Actualities
- Programs,
projects
- New Museums
and expositions
- Cooperation
- In National
Museum Of Lithuania
- Chronicle
- 16 / Exhibitions
and Events. January-February
- Collections
- Abroad
- Education
- Conservation,
Restoration
- Anniversaries
- 42 / L.Valatkiene.
Pranas Genys and His Creative Heritage In Samogitian Museum “Alka”
- Portretai
- 44 / E. Rupeikiene.
People’s Respect and Gratitude For Accurate and Conscious Work
/70-th Anniversary of Gabriele Karaliene/
- 45 / A. M.
Bieliuniene. Appreciated Man, Who Carefully Collects Every
Grain Of National Cultural Heritage
- In Memoriam
- 46 / Brone
Tautaviciene (1926 - 2002)
- 46 / Jonas Juodisius
(1938 - 2002)
- Bibliography
- 47 / Articles in
Periodicals
- 49 / Museums’
Publications
- ANNEX: Lithuanian
Museums in the Yers 2001. Statistics.
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- On the 1st cover:
Stasys Eidrigevicius. Poster „A Tree“. From Lithuanian
National Museum collection. Photo by K.Stoskus
Lithuanian
Museums - Today and Tomorrow
/Interview with Chairman of Lithuanian Museum
Association Romualdas Budrys/
Director of Lithuanian
Art Museum Romualdas Budrys was elected the Chairman of Lithuanian
Museum Association for the period 2002-2004 at the General Meeting
of LMA in the end of 2001. The purposes of LMA are to unite
Lithuanian museums for common activities, to organize and to
stimulate cooperation of museums and museum specialists, mutual
support of Lithuanian museums. Members of LMA are 68 Lithuanian
museums.
The majority of Lithuanian Museums during twelve years of rebuilt
Lithuania’s independence overcame out-of-date stereotypes,
barriers, and politically inspired confrontations. There were many
changes in all spheres of the activities of museums: expositions of
the museums were renovated, organization of exhibitions became more
active as educational activities as well, museum publications grew
in numbers, there were many changes in the network of Lithuanian
museums and it’s structure, valuable cultural projects opened
Lithuanian museums to the world
The main document for the state cultural policy “Guidelines to the
Lithuanian Cultural Policy” classifies Lithuanian museums as
institutions of development of informational society: “Museums
have to subordinate collection and preservation of cultural values
with informational public relations and education”. The program of
modernization of museums is to be prepared and implemented”. This
is why the board of Lithuanian Museum Association has to complete
the program of renovation and modernization of technical equipment
of Lithuanian museums, uniting the efforts of all Lithuanian museum
specialists. This program will become basic for of Lithuanian
National Cultural Development Program in 2003-2009. The board of
Lithuanian Museum Association will actively participate in all
stages of preparation of the main cultural program of Lithuania.
Lithuanian Museum
Association
Saltoniskiu str. 58, LT-2600 Vilnius, Lithuania
Tel.: +370 2 790918; fax. +370 2 790213
E-mail: muzasoc@takas.lt
Lithuanian Art
Museum
Boksto str.5/Didzioji str.4, LT-2001 Vilnius, Lithuania
Tel.: +370 2 628030; fax.: +370 2 226006
E-mail: muziejus@ldm.lt
CULTIVATE
- European Cultural Heritage Informational Network
Audrone GLOSIENE,
Jurate ZVIKAITE,
Vilnius University, Faculty of Communication
European Union’s (EU)
cultural heritage and information policy opens new opportunities for
institutions, as libraries, archives and museums, often called “institutions
of memory”. Priorities of the programs of the Commission are
development of informational products and services, access and
consumption of information, creation of life long learning systems,
creation of informational networks. But, there are only few “memory”
organisations bringing themselves to the participation in the
complex EU programs. That is why Cultivate (Cultural Heritage
Applications Network) a new EC financed project occurred. The main
purposes of the Network are to create a network to connect European
cultural heritage and information institutions, to inform about EU
programs, opportunities and ways to participate in the EU programs,
to stimulate cooperation between institutions of this category.
Project CULTIVATE was started in Lithuania last year. This is a new
project; that is why it’s contents, goals and purposes are
analysed in the article, as woks, already implemented in Europe and
Lithuania, as well.
Vilnius University,
Faculty of Communication,
Universiteto str. 3, LT-2734 Vilnius, Lithuania
Tel.: +370 2 366110, fax: +370 2 366104
E-mail: audra.glosiene@kf.vu.lt
Neringa
Historical Museum In The New Premises
Eleonora Regina
JONUSIENE, Director, Neringa Historical Museum
The town of
Neringa celebrated it’s 40-th anniversary in November 15-th,
2000. New house on Neringa Historical Museum has opened it’s doors
to the community and the guests of the town during the days of the
celebration. Winner of the National Price, Nida’s native architect
Ricardas Kristapavicius adopted café “Uzuoveja”, build in
Soviet times, to the new functions of the museum and the library.
The old building of café “Uzuoveja” was not a typical one of
that period of time and that is, why the architect didn’t change
the outside of the building. Traditional blue colour of the facade,
characteristic for Curonian neck, has exposed the roof-line and,
also, connected the outside of the building with interior into the
whole one, reminding the colours of the Baltic sea, the most clear
reflections of which we can see in the colour of the ceramic floor,
imitating the bottom of the sea. The interior keeps the space,
necessary for modern museum. The main in the interior is the
exposition hall of 250 square meters.
The museum is adapted to the needs of disabled people. The
exhibition-hall contains necessary modern equipment and excellent
lighting. The equipment allows to expose paintings of different
size, small size sculptures and works of applied art. Modern
depository of art works is equipped in the museum, too.
Neringa Historical
Museum
Nagliu str. 4, LT-5870 Nida, Lithuania
Tel.: +370 59 52372, fax. +370 59 52601
E-mail: neringosmuz@is.lt
New
Exposition of Ethnography And The Old Sculpture Opened In Utena
Ethnographical Museum
Elena JUODZEVICIENE,
Curator of collections,
Utena Ethnographical Museum
New exposition of
ethnography and the old sculpture is opened in Utena Ethnographical
Museum after the repairs of it. The authors of the project are
architects Vytautas Zaranka and Julius Masalskas, the works of
equipment were completed by individual enterprise “Architra”.
Visitors of the new exhibition can watch Aukstaiciai living room,
the house with the fireplace, can become acquainted with various
articles of everyday mode of life: means of lighting, towel-holders,
bedspread, laundering and ironing equipment.
Means of grain and milk processing and keeping, baking equipment,
and other means are exposed in the next hall. Visitors can enjoy
watching Utena region spindles and ornaments here.
Wooden sculptural images of God and iron crosses, made by popular
masters, are exposed in The Hall of the old sculpture.
Utena
Ethnographical Museum
Utenio str. 1, LT-4910 Utena, Lithuania
Tel.: +370 39 55393
International
Exhibition “Ferdinandas Ruscicas (1870 - 1936).
Life And Creative Work“
Laima BIALOPETRAVICIENE,
Vice-Director For Science, Lithuanian Art Museum
International
exhibition, dedicated to the creative work of a famous painter,
graphic, stage-designer of the beginning of XX-th century
Ferdinandas Ruscicas, was opened in Krakow in February 9th, 2002.
The exhibition was organized by museums of Lithuania and Poland
(Krakow National Museum, Torun Regional Museum, and Lithuanian Art
Museum) as these museums have collected the main part of creative
heritage of the Lithuanian-Polish artist and are able to held a
presentation in a wider context. Personality of Ferdinandas Ruscicas
in this aspect can be treated as especially important for cultural
development of both nations. The heritage of the artist, presented
at the exhibition, is rooted in the cultural life of Vilnius of the
beginning of XX-th century.
Lithuanian Art
Museum
Boksto str.5/Didzioji str.4, LT-2001 Vilnius, Lithuania
Tel.: +370 2 628030; fax.: +370 2 226006
E-mail: muziejus@ldm.lt; http://www.ldm.lt
Exhibition
Of Posters By Stasys Eidrigevicius In National Museum Of Lithuania
Diana STREIKUVIENE,
Manager of Division of Iconography,
National Museum Of Lithuania
Exhibition of laureate
of Lithuanian national price for art and culture Stasys Eidrigevicius
was opened in National Museum of Lithuania. The collection, donated
by the artist in years 2000 and 2002, was presented to the audience.
This exposition is a complete representation of the artist’s work
on the art of poster for two decades.
Poster is one of the most famous between various brunches of
creative work of Stasys Eidrigevicius. Variety of genres, techniques
and artistic expressions is characteristic for this artist. His
creative work, as a whole, is united by the complete vison of the
world, which centers around the image of a human. Originality of the
creative work of Stasys Eidrigevicius lays in this image.
National Museum of
Lithuania
Arsenalo str. 1, LT-2001 Vilnius, Lithuania
Tel.: +370 2 627774, fax.: +370 2 611023
E-mail: muziejus@lnm.lt; http://www.lnm.lt
Conference
In Memory of Stanislovas Mikulionis
Vydas NARVIDAS,
Vice-Director for science, Trakai Historical Museum
Trakai Historical
Museum and Trakai National Historical Park invited everyone who is
interested in history of Trakai, to the traditional science -
conference In Memoria of the architect, Dr. Stanislovas Mikulionis.
Conference was held in The Big Hall of Trakai Island Castle in March
14-th, 2002. There were 10 reports on the theme “Burial Places and
Historical Cemeteries (Research, Supervision, Management) -
Lithuanian Cultural Heritage” read at the conference.
Materials of the Conference will be published by Trakai Historical
Museum and Trakai Historical National Park. International Conference
“Trakai - UNESCO’s Heritage” is to be held next year to put
the light on the topics of wooden architecture, manors, castles,
legal aspects of preservation of cultural heritage.
Trakai Historical
Museum
Kestucio str. 4, LT-4050 Trakai, Lithuania
Tel.: +370 38 58241, fax:+370 38 55288
E-mail: trakai.museum@is.lt
Lithuania
Minor History Museum In A Full Swing Of Work
Jurga SLIZYTE,
Manager, Lithuania Minor History Museum
The town of Klaipeda
celebrates it’s 750-th anniversary in 2002. The government of the
town prepared a program for jubilee year “The Town I Want To Live”
in active cooperation with Lithuania Minor History Museum, which
proposed 3 projects. The main and the most festive event will be the
opening of the brunch of the museum - Museum of The Castle - at the
ceremony of the birthday of the town in August 1-st, 2002.
Another important project is organization of the cycle of
exhibitions dedicated to the jubilee of the town. The Museum is
going to held three jubilee exhibitions: “Medieval Klaipeda”,
“Klaipeda-750” and “Klaipeda and Citizens”. The main of them
“Klaipeda-750” was opened and exhibited in The Parliament Of The
Republic Of Lithuania” in March 11-th, 2002. The exhibition shows
a retrospect of the history of the town from the building of the
castle in 1252 until nowadays.
The Museum organized also a special educational program for school
children and students. It’s title is “The Town”. The slogan of
the educational program is “To Know More - To Celebrate Joyfully”.
Lithuanian Minor
History Museum
Didzioji Vandens str. 6, LT-5800 Klaipeda, Lithuania
Tel.: +370 26 410523, fax: +370 26 312139
E-mail: info@mlimuziejus.lt; http//: www.mlimuziejus.lt
K.Grinius
Jubilee Celebration
Vytautas GRINIUS,
Director, K.Grinius Marijampole Memory Museum
The Museum celebrated
135-th anniversary of President K.Grinius, held a special exhibition
in Lithuanian Seimas (Parliament), following the proposal of The
Chairman of Lithuanian Parliament Mr. A.Paulauskas.
100 exhibits were brought to Vilnius from Marijampole. Exhibition
was organized in cooperation with Vytautas The Great Military
Museum, Lithuanian Central State Archive, Mr.G.Ilgunas,
Director general of The Millenium of Lithuania and author of a book
“Kazys Grinius”. Lithuanian President Valdas Adamkus opened the
exhibition. Choir from Marijampole town “Suvalkija” was singing
at the opening ceremony.
A special session of Lithuanian Parliament was held that day on the
occasion of jubilee of K.Grinius. Reports were read by Lithuanian
Prime Minister A.M.Brazauskas, G.Ilgunas, V.Andriukaitis, J.Olekas,
Director of Memorial Museum V.Grinius.
It was the first special session of Lithuanian Parliament in honor
of President of Republic of Lithuania - democrat.
K.Grinius
Marijampole County Museum
Baznycios str. 23, 4520 Marijampole, Lithuania
Tel.: +37 43 92636
E-mail: grin_muziejus@mari.omnitel.net
Long
Way To Lithuania. Chicago - Kaunas: Return Of The Gallery
Vida MAZRIMIENE,
Manager Of The Brunch Of Graphics, Division Of Visual Art, M.K.Ciurlionis
National Art Museum
A dispatch containing
400 exhibits from Chicago has reached Lithuanian National M.K.Ciurlionis
Museum on the eve of the year 2002. Ciurlionis Gallery donated to
the Museum a unique collection of works of visual and applied art by
Lithuanian exile artists. The exhibition of donated works of art
named “Chicago - Kaunas: Return of the Gallery” opened in
February 16-th.
National M.K.Ciurlionis
Art Museum
V.Putvinskio str. 55, LT-3000 Kaunas, Lithuania
Tel: +370 7 229400, fax.:+370 7 222606
E-mail: MKC@takas.lt
http://www.travel-lithuania.com/ciurlionismuseum/velcome.lt
The
Colors Of Destiny, Untouched By The Time
Violeta ALEKNIENE,
Director, Kupiskis Ethnographic Museum
The exhibition of the
museum collections, dedicated to the 100-th anniversary of folk
artist Antanas Tucius, laureate of the Prices of P.Galaune and A.Varnas.
The famous folk artist from Kupiskis did not live until his 100
anniversary. Kupiskis Ethnographic Museum inherited 80 paintings by
Antanas Tucius. The museum has purchase more than 40 paintings
before. There were about 50 paintings selected for this exhibition.
Visitors of the exhibition could watch never exposed before
primitive paintings. The themes of his paintings are instants of the
village life.
The memory of the artist was comemorated by the cycle of cultural
events “The Colors Of Destiny, Untouched By The Time” in Kupiskis
Ethnographic Museum.
Kupiskis
Ethnographic Museum
Gedimino str. 2, LT-4880 Kupiskis, Lithuania
Tel.: +370 31 35439
E-mail: kupetmuz@post.omnitel.net
What’s
Good In Danish Museums
Olga ZALIENE,
Manager for public relations, Lithuanian Sea Museum
Daina Kamarauskiene,
Vice-Director for public relations of M.K.Ciurlionis Art Museum,
Nideta Jarockiene, Director of Art Cognition Center and Olga Zaliene,
Manager for public relations of Lithuanian Sea Museum visited eight
museums in Denmark. This work on probation was a part of a project
of continuing training organized by Lithuanian Cultural
Administrators Training Center “Public Relations In Museum
Management”. The project was support by Open Society Institute
(Budapest).
A publication tells about the experience of Danish museums in the
field of public relations.
Lithuanian Cultural
Administrators Training Centre
Saltoniskiu str. 58, LT-2600 Vilnius, Lithuania
Tel.: +370 2 752777, fax.: +370 2 790304
E-mail: Lkdtc@takas.lt , olga@juru.muziejus.lt
http://www.lkdtc.tik.lt
Multicultural
Training and Museums
Regina ADOMAITIENE,
Trainer and Guide, Kedainiai Museum
Lithuania’s aim to
become a member state of NATO and European Union stimulates creation
of the open, democratic and multicultural society. The main goal in
this process is bringing up of a respect to the people of other
states, not loosing the own cultural identity.
The author of the article invites readers to think, if today’s
Lithuanian society is ready to adopt history and culture of all
nations, living in Lithuania, to include it into it’s cultural
turnover, to accept it as it’s own culture, if it is ready to
understand that Vilnius Jewish Institute’s JIVO heritage is
Lithuanian national value, as well as the icons and books of Russian
Ortodox community. If there is understanding in the society that
Ortodox Saints Eustache and Anthony are side by side with Saint
Casimirus and that Kedainiai S.Georg’s Church and St.Joseph’s
Church are interesting as well as interesting are Kedainiai
Evangelist, Reformat, Lutheran Churches, Ortodox Church and Jewish
Synagogue. To understand this and to be proud of these riches.
Kedainiai Museum
Didzioji str. 19, LT-5030 Kedainiai, Lithuania
Tel.: +370 57 51330, fax.: +370 57 61125
E-mail: muziejus@kedainiai.omnitel.net
“Archeology
and Historical Knowledge” In Moletai
Viktorija KAZLIENE,
Director, Moletai Museum
A publication tells
about the common educational project of Moletai Museum and
Lithuanian museum of Ethnocosmology. The author and executor of the
project was chief-curator of Museum of Ethnocosmology Mr. Rimvydas
Lauzikas.
The project was draw-up of: review of CD “Lithuania Before The
King Mindaugas”, flint-processing, ancient food-making, ceramic
works, pottery, paper manufacturing, fretwork and printing,
bookbinding, water-colors manufacturing, oil-paint manufacturing,
icon-painting, spinning, weaving, photography, sculpture-founding,
Moletai church archive-keeping.
Moletai Museum
Inturkes str. 4, LT-4150 Moletai, Lithuania
Tel.: +370 30 51138, fax: +370 30 51052
E-mail: muziejus@mail.lt
http:// www.muziejus.moletai.lt
At
The Family’s Fireside: After The Wedding Ceremony - To Open Air
Museum Of Lithuania
Vida OLECHNOVICIENE,
Guide, Brunch of Information
And Cultural Events, Open Air Museum Of Lithuania
Open Air Museum of
Lithuania is not only museum of the old folk architecture. For the
first, it is a museum of the family’s mode of life. Everyone could
find a shelter at the family’s fireside: disabled and alone. Every
angle of the house carries the signs of and tells the story of
family relationships of a certain period of time, of it’s norms,
holidays, everyday life, miseries and worries.
Wedding ceremonies are celebrated in the chapel, build in 1775 in Rackiske
village, Svencionys County, one of the eldest buildings in the
museum. Here, in the eight-angular building of nice proportions,
decorated with authentic crosses and roadside poles with statuettes
of saints, get married many couples.
Open Air Museum of
Lithuania
S.Neries str. 6, Rumsiskes, LT-4237 Kaisiadorys county, Lithuania
Tel.: +370 56 47233, fax. + 370-56-51589
E-mail: lbm@is.lt; http://www.mmlab.ktu.lt/skansenas_lt; http://www.vdu.lt/Etno/index_lt.html
Shrovetide
- 2002 In The Open Air Museum of Lithuania
Vida Olechnoviciene,
Guide, Brunch of Information And Cultural Events, Open Air Museum Of
Lithuania
Farmsteads from all
Lithuanian regions are in the exposition of The Open Air Museum of
Lithuania: farmsteads from Dzukia, Aukstaitija, Suduva and
Samogitia of XVIII-XX centuries. Museum organizes traditional
calendar, family, children holidays, concerts of choruses and
folk-ensembles.
Author of the article narrates about Shrovetide Day - 2002,
traditionally organized since 1977. 6901 visitor came to the museum
holiday this year.
Open Air Museum of
Lithuania
S.Neries str. 6, Rumsiskes, LT-4237 Kaisiadorys county, Lithuania
Tel.: +370 56 47233, fax. + 370-56-51589
E-mail: lbm@is.lt; http://www.mmlab.ktu.lt/skansenas_lt
http://www.vdu.lt/Etno/index_lt.html
Special
Professional Studies “Conservation of Cultural Values” In
Vilnius University
Janina LUKSENIENE,
Jurate SENVAITIENE, P.Gudynas Center of Restoration
A program for special
professional studies “Conservation of Cultural Values” started
in Vilnius University since Autumn 2002. Program was prepared by
specialists from P.Gudynas Center of Restoration, Faculty of
Chemistry of Vilnius University and approved by Senate of Vilnius
University and the Ministry of Education and Science.
The purpose of the professional studies is to give knowledge about
modern principles of preservation of cultural heritage, about the
processes of decay of material substance of cultural values, to
realize new methods and technologies of physical and chemical
analysis, to prepare for practical laboratory and preventive
conservation of cultural values.
School year 2000/2001 was the first year of implementation of this
program. There were the first graduates - specialists in
technologies of conservation of cultural values.
P.Gudynas Center of
Restoration
Rudninku str. 8, LT-2001 Vilnius, Lithuania
Tel.: +370 2 619854, fax.: +370 2 617941
E-mail: restcentras@takas.lt; http://www.ldm.lt
