"Šiauliai City Cultural Centre "Laiptų galerija" is a well-known and recognised cultural institution in Lithuania. The main field of the institution's activity is the dissemination of professional art, where the main focus is on professional art. "Laiptų galerija is faithful to the tradition of art, focuses on artists of the middle generation, and pays special attention to the presentation of the work of diasporic artists - there is no other cultural institution or private collector in Northern Lithuania where so many works of diasporic artists have been collected and presentations have been organised. Žibuntas Mikšys (Paris) was a patron and supporter of the Laiptai Gallery. Thanks to him, Lithuanian artists living and working abroad have been presented, and a unique collection of art works has been accumulated."
