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The theme of this year "Europe, common heritage. Creating history together" is related with commemoration of the Millennium of Lithuania and seeks to represent Lithuania as multicultural country. Prospective events of "European Heritage Days" will represent heritage of various ethnical and religious communities in Lithuania (orthodox, Russians, Polish, Byelorussians, Ukrainians, Jews, Tatars, Karaites and others). Multicultural dimension of heritage in Lithuania will be represented by various events: visits to cultural heritage objects and sites, sightseeing tours, public lectures, reviews of documentary films and exhibitions.

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This year, Lithuania celebrates the 600th anniversary of the rise of historical organs that naturally led to the theme chosen for the European Heritage Days 2008. In this context, the most significant initiatives will be concerts of organ music in authentic environments and guided tours for the public of the most important historical instruments. The exhibitions, educational activities for young people, school groups and families, lectures presenting the development of historical organs, the screening of films are also being organised. Young people of the Lithuanian Academy of Music and Theatre, schools of music will also be actively involved in the European Heritage Days. A CD of historical organ music and a study of the history of Lithuanian organs are also under preparation.

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This year’s chosen theme will focus on cultural routes. Municipalities, as the institutions most familiar with the local cultural heritage, will present cultural routes and organise their own activities for the European Heritage Days. Municipalities have selected themes which include routes of industrial heritage in Europe, fortified military architecture in Europe, the pilgrim pathways, parks and gardens, the monastic influence, Baroque, etc.