# Art exhibitions and cultural activities in Kaunas

> Live situation record from CLSTR: https://clstr.news/situations/art-exhibitions-and-cultural-activities-in-kaunas
> Updated: 2026-09-07T06:46:11.000Z. Sources: 4. Developments: 2.

Cultural institutions in Kaunas, Lithuania, are hosting various art exhibitions and participating in international events. The Kaunas Painting Gallery is concluding an exhibition titled ‘Keisti kailį. Kauno kailių pramonės palikimas’ (Changing the Fur. The Legacy of Kaunas Fur Industry), which examines the city’s industrial history and former factories such as ‘Kaspinas’, ‘Drobė’, ‘Inkaras’, and ‘Banga’. 

Simultaneously, the ‘Muitinė’ gallery has opened the seventh iteration of ‘Jauna Kauno tapyba ‘26’ (Young Kaunas Painting ‘26’), showcasing professional artists exploring themes of identity and social investigation. Expanding its reach internationally, the Pelėdų kalno Gallery, representing the Kaunas Academy of Arts, is participating in the ‘Art Riga Fair’ in Latvia, featuring works by artists Sigutė Bronickienė and Birutė Šležienė.

## Timeline

### 2026-09-07: Kaunas cultural institutions host exhibitions and participate in international art fair

Kaunas cultural institutions are active with the closing of a fur industry heritage exhibition and the participation of the Pelėdų kalno Gallery in the Art Riga Fair in Latvia.

2 sources. https://clstr.news/cluster/kaunas-cultural-institutions-host-exhibitions-and-participate-in-international-art-fair

### 2026-09-01: Kaunas hosts exhibitions on industrial heritage and young painting

Art exhibitions in Kaunas include the closing of a series on the city's fur industry legacy and the opening of ‘Young Kaunas Painting ‘26’ at the Muitinė gallery.

2 sources. https://clstr.news/cluster/kaunas-hosts-exhibitions-on-industrial-heritage-and-young-painting

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