ENThe aim of the article is to reveal how cultural policy models in Lithuania developed and changed in the 2nd half of 20th century and in the 21st century. The article discusses the diversity of 5 cultural policy management models identified by scholars that prevail in different government systems. The article reveals the development processes of cultural policy management models that have taken place in Lithuania and are still going on, from the restoration of Lithuania's independence to the present day. The most important legal acts regulating the Lithuanian cultural field are discussed, and monitoring studies highlighting the processes of change in cultural field models and their impact on the representatives of the cultural sector are discussed. New and innovative financing mechanisms that promote the development of the cultural sector due to the change of models are highlighted. Key words: culture, culture policy, culture policy models. [From the publication]