Open Lithuania Foundation (Vilnius)
The Open Lithuania Foundation (OLF) launched its activities in October 1990 as an independent, non-governmental, non-profit organisation, with its main objective being to support the development of an open and democratic civil society in Lithuania during the transition period out of communism. OLF renewed its activities in 2017 with a fresh structure and format, and its projects today are aimed at promoting the formation of an open, active, and tolerant civil society in Lithuania, actively engaging in activities in the spheres of civic engagement, education, research, culture, law, social media, independent media, public health, social areas and, above all, the promotion of a knowledge-based society. OLF works to strengthen the protection of fundamental rights in Lithuania and Europe, and to promote tolerance and support of vulnerable groups in society.
On 6th December 2022, we gathered in Warsaw for a public discussion event on “Teaching Post-Socialist Transition: the challenges facing museums, schools and non-formal educators.” This discussion was hosted in partnership with Stowarzyszenie 61 at their base and held with experts from museum education departments,
On Thursday 31st March and Friday 1st April, we gathered both online and in the Rotes Rathaus in the centre of Berlin to mark the closing of the programme “Transition Dialogue” and to present the handbook that has been the result of the hard work
Last year marked the 30th anniversary of the disintegration of the Soviet Union and the end of communism. What followed afterwards was a period of transition that in some parts continues even to this day. These events and their effects on people’s lived experience continue
