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Vilnius' Goan Jewish State Museum, housed in a former Jewish grammar school, was officially opened in late January with the purpose of exploring everyday life of the Lithuanian Litvaks. Lenz, ...
News Lithuania » Vilnius County » Culture: 36 Hours in Vilnius, Lithuania
An increasingly popular filming location for movies and television shows, including Netflix’s “Stranger Things,” Lithuania’s leafy, art-loving capital is finally ready for its close-up.
News Lithuania » Vilnius County » Culture: Once a beacon of the Yiddish speaking world, Lithuania's Jews work to keep it alive
VILNIUS, Lithuania (RNS) — If one city could be said to be the home of Yiddish, the traditional language of Ashkenazi Jewry, it would not be New York or Jerusalem, in many minds, but Vilnius, the ...
News Lithuania » Vilnius County » Culture: Shenandoah's Lithuanian Heritage Museum Honored by Lithuania for Preserving Culture and History
Shenandoah's Lithuanian Heritage Museum has been honored by the Republic of Lithuania for preserving Lithuanian-American history and culture.
News Lithuania » Vilnius County » Culture: Europe's last pagan state was already diverse: Medieval Vilnius drew migrants from Christian lands
Lithuania was famously the final pagan state in Europe. While the rest of the continent converted to Christianity, Lithuania remained officially pagan until Catholicism was adopted in AD 1387. Despite ...
News Lithuania » Vilnius County » Culture: Photos show masked revelers celebrating Shrovetide in Lithuania
RUMSISKES, Lithuania (AP) — People wearing traditional masks and folk costumes gathered in the Lithuanian village of Rumsiskes, north of Vilnius, for the Shrovetide celebrations to mark the annual pre ...
News Lithuania » Vilnius County » Culture: Exploring Vilnius, the green-minded Lithuanian capital with endless festivals, vibrant history and a whole lot of pink soup
To get a sense of Vilnius, first head to its Old Town, a Unesco World Heritage Site. You will move through “cobbled alleyways” and pass a “harmonious succession of buildings” in different styles, ...