Table 1: Cultural institutions, by sector and domain
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Domain |
Cultural institutions (subdomains) |
Public sector |
Private sector |
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Number (2025) |
Trend last 5 years (In %) |
Number (2025) |
Trend last 5 years (In %) |
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Cultural heritage |
Cultural heritage sites (recognised)** |
10 645 |
+1,36 |
NA |
NA |
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Archaeological sites** |
4 459 |
NA |
NA |
NA |
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Museums |
Museum institutions* |
99 |
+3.1 |
12 |
+20 |
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Archives |
Archive institutions* |
9 |
0 |
NA |
NA |
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Visual arts |
Public art galleries / exhibition halls*** |
25 / 186 |
NA |
28 |
NA |
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Performing arts |
Scenic and stable spaces for theatre**** |
130 |
0 |
NA |
NA |
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Concert houses |
4 |
NA |
1 |
NA |
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Theatre companies* |
23 |
0 |
53 |
+47 |
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Dance and ballet companies***** |
5 |
0 |
12 |
NA |
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Symphonic orchestras |
4 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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Libraries |
Libraries* |
2136 |
-7.3 |
NA |
NA |
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Audiovisual |
Cinemas****** |
6 |
0 |
15 |
-1.6 |
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Broadcasting organisations******** |
1 |
0 |
65 |
-5.8 |
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Interdisciplinary |
Socio-cultural centres / cultural houses* |
608 |
-4.1 |
NA |
NA |
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Other (please explain) |
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Sources:
*Data from the Official Statistics Portal
**Data from the Register of Cultural Properties of Lithuania, the number includes the state and municipalities’ protected immovable heritage objects and immovable cultural monuments.
***7 galleries belong to the National Museum of Art; 5 galleries belong to M. K. Čiurlionis National Museum of Art. The Contemporary Arts Centre has Special exhibition halls; 12 galleries belong to or are partly funded by municipalities. 186 specialised exhibition halls are accommodated in cultural houses (data from the National Cultural Centre). Data about private galleries fluctuates and is approximate: Lithuanian Artists’ Association has 10 galleries; Lithuanian Photographers association has 4 galleries; there is 1 private modern art museum with exhibition halls and 12 active private galleries.
****In Lithuania, there are 146 cultural centres with 608 branches. They house 130 large halls (from 201 to 800 seats) and 100 small halls (from 50 to 200 seats) (data from the National Cultural Centre)
*****Data from Lithuanian Dance Information Centre
*******Data from Lithuanian Film Centre
********Data from the Radio and Television Commission of Lithuania
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