Vytautas Tumėnas

Vytautas Tumėnas is a researcher at the the Department of Ethnology and Anthropology of the Lithuanian Institute of History. He was a vice-chairmen of the Lithuanian Folk Culture Safeguarding Council by the Lithuanian Parliament. He is a member of expert group for the preparation of a nomination case for the Lithuanian straw garden tradition as UNESCO intangible heritage. His scientific research is focused on folk art semiotics and heritage communities.