{"id":6375,"date":"2023-02-16T18:59:03","date_gmt":"2023-02-16T18:59:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bienale.lt\/2023\/uz-nuopelnus-lietuvai\/"},"modified":"2023-02-16T19:00:31","modified_gmt":"2023-02-16T19:00:31","slug":"state-awards-for-services-to-lithuania","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bienale.lt\/2025\/en\/uncategorized-lt\/state-awards-for-services-to-lithuania\/","title":{"rendered":"State awards for services to Lithuania"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>On the occasion of the State Restoration Day, the President of the Republic of Lithuania Gitanas Naus\u0117da presented state awards for services to Lithuania and for promoting its name in the world.<\/p>\n<p>The President awarded the head of Kaunas 2022, the person behind the idea of MagiC Carpets, artistic director of the platform Virginija Vitkien\u0117, with the order \u201cFor services to Lithuania\u201d with the Knight\u2019s Cross for her merits in preparing and successfully implementing the \u201cKaunas \u2013 European Capital of Culture 2022\u201d program, establishing new cultural practices and achieving fundamental cultural and social change.<\/p>\n<p>The President awarded art critic, the board member of the Kaunas Biennial Ana Ko\u010degarova Maj with the medal \u201cFor services to Lithuania\u201d for her merits in preparing and implementing the \u201cKaunas \u2013 European Capital of Culture 2022\u201d program, initiating the European Cultural Forum and leading it, encouraging discussions on issues relevant to European culture.<\/p>\n<p>Congratulations to all the awardees and those who create Lithuania every day!<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t<div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"psgal_wrap\">\n\t\t\t<div id=\"psgal_6375_1\" data-psgal_id=\"6375_1\" data-psgal_container_id=\"container_6375_1\" data-psgal_thumbnail_width=\"277\" data-psgal_use_masonary=\"1\" class=\"psgal-inline psgal gallery-columns-2 gallery-size-medium 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