E&RS Community Lunch Talk: Grazina Michneviciute

The European & Russian Studies Community features Gražina Michnevičiūtė, Cultural Attaché of Lithuania in the United States
Lunch at 12:30 pm, talk/Q&A with Gražina Michnevičiūtė at 12:45 pm
Bio: Gražina MICHNEVIČIŪTĖ is a Cultural Attaché of Lithuania in the United States, stationed in New York City. As an accomplished foreign affairs, lifestyle, and culture journalist she spent almost three decades of her professional career at Lithuania’s leading media and publishing houses, including as an Editor-in-Chief of the Moteris and Ieva, and Deputy Editor-in-Chief of Žmonės magazines.
Since 2018, as Lithuania’s Cultural Attaché Michnevičiūtė fosters cultural diplomacy and advances Lithuania’s presence on the cultural and educational scene across the US. Michnevičiūtė is responsible for the activities sponsored by the Lithuanian Cultural Institute in the US, including art exhibitions, musical concerts, film festivals, and beyond. Among her most recent flagship projects are an annual New York Baltic Film Festival and a 2022 programming of Jonas Mekas’ centennial in the US.
Michnevičiūtė holds a graduate degree in Languages and Literature from Vilnius University and earned a Master’s degree in Journalism from the University of Wales. In addition to Lithuanian and English, she speaks Polish and Russian.