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Pasaulio lietuvių centras

Pasaulio lietuvių kultūros, mokslo ir švietimo centras, viešoji įstaiga

Kaunas, Lithuania

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NGOFounded 1989International reach
Profile last updated: August 8, 2026

About

Founded in 1989, Pasaulio lietuvių centras is a non-governmental organisation based in Kaunas, Lithuania working on arts & culture, education, heritage +1 more.

Pasaulio lietuvių centras (World Lithuanian Centre) is a public non-profit institution based in Kaunas, Lithuania. Founded in 1989 at an international academic conference on the national higher-education concept, it was reorganised in 1997 as a non-profit public body. It works for Lithuanian culture, science and education, both in Lithuania and among Lithuanians worldwide. Its activities include publishing books, calendars and other materials, organising book festivals and children's book festivals, running cultural contests and events, and hosting book presentations and author meetings. It also organises trips for Lithuanian community groups abroad, such as visits to Lithuanian communities in Germany.

Location

Kaunas, Lithuania

Founded

1989

Organisation type

NGO

Legal form

viešoji įstaiga

Legal name

Pasaulio lietuvių kultūros, mokslo ir švietimo centras, viešoji įstaiga

VAT number

LT897300010

Focus areas

Lithuanian diasporapublishingbookscultureeducationLithuanian heritage

Languages

LTEN

Causes & programmes

Causes

Arts & CultureEducationHeritageScience & Research

Works for

CommunitiesStudentsChildrenYouth

How they work

Awareness & educationCommunity programmes

Programmes

Vaikų knygos šventė

Arts & Culture · Lithuania

Annual children's book festival organised with the XXVII knygos mėgėjų draugija and the Lithuanian University Women's Association, including a children's creative contest and a book publication.

Tarptautinis ekslibrisų konkursas ISTORINĖS ATMINTIES VARDAI

Arts & Culture · Lithuania

International bookplate (ex libris) art contest open to Lithuanian and international artists, on the theme of historical memory.

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