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Vilnius culture night teb nie naktis june 2008
Culture Night is a one night festival in Vilnius. Nearly a hundred and fifty various cultural events fill the spaces of Vilnius Art meccas and open areas, under the sky. The Culture Night in Lithuania has been around since 2007.
The night attracts more than 100,000 visitors not only from the capital city, but also from other towns or countries. Up to one hundred and fifty projects are presented by more than one hundred cultural organizations and about 500 artists.
In this night, the squares, parks, small courtyards, terraces and most unexpected spaces of the city are flooded by presentations and events of different kinds, and art projects. People are invited to not only to look, but also to participate, and to stroll around the city museums, galleries, churches, concert halls, theatres and workshops. In Culture Night the doors of Vilnius museums, galleries, theatres and churches are open to visitors.
Festival initiator is Daina Urbanavičienė.