The festival is partially funded by the Lithuanian Council for Culture

Events are created in collaboration with: Lithuanian Red Cross, International Organization for Migration (IOM), CreateCulture Space, The Others, Kaunas Cultural Centre of Various Nations, Sienos Group, Open Lithuania Foundation, Reception and Integration Agency and others.

‘Refugee Week’ is the world’s largest arts and culture festival celebrating the contributions, creativity, and resilience of refugees and people seeking asylum. In Lithuania, the festival is represented and coordinated by the arts agency Artscape.

May 20, 2025