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The autumn season at the Lithuanian National Museum of Art: returning masterpieces, new names, and unexpected ways to engage with art
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September 3, 2026

The autumn season at the Lithuanian National Museum of Art: returning masterpieces, new names, and unexpected ways to engage with art

As the days get cooler, the Lithuanian National Museum of Art (LNMA) invites visitors to brighten up the season across its exhibition venues. As fall foliage fades, the LNMA museums and galleries will launch 13 new exhibitions, spanning diverse periods and forms of art. Beyond promising a cozy refuge from capricious autumn showers, the upcoming season promises an inspiring cultural calendar. Among the first events of the season is EDUFEST, a festival of art and education, showcasing the museum’s approach to public engagement, complemented by the latest LNMA publications to deepen visitor experience of the exhibitions.  ‘Though autumn is often…

Spring at the Lithuanian National Museum of Art: the established names of the Lithuanian artists, new art projects, and the National Pavilion in Venice

March 18, 2026

Spring at the Lithuanian National Museum of Art: the established names of the Lithuanian artists, new art projects, and the National Pavilion in Venice

As the awakening nature treats us to longer daylight hours, the Lithuanian National Museum of Art (LNMA) invites to enjoy a new exhibition season. This spring, different subdivisions of the museum across Lithuania open 12 new exhibitions, among them, retrospectives of the iconic Lithuanian artists, projects of contemporary art, and an exhibition presenting the tradition of Ukrainian photography. The spring exhibition spree is not contained by the Lithuanian venues, the LNMA takes the Lithuanian artwork to the international stage. One of the key UK’s contemporary art centres, Tate St Ives will put an exhibition by Aleksandra Kasuba, while Eglė Budvytytė…

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The Lithuanian National Museum of Art joins the global art community on the Bloomberg Connects platform  

November 4, 2025

The Lithuanian National Museum of Art joins the global art community on the Bloomberg Connects platform  

The Lithuanian National Museum of Art (LNMA) has become part of the global Bloomberg Connects platform providing access to a convenient and interactive discovery of art and culture. By joining this free global platform, the LNMA opens its divisions to the international audiences, thus taking yet another step to enhance its international footing and visibility in the global cultural context. The LNMA is the second and the biggest Lithuanian cultural institution to present itself and the network of its museums in this international digital space.   We invite you to discover the LNMA via the Bloomberg Connects app – to listen…

The Lithuanian National Museum of Art joins the global art community on the Bloomberg Connects platform

November 4, 2025

The Lithuanian National Museum of Art joins the global art community on the Bloomberg Connects platform

The Lithuanian National Museum of Art (LNMA) has become part of the global Bloomberg Connects platform providing access to a convenient and interactive discovery of art and culture. By joining this free global platform, the LNMA opens its divisions to the international audiences, thus taking yet another step to enhance its international footing and visibility in the global cultural context. The LNMA is the second and the biggest Lithuanian cultural institution to present itself and the network of its museums in this international digital space.   We invite you to discover the LNMA via the Bloomberg Connects app – to listen…

This autumn season the Lithuanian National Museum of Art introduces previously unexhibited in the country foreign and Lithuanian artists  

September 23, 2024

This autumn season the Lithuanian National Museum of Art introduces previously unexhibited in the country foreign and Lithuanian artists  

The Lithuanian National Museum of Art (LNMA) invites to come see its new autumn season exhibitions. The visitors will be offered the first Lithuanian appearances of the artists Maria Prymachenko and David Goldblatt. They will also see the artwork from the collection of the LNMA and from private collections. Visitors to the Lithuanian National Pavilion at the 60th Venice contemporary art biennial as well as to the Museum’s exhibitions, which are part the Season of Lithuania in France, are promised some unforgettable experience.   “The Lithuanian National Museum of Art welcomes this autumn with a new gust of creativity at home…

The Lithuanian National Museum of Art invites to discover, this summer, foreign artists and to rediscover the artwork by the Lithuanian artists   

June 6, 2024

The Lithuanian National Museum of Art invites to discover, this summer, foreign artists and to rediscover the artwork by the Lithuanian artists   

The Lithuanian National Museum of Art (LNMA) launches an intense programme for the summer season and invites its visitors to see new exhibitions. Locals and visitors to the capital city will be able to discover the artwork and the artists brought to Lithuania from the faraway countries of Japan, the United States of America and Taiwan, as well as from Lithuania’s closest neighbour Poland. Vacationers of coastal Lithuania will have an opportunity to revisit the art by some of the Lithuanian artists.   The summer of 2024 programme embraces 13 exhibitions on display at the museum’s departments in Vilnius, Klaipėda, and…

Announcing the Shortlist for This Year’s Art Criticism Awards

May 9, 2024

Announcing the Shortlist for This Year’s Art Criticism Awards

The organisers of the second iteration of the Art Criticism Awards – Contemporary Art Centre, LNMA National Gallery of Art, and the online contemporary art magazine Artnews.lt – are delighted to announce the shortlisted nominees (published below) and invite readers to become acquainted with 2023’s most prominent initiatives and contributors to visual art criticism in Lithuania.  From 14 February to 17 March writers, publishers, editors, readers, artists, viewers, and listeners submitted their nominations for the Art Criticism Awards. A total of 136 nominations were received in four categories: Short Form, Long Form, Texts by Artists and Curators, and Phenomenon of…

The Visual Art Criticism Awards are back. Submit your nominations for the best texts, programmes, and initiatives of 2023!

February 14, 2024

The Visual Art Criticism Awards are back. Submit your nominations for the best texts, programmes, and initiatives of 2023!

Established by the Contemporary Art Centre (CAC), the National Art Gallery of the Lithuanian National Museum of Art (LNMA), and the online magazine of contemporary art Artnews.lt in 2023, the Visual Art Criticism Awards return for their second iteration.  According to the chair of the Lithuanian Section of the International Association of Art Critics (AICA) Rasa Antanavičiūtė, ‘Last year's award ceremony was a tremendously memorable occasion for the guild of art critics. For this reason, I encourage you to submit your entry for this year’s awards. After all, the hard and complicated part is already done – the text has…

The entrance to our museums and galleries on 31 January will be free of charge

January 30, 2023

The entrance to our museums and galleries on 31 January will be free of charge

Dear museum visitors, Due to technical difficulties, the ticket purchasing services are not available at the moment. The entrance to our museums and galleries on 31 January will be free of charge.

Attention! All branch museums of the Lithuanian National Museum of Art will be closed on 24 June. We wish you a happy Midsummer’s Day celebration!

June 23, 2021

Attention! All branch museums of the Lithuanian National Museum of Art will be closed on 24 June. We wish you a happy Midsummer’s Day celebration!

Purchasing tickets online is available!

March 26, 2021

Purchasing tickets online is available!

Plan your visits in advance and buy tickets to our most recent and permanent exhibitions. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gh6W_RM8jqI

Virtual tour of the National Gallery of Art

November 19, 2020

Virtual tour of the National Gallery of Art

Would you like to expand your knowledge about Lithuanian art of the 20th and 21st centuries? Or maybe rediscover it? Do it while visiting the National Gallery of Art virtually. During this virtual tour, the guide will tell you the history of the building, its architectural aspects, lead you through the spacious and bright halls containing works by renowned Lithuanian artists of the 19th and 20th centuries complemented by comprehensive comments that cover the art history of the period. Works by Mikalojus Konstantinas Čiurlionis, Ferdynand Ruszczyc, Viktoras Vizgirda, and other prominent figures of innovative, Western, often rebellious artistic views exhibited…

Museum is closed due to COVID-19

November 6, 2020

Museum is closed due to COVID-19

Due to COVID-19, the Museum is closed. During this time, we will continue sharing the stories of works hidden in our currently closed exhibitions. So not to worry – they will reach you wherever you are. Follow the news on: Website series ‘Museum at Your Home‘ Youtube Facebook Instagram Twitter Look up #museumatyourhome on LNMA Facebook profile and discover short stories about the works in Museum’s collections as well as temporarily closed exhibitions. LNMA in collaboration with Lithuanian National Radio and Television (LRT) is currently implementing a project 30 Artworks, 30 Creators, 30 Weeks, telling the stories by 30 renowned Lithuanian…

Attention! Important update

October 4, 2020

Attention! Important update

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