La Saison de la Lituanie en France 2024 :
se voir en l’autre / Kitas tas pats from September 12 to December 12, 2024
Decided by Presidents Emmanuel Macron and Gitanas Nausėda, the Season of Lithuania in France will run from September 12 to December 12, 2024.
The starting point for a renewal of Franco-Lithuanian cultural exchanges, the Season of Lithuania in France will present contemporary Lithuania and its culture to the French public in a wide variety of forms: performances, exhibitions, shows, screenings, debates, conferences, gastronomy… It also aims to initiate long-term cooperation between Lithuanian institutions and creators and their French partners.
Through three major themes – Voisinage global, Diversité et identités, Imagination débridée – the Season’s programming will cover a wide range of contemporary cultural phenomena, media and topical themes, sparking creative exploration and reflection on the past, present and possible futures, and addressing Europe’s core values: human dignity, freedom, democracy, equality, human rights, creativity and resilience in the face of climate change.
Driven by the idea that “l’autre est toujours différent mais jamais complètement autre”, as the Lithuanian philosopher Viktoras Bachmetjevas wrote, the Season of Lithuania in France aims to bring our two countries together to better understand each other, and to offer collaborative and inclusive programming that encourages each of us to see ourselves in the other.
General Curator: Ms Virginija Vitkienė (Lithuania), PhD in art history and art criticism, curator of contemporary art exhibitions (2004-2022), artistic director of the Kaunas Biennial (2009-2017), general director of Kaunas 2022 – European Capital of Culture (2018-2023).
La Saison de la Lituanie en France is implemented by the Lithuanian Cultural Institute and the French Institute, in close collaboration with the Lithuanian Embassy in France, the French Embassy in Lithuania and the French Institute of Lithuania, under the aegis of the French Ministries of Europe and Foreign Affairs and of Culture and the Ministry of Culture of the Republic of Lithuania.
