In June 9, 2020, Assoc. Prof. Dr. Vaidutė Ščiglienė was appointed as a chairperson of the National Commission for Cultural Heritage of the Republic of Lithuania by the Parliament of the Republic of Lithuania.
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Vaidutė Ščiglienė is an art critic, Doctor of Humanities, researcher-expert in the field of cultural heritage, Associate Professor at Vilnius Academy of Arts, member of Lithuanian Association of Art Historians and Lithuanian Council for Culture.