Course General Description

Cultural Management and Cultural Policy Master – art, humanities, social and political science field practical programme, which purpose is to deepen humanities and social science graduates bachelor university competencies in cultural policy, management, leadership and entrepreneurship directions. Graduates with qualified master’s degree in Management can work as managers or leaders in private and public cultural sectors. As well in other sectors - social, political and economic, which development needs creativity and innovation. They will be able to do scientific work and to continue their PhD studies in Lithuanian or foreign universities. The programme is implemented by UNESCO Cultural Management and Cultural Policy department, operating in the UNESCO UNITWIN programme.

School General Description

Vilnius Academy of Arts is the largest and oldest art university in the Baltic States, established in 1793 as an Architecture department at the Chief school of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania in Vilnius. At the end of the 19th century it was closed together with Vilnius University by the tsarist government, and then reopened in 1919. After the World War II Academy was merged with Kaunas Art Institute and since then was called The State Art Institute of the Soviet Socialist Republic of Lithuania. In 1990 the Academy regained its name of Vilnius Academy of Arts. Since 1990, almost 100 alumni of the Academy were awarded National Art Awards. Today Academy has over 1,800 students in four cities – Vilnius, Kaunas and Telšiai. Each faculty has its own unique study programmes, which offer Lithuanian students a possibility to find a specific art specialisation in different cities. Vilnius faculty has a wide collection of most popular art study programmes varying from Painting to Culture Management and Culture Politics. Kaunas faculty offers Glass Art study programme that is unique throughout the Baltic region.