World Refugee Day 2024 at Sapieha Palace, Lithuania / Cultural Rhythms festival

On the evening of June 19, the eve of World Refugee Day, artists invited the public to immerse themselves in the “El Dorado” installation on the theme of migration at Sapieha Palace.
Artists Barbora Matonytė, Denisas Kolomyckis, and Liudvikas Kesminas, who present themselves as the .XYZ Collective, along with the arts agency Artscape, prepared an installation aimed at drawing public attention to the challenges faced by refugees and asylum seekers. The installation was open to anyone interested.
Following the artistic event, a discussion took place during which young creators who had come to live in Lithuania shared their experiences and challenges in creating art and building their lives in a new country.
The event at Sapieha Palace is part of the Cultural Rhythms festival. Cultural Rhythms embodies the idea that different cultures have their unique rhythms reflecting their traditions, experiences, and expressions. Under this theme, people are invited for the second consecutive year to celebrate World Refugee Day on June 20 at a free music festival in Bernardine Courtyard, Vilnius. See the program here.
From June 13-20, Lithuania is observing Refugee Week, during which various organizations invite everyone to celebrate the contributions, creativity, and resilience of refugees and asylum seekers through various events.
The festival is funded by the European Union.
Organizers: Ministry of Social Security and Labor of the Republic of Lithuania and arts agency ARTSCAPE. Major partner: United Nations Refugee Agency (UNHCR). Partners: Vilnius City Municipality, Lithuanian Council for Culture.