CONTENT
Problems,
Opinions
4 /
A.Astrauskas. The Museum of Book: Wishes and Proposals of Enthusiasts
New
Museums and Expositions
6 /
V.Kazliene. The Glass Museum Was Open in Molėtai County
7 / LDM information. Memorial Exposition of Furniture of Jurgis Baltrusaitis
8 /
V.Rudiene. New Exposition in The Museum of The Genocide
Cooperation
10 / LDM
information. Jonas Bretkunas - Translator of The Lithuanian Bible
12 / S.Vadisis. The Exhibition “Kernave, The Lithuanian Troya”
Presented in Warsaw
14 /
R.Lapinia. Latvian National Pre-WWII Art Golden Fund in Lithuania
(Exhibition "Schoolmasters of Latvian National Art Academy in
1920-1940)"
15 /
D.Elertas. Modern Tunisian Painting
16 / LDM
information. International Exhibition “Ferdinandas Ruscicas
(1870-1936), His Life and Creative Work” Returned to Vilnius
17 / V.Mazrimiene. Works of Janina Monkute-Marks in the National M.K.Ciurlionis
Art Museum
18 /
V.Dolinskas. The Sixth Renovation of the Exhibition “Christianity in
Lithuanian Art”
20 /
V.Poskus. Napoleon and Lithuania
22 /
R.Baristaite, B.Lukosiute. The Exhibition About the Mode of Life and
Culture of Townspeople
24 / LNM
information. Commemoration of the 200-th Anniversary of Ignotas
Domeika
25 /
S.Zvirgzdas. Veliuona in the Photographs of Antanas Mickus
26 /
A.Lekaviciene. 120 Years for the First Telephone Line in Lithuania
28 /
A.Petruliene. From the Past of Panevezys: The Catholic Churches
30 /
V.Laurinavicius. Exhibition “Money in the Photography”
Chronicle
32 /
Exhibitions and Events. September-October-November-December
Colections
52 /
V.Ruzas. Russian Award-Medals and the Signs of Distinction from XIX -
XX Centuries in National Museum of Lithuania
55 /
E.Vasiliauskas. The Rare Printings in Latvian in Joniskis Museum of
History and Culture
56 /
A.Astramskas. Exhibition of Numismatics in Panevezys Museum of
Ethnography
57 / Z.Ruikiene.
Esperantists in Mazeikiai
Education
58 /
N.Jarockiene. The International Project “The Sensual Cognition of
the Art”
60 /
R.Mazukeliene. The Performance in The Maironis’ Museum of Lithuanian
Literature
61 /
R.Adomaitiene. The Game of Glass Beads Finished as a Festival of the
Town
62 /
V.Alekniene. The Pathways of the Architect Laurynas Stuoka-Gucevicius
63 /
D.Petruliene. Education at the Ethnographical Expedition of Joniskis
Museum of History and Culture
Convervation,
Restoration
64 /
J.Senvaitiene. The 6-th International Triennial Conference of The
Restorers of The Baltic Countries
Portraits
66 /
D.Karaliene. Honorary Award Evaluates the Work
Anniversaries
67 /
J.Nekrasiene. 80-th Anniversary of Kedainiai Land Museum
68 /
P.Brazauskas. 35-th Anniversary of Museum of the Mode of Life of
Skriaudziai
70 /
J.Bielskis. 80-th Anniversary of the Museum of Pedagogy
Abroad
72 /
M.Bauziene. The Eleventh Congress of ICAM
73 /
I.Senuliene. In the Association of Castles and Museums Around the
Baltic Sea
74 /
D.Grimalauskaite. Numismatic Conference in Poland
75 /
E.Karosiene. The Courses of Restoration of Japanese Paper
76
/ B.Salatkiene, D.Kamarauskiene,
N.Kersyte. The Trip of Lithuanian
Museologists to France
Bibliography
81 / Articles in Periodicals
85 /
Museums’ Publications
The
Museum of Book: Wishes and Proposals of Enthusiasts
Antanas Astrauskas
Specialist, Division of Information and Publishing, LCATC
XXII-th International
Conference of Book-Research “The Book - Museum: Situation and
Tendencies of Development” was held by Vilnius University, Department
of Communication, in September 26-27-th.
This year’s theme was interdisciplinary: one the crossroads of
museology and the book-research. The theme attracted attention of the
guests, specialists, from Byelorussia, Estonia, Latvia, Russia and
Finland. The guests came to the conference to discuss the functions of
the book museum in the changing system of cultural heritage
institutions, to discuss the history of organizing museums of book and
the current situation in Europe. They discussed the questions of the
theory of museology, organizational and practical questions, the
applications of informational and communicational technologies in the
practical activities of museums. The questions: “Do we need Lithuanian
Book Museum Today?”, “What Kind of Institution It Should Be?” and
“What We Have To Expose In It?” were discussed on the first day of
the conference, in the representational P.Smuglevičius’ Hall of
The Library of The Vilnius University.
Lithuanian Cultural Administrators Training Centre
Saltoniškių str. 58, 2600 Vilnius, Lithuania
Tel.: +370 5 2790213, fax.: +370 5 2790213.
E-mail: lkdtc@takas.lt; http://www.lkdtc.tik.lt
The
Glass Museum Was Open In Molėtai County
Viktorija Kazlienė
Director, Molėtai Land Museum
The Glass Museum was
open with participation of he President of The Republic of Lithuania Mr.
Valdas Adamkus in Balninkai, a small town of Molėtai county, in
November 8-th, 2002. The museum was open in the brunch of the
Molėtai Land Museum, Art Gallery; the exposition contains 151 work
of art of Vladas Miškinis, and 39 works of art of painter Ona
Pusvaškytė, folk-artist, laureate of the Prize of P.Galaunė.
Besides the ancient pieces of glass, we can watch the modern Lithuanian
glass from Panevėžys, Vilnius and Kaunas glass enterprises, and,
also, works of glass of nine artists, who donated their works to the
museum.
There are 367 works of glass and 7 books in the funds of the Glass
Museum. 181 work of glass is from the private collection of glasscutter
Strazdas family. All of these exhibits are exposed in the three rooms.
The author of the project of the exposition was Emilija Strazdienė.
The most valuable exhibit of the museum is the souvenir of glass with
the sign of Vytis (The Lithuanian Herb) and the signature of the
President Valdas Adamkus, donated on the day of the opening.
Molėtai Land Museum; Inturkės str. 4, 4150 Molėtai,
Lithuania
Tel.: +370 230 51138.
E-mail: muziejus@moletai.lt; http://muziejus.moletai.lt
Memorial
Exposition of Furniture of Jurgis Baltrusaitis In Vilnius Picture
Gallery
After the materials
from the Informational Center, Lithuanian Art Museum.
The Memorial Exposition
of the furniture of Jurgis Baltrušaitis, a Lithuanian poet and a
diplomat: the office (furniture from the beginning of the XX-th
century), the library (unique collection of classic furniture) and
guestroom (ampyre-style furniture). The unique exhibits are from the
former house of Jurgis Baltrušaitis in Moscow. This collection was
restored in P.Gudynas Center of Restoration of Museum Values of
Lithuanian Art Museum and now it is presented as a part of the
exposition of Vilnius Picture Gallery.
There are chamber readings planned in the library of Jurgis
Baltrušaitis to present literary works, translations, essays, cultural
research works.
Lithuanian Art Museum; Didžioji str. 4, 2001 Vilnius, Lithuania
Tel.: +370 5 2628030, fax.: +370 5 2126006.
E-mail: muziejus@ldm.lt ;
http://www.ldm.lt ;
http://ldmuziejus.mch.mii.lt/
New
Exposition in the Museum of the Genocide
Jirginija Rudiene
Chief of the History Department, The Museum of The Genocide
New exposition “Lithuania
in years 1940-1941: “The Beginning of the Loses…” was open in The
Museum of The Genocide in November 27-th, 2002 as exposition of the
items acquired during the decade of the Museum (1992-2002).
This exposition is implemented in the framework of the project of
development of the expositions of the Museum. The purpose of the project
is to recreate the most authentic details of the Soviet genocide, to
preserve the memory of the victims of the genocide, to acknowledge the
visitors of the museum to the historical events and to transmit the
unforgettable impressions to the visitors by the means of art of
exposition.
New exposition is held in the former office of the vice-chief of the
Internal Prison of MGB (KGB). There is furniture from 50-ies of this
office, personal objects of NKGB-MGB personnel, table inventory
displayed in the new exposition. Here, documents, maps and photographs
tell the story of the complicated and tragic period of Lithuanian
history (1940-1941): occupation and annexation of Lithuanian state,
sovietisation of the country, repression of the inhabitants of the
country.
The Museum of The Genocide
Auku str. 4, 2001 Vilnius, Lithuania
Tel./fax.: +370 5 2496264.
E-mail: ingast@centras.lt; www.genocid.lt/Muziejus/genocido.htm
Jonas
Bretkunas - Translator of The Lithuanian Bible
After the materials
from the Informational Center of The Lithuanian Art Museum.
The exhibition “Jonas
Bretkunas, Translator of the Bible” dedicated to the 400-th
anniversary of Lithuanian Bible was open in The Museum of Applied Art in
November 27th - December 18-th, 2002.
There was a manuscript of the first Lithuanian translation of The Bible
(in 8 volumes), done by the famous Lithuanian reformat Jonas
Bretkūnas, displayed at the exposition and the other of his
writings.
The exhibition was held by Lithuanian and German institutions of
preservation of cultural heritage: Lithuanian Art Museum, Institute of
Lithuanian Language, Institute of Lithuanian History, The Secret Archive
of the Cultural Heritage of the State of Prussia in Berlin, Institute of
Baltistics of the Greifswald Ernst Moritz University.
There were 19 exhibits from The Secret Archive of the Cultural Heritage
of the State of Prussia in Berlin. Total number of displayed exhibits
was 55.
Lithuanian Art Museum; Didzioji str. 4, 2001 Vilnius, Lithuania
Tel.: +370 5 2628030, fax.: +370 5 2126006.
E-mail: muziejus@ldm.lt ;
http://www.ldm.lt ; http://ldmuziejus.mch.mii.lt
The
Exhibition “Kernave, The Lithuanian Troya” Presented in Warsaw
Saulius Vadisis
Director, Kernave State Cultural Reservation
The exhibition of the
Kernavė Museum and Cultural Reservation “Kernavė, The
Lithuanian Troya” was open in Warsaw State Archeological Museum in
November 29-th, 2002. This is the first exhibition by Kernavė
Museum and Cultural Reservation held abroad. The exhibition is the
result of the cooperation activities of Warsaw State Archeological
Museum and Kernavė State Museum and Cultural Reservation of Poland
and Lithuania.
The exhibition presents the main historical periods of history of
Kernavė, related to Lithuanian pre-history (from 8-9 millenniums
BC), common processes of formation and development of Lithuanian
nationality and the state, transformation of the ancient pagan culture
in the context of the European culture. The significant part of the
exposition is dedicated to the XIII-XVI centuries, the period of the
raise and decay of Kernavė, as the center of the state. There are
590 archeological exhibits displayed at the exposition.
The exhibition will be open in Warsaw until March, 30-th, 2003.
Kernave State Cultural Reservation
Kerniaus str. 4, LT-4115 Kernavė, Lithuania
Tel.: +370 382 47371, fax +370 382 47391.
E-mail: kernave.muziejus@is.lt; www.travel-lithuania.com/kernave/
Latvian
National Pre-WWII Art Golden Fund in Lithuania
(Exhibition “Schoolmasters of Latvian National Art Academy in
1920-1940)
The exhibition of
paintings by schoolmasters of Latvian National Art Academy of 1920-1940
was open in November 19-th in Lithuanian Art Museum, Vilnius Art
Gallery.
The exhibition was organized by Lithuanian Art Museum, Latvian Art
Museum and The Embassy of the Republic of Latvia in Lithuania.
There are 40 paintings displayed at the exhibition; among them -
paintings of the initiator and the first Rector of the Academy Vilhelms
Purvytis, the famous painters Godert Elias, Janis Roberts Tilbergs,
Rihards Zarinis, Janis Kug, Karlis Miesnieks, Ludolfs Liberts, Valdemars
Tone, Konrads Ubans, Oto Skulme and others.
The art-researcher Ruta Lapinia in her article writes about the Latvian
Academy of Art, the famous schoolmasters, presented in the exhibition.
Lithuanian Art Museum; Didžioji str. 4, 2001 Vilnius, Lithuania
Tel.: +370 5 2628030, fax.: +370 5 2126006; e-mail: muziejus@ldm.lt
; http://www.ldm.lt
; http://ldmuziejus.mch.mii.lt
Modern
Tunisian Painting
After the information
of National M.K.Čiurlionis Art Museum.
The exhibition “Modern
Tunisian Painting” was open in M.Žilinskas Art Gallery in Kaunas in
October 11 - November 10, 2002. There are works of five Tunisian
painters presented in the exhibition Asma M’Naouar, Habib Baouabana,
Rym Karoui, Rafik El Kamel, Abderrazak Sahli. National
M.K.Čiurlionis Art Museum cooperates with Norwegian Cultural
Exchanges Foundation 3,14 for 12 years. The mission of the Foundation is
to represent Norwegian art abroad and to acknowledge to the most
interesting art phenomena from various countries of the world. The
representatives of the Foundation traveled to Tunisia this year to get
acquainted to the tendencies of the modern and traditional art of this
country. Director of the museum Osvaldas Daugelis was invited to travel
together and to participate in the program of the selection of exhibits.
The representatives were visiting museums and the artist’s studios.
This way the collection of modern Tunisian paintings was formed; it was
exhibited in Bergen, and later, traditionally, it was exhibited in
Kaunas, M.Žilinskas Art Gallery.
National M. K. Čiurlionis Art Museum,
V.Putvinskio str. 55, LT-3000 Kaunas, Lithuania
Tel.: +370 37 229400, fax +370 37 222606.
E-mail: MKC@takas.lt;
www.travel-lithuania.com/ciurlionismuseum/welcome_lt.htm
International
Exhibition “Ferdinandas Ruscicas (1870-1936), His Life and Creative
Work” Returned to Vilnius
The presence of this
exhibition in Vilnius is important event in cultural exchanges between
Lithuania and Poland, important event in the life of the society. The
merits of Ferdinandas Ruščicas for the culture of both nations are
significant. Department of Arts of Vilnius University was organized by
his efforts; he was a dean and he made a huge influence on Lithuanian
culture in Vilnius with his creative and pedagogical work. One of his
famous students of M.K.Čiurlionis.
The exhibits are from the Polish museums, Lithuanian Art Museum, and The
Museum of Science of the Vilnius University.
After the materials from Informational Center of Lithuanian Art Museum.
Lithuanian Art Museum
Didžioji str. 4, 2001 Vilnius, Lithuania
Tel.: +370 5 2628030, fax.: +370 5 2126006.
E-mail: muziejus@ldm.lt ;
http://www.ldm.lt ; http://ldmuziejus.mch.mii.lt
Works
of Janina Monkute-Marks in the National M. K. Ciurlionis Art Museum
Vida Mazrimiene
Manager, Sector of Graphics,
National M.K.Čiurlionis Art Museum
The artist from USA
Janina Monkutė-Marks held the exhibition in Kaunas Mykolas
Žilinskas Art Gallery in May-June, 2002 of 78 paintings and works of
textile.
Retrospective exhibition was the occasion to get acquainted to the
phenomena of The American pop art, art brute, synthesis of the ancient
cultures and the primitive art. The artist came to Lithuania in autumn
to present the monograph of her creative work written in US and
published in Lithuania by “Baltos Lankos” publishing house.
The artist donated two monumental paintings to the National
M.K.Čiurlionis Art Museum: “Adventures of the Sailor” from 1964
and “The Wedding of Egle” from 1965. The paintings will enrich the
constant exposition of the Lithuanian exile art the museum and will put
the light onto the world art tendencies in the American art of sixties.
The creative works of the artists, participant of the exhibitions in
Balzekas Museum of Culture, Čiurlionis Gallery, Lithuanian Museum
of Culture, American Art Centers Janina Monkutė-Marks from now on
will be exhibited as part of the collections of National
M.K.Čiurlionis Art Museum donated by Čiurlionis Gallery in
Chicago.
National M.K.Čiurlionis Art Museum, V.Putvinskio str. 55, LT-3000
Kaunas, Lithuania
Tel.: +370 37 229400, fax +370 37 222606.
E-mail: MKC@takas.lt;
www.travel-lithuania.com/ciurlionismuseum/welcome_lt.htm
The
Sixth Renovation of the Exhibition “Christianity in Lithuanian Art”
Dr. Vydas Dolinskas
Lithuanian Art Museum
invited visitors to the renovated exhibition “Christianity in
Lithuanian Art” dedicated to the Millennium of Lithuanian State in
December 21, 2002. The main task of the renovation is presentation of
the sacral art of the historical Samogitian Diocese (currently -
Dioceses of Šiauliai and Vilkaviškis and Archbishopric of Kaunas). The
last, the VII-th renovation of the exhibition will be held before the
King Mindaugas Crown Day, the State Holiday, in the beginning of July,
2003 will be dedicated to the art heritage of the Vilnius See.
The sixth renovated exhibition presents to the visitors almost 200 works
of sacral art, restored at P.Gudynas Center of Restoration of Museum
Values - jewelry, textile, painting, sculpture, created by Lithuanian
and foreign artists in XVI-XX centuries and the collection of books of
the old Vilnius Jesuit Academy Library. Represented values are from
different stylistic periods - Gothic, Renaissance, mannerism, Baroque,
Rococo, Classicism and historicism. There are liturgical items,
paintings, religious and science literature.
Lithuanian Art Museum; Didzioji str. 4 / Boksto str. 5, 2001 Vilnius,
Lithuania
Tel.: +370 5 2628030, fax.: +370 5 2126006.
E-mail: muziejus@ldm.lt ;
http://www.ldm.lt ; http://ldmuziejus.mch.mii.lt
Napoleon
and Lithuania
Vidas Poskus
Museologist, Department of History, National Museum of Lithuania
The exhibition “Napoleon
and Lithuania” was open in Lithuanian National Museum in December
6-th, 2002.
The exhibition consists of three parts. The first one is to represent
military and political activities of Napoleon in Lithuania. The main
theme of this part is show the main moments of the was of 1812 in the
territory of Lithuania and the pre-history of the war: peace treaty
between France and Russia in Tilsit in 1807, the crossing of the Nemunas
river of the Great Army, the retreat of the French Army from Vilnius.
There are exhibits exposed from the findings in the grave-places of the
soldiers of Napoleon’s army -details of uniforms (clothes, shoes,
fragments of the caps), personal objects (rings, chains, steels), coins,
also, details of the French uniforms from Berezina river, examples of
the equipment of the Great Army; among those - the flag of the
nineteenth Lithuanian regiment, the uniform, the cap and the belt of
lieutenant Karolis Gregoravičius, and other exhibits related to the
Lithuanian detachments of the Great Army. The second part of the
exhibition is about administrational politics of Napoleon and the hopes
to rebuilt Grand Principality of Lithuania; there are objects, portraits
and decrees of the members of the Commission of Temporary Lithuanian
Government. The third part consists of souvenirs (small sculptures,
ceramics, and numismatics), that reflect the cult of the Emperor of
France of XIX century. The most significant exhibit is the skein of the
hair of Napoleon, presented by the Emperor to his adjutant general
Juozapas Antanas Kosakovskis.
The exhibition is composed of the collections from National Museum of
Lithuania, National M.K.Čiurlionis Art Museum, collections of The
Library of The Academy of Science, private collection of Zygfridas
Jankauskas and findings from the grave places of the Napoleon’s Army
of 2001 in Vilnius. Designer of the exhibition is Gražina Pajarskaite.
National Museum of Lithuania, Arsenalo str. 1, LT-2001 Vilnius,
Lithuania.
Tel.: +370 5 2627774, fax +370 5
2611023.
E-mail: muziejus@lnm.lt, www.lnm.lt
The
Exhibition about the Mode of Life and Culture of Townspeople
Roma Baristaite
Museologist, Division of History, Siauliai Museum “Ausra”
Birute Lukosiute
Manager of the Division of the New History, Siauliai Museum “Ausra”
The exhibition “Contrasts
of the mode of life and culture of the townspeople: period between the
World Wars I and II and the soviet period” open in Šiauliai Museum
“Aušra”, composed of the collections of National Museum of
Lithuania and Šiauliai Museum “Aušra”. The exhibition dedicated to
the 766 anniversary of the town of Šiauliai, presents to the visitors a
visual image of the fragmentary and contrasting mode of life of the
citizen of Šiauliai, his/her leisure, entertainment, cultural interests
of the last century.
Visitors also have a possibility to concern themselves in the historical
environment of the city, to create their original interpretation of the
past.
The exhibition is divided into two periods: the period between the World
Wars and the soviet period.
Siauliai Museum “Ausra”
Vytauto str. 89, LT-5419 Siauliai,
Lithuania
Tel. +370 41 524392; fax +370 41 526933
E-mail: ausra.istorija@takas.lt; www.siauliai.aps.lt/ausra/
Commemoration
of the 200-th Anniversary of Ignotas Domeika
After the materials
from National Museum of Lithuania.
This year is 200-th
anniversary of Ignotas Domeika (1802-1889), alumni of the Vilnius
University, a friend and associate of poet Adam Mickiewicz, participant
of the Rebellion of 1963, world-famous scientist, mineralogist, member
of numerous science associations, famous professor, Rector of Santiago
University in Chili, a citizen of honor of the Republic of Chili. The
year 2002 was announced the year of Ignotas Domeika, a memorable date of
UNESCO. The International Science Conference “Life of I.Domeika, his
works and contribution to the science” was held in Vilnius University
in September 10-12, 2002. There was an exhibition “Ignotas Domeika -
200” dedicated to the anniversary held in Lithuanian National Museum
in September 10-th --October 6-th.
The exhibits were from National Museum of Lithuania, Vilnius University
Library, Library of Lithuanian Academy of Science, from collections of
Lithuanian State Archive. The exhibition was complemented by the
materials from the expedition of Lithuanian intelligentsia to Chili “The
Pathways of Ignotas Domeika” held under initiative of Vladas
Vitkauskas Fund “Everest”.
National Museum of Lithuania, Arsenalo str. 1, LT-2001 Vilnius,
Lithuania
Tel.: +370 5 2627774, fax +370 5 2611023; e-mail: muziejus@lnm.lt,
www.lnm.lt
Veliuona
in the Photographs of Antanas Mickus
After the materials of
The National Museum of Lithuania.
The exhibition “Veliuona
in the Photographs of Antanas Mickus” was open in National Museum of
Lithuania in November 7 - December 29, 2002. This was the second
exhibition of the cycle “Photographs of the small towns”. The
exposition of photographs of Antanas Mickus (1898 - 1973) “Veliuona in
1925-1943” was presented by Lithuanian State Central Archive, Division
of Visual and Sound Documents. There are 67 photographs displayed - only
a little part of the heritage of A.Mickus - which only by the efforts of
the ethnographer A.Stravinskas (more than 1670 negatives) was preserved
in the Lithuanian Archive of Visual and Sound Documents; the rest part
of the heritage remained at his son’s in Veliuona).
The author of the article Stanislovas Zvirgzdas writes about the life
and creative work of the photographer Antanas Mickus.
National Museum of Lithuania,
Arsenalo str. 1, LT-2001 Vilnius, Lithuania
Tel.: +370 5 2627774, fax +370 5 2611023.
E-mail: muziejus@lnm.lt, www.lnm.lt
120
Years for the First Telephone Line in Lithuania
Anele Lekaviciene
Director, Museum of History of Communications
The Jubilee Conference
and the exhibition of The Museum Of History of Communications and
Rietavas Oginskiai Cultural Historical Museum were held in Rietavas, in
the manor of the duke Bogdanas Oginskis and the domain of a count
Juozapas Tiškevičius, where the telephone call was received for
the first time in Lithuania 120 years ago. The publication tells about
the events before 120 years and the development of telecommunications in
Lithuania.
Museum of History of
Communications
Rotušės sq. 19,
LT-3000 Kaunas, Lithuania
Tel.: +370 37 321131,
fax +370 37 424344.
E-mail: Angele.Lekaviciene@telecom.lt;
www.muziejai.lt/Kaunas/pasto_muziejus.htm
From the Past of Panevėžys:
The Catholic Churches
Alfreda Petrulienė
Manager, Division of
History, Panevėžys Ethnographical Museum
Panevėžys
Ethnographical Museum in September helds traditional every year events:
exhibitions, conference “From the past of Panevėžys” and the
festival of ancient crafts in the old part of the town. This years
exhibition and conference were devoted to the Catholic churches and the
history of Catholic churches. This year is 495-th anniversary of the
building of the first Catholic Church in Panevėžys in 1507. The
first mentioning of the town of Panevėžys in historical written
materials in 1503 is related to the necessity to build a Catholic Church
in Panevėžys. The growth of the town is connected to the history
of the catholic churches and monasteries in the town during the five
centuries and it is also a result of activities of the well-known
personalities, cultural and spiritual life of the town.
The exhibition displays
photographs and written materials from the Panevėžys Museum,
Academy of Science
collection of manuscripts (unpublished documents) about the organization
of the building of Panevėžys’ Cathedral, fundraising for this
building, copies of the documents, art values from the collections of
churches, liturgical items.
Panevėžys
Ethnographical Museum
Vasario 16 str. 23,
LT-5319 Panevėžys, Lithuania
Tel.: +370 45 462331,
fax +370 45 461973.
E-mail:
panevmuziejus@takas.lt; www.is.lt/panmuziejus/
Exhibition “Money in
the Photography”
Vidmantas Laurinavicius
Director, Lithuanian Bank
Museum
The exhibition “Money
in the Photographs” was open in Vilnius’ The Prospect Gallery” in
October 2-21-st, dedicated to the 80-th anniversaries of the Lithuanian
Bank and Litas.
Lithuanian Bank Museum
and Lithuanian Union of Photo Artists held the exhibition. The
exhibition “Money in the Photography” is the third exhibition during
the last three years held by Lithuanian Bank Museum, where the money is
the main theme of the art. Managers of the exhibition proposed the
artists to use various genres of photography, techniques, methods and
plots what would enable them to treat money, banks and related events
freely, depicting even the strangest destination of those. The mosaic of
photographs showed the unique attitude of the artists about money and
the role of money in the society. There are photographs displayed in the
exhibition where we can notice unique compositions and unexpected
solutions of the theme, original methods and manners of depiction of
money. There are smallest details and fragments used to depict the
money, the place and the significance of money, complicated relations to
the money in the modern society, to open unique and original attitude of
this theme and it’s environment.
Lithuanian Bank Museum
Totoriu str. 13, LT-2001
Vilnius, Lithuania
Tel. +370 5 2680333, fax
+370 5 2680335.
E-mail:
vlaurinavicius@lbank.lt; www.lbank.lt/lt/muziejus/index.htm
Russian Award-Medals and
the Signs of Distinction from XIX - XX Centuries in National Museum of
Lithuania
Vincas Ruzas
Museologist, National
Museum of Lithuania
The history of Russian
award-medals is rich; it starts from the period or reign of Car Peter I.
Some of the awards were produced in huge number of copies. The producers
of medals were the Official State Mint of S.Petersburg and the private
companies. Private companies produced medals in cases when the owners of
the awards ordered the duplicates, or the original awards were lost.
Everyone who is interested in Russian awards and takes the medal meets
the question: does the official mint, or private company produce a
medal? Both of these medals are concerned as originals.
The publication presents
the collection of Russian awards from National Museum of Lithuania.
National Museum of
Lithuania; Arsenalo str. 1, LT-2001 Vilnius, Lithuania
Tel.: +370 5 2627744,
fax +370 5 2611023.
E-mail: muziejus@lnm.lt;
www.lnm.lt
The Rare Printings in
Latvian in Joniskis Museum of History and Culture
Ernestas Vasiliauskas
Director, Joniskis Museum
of History and Culture
Joniskis Museum of
History and Culture preserves 2 rare books in Latvian. These are: the
second edition of the Bible from 1739, published in Konigsberg (the
first one was published in 1685) and the book of sacral songs from 1806,
published in Mintauja.
These books are
significant as the items of the Latvian linguistics and culture, and the
cultural history of Latvian national minority in Joniskis region.
Latvians started to move to the North Lithuania from XVI century,
especially in 1836.
Joniskis Museum of
History and Culture
Zemaiciu str.
14, LT-5150 Joniskis, Lithuania
Tel.: +370 426 52492,
fax +370 426 51848.
E-mail: muziejus@joniskis.lt;
http://www.muziejai.lt/Joniskis/istorijos_muziejus.htm
Exhibition of
Numismatics in Panevezys Museum of Ethnography
Arunas Astramskas
Director, Panevezys
Museum of Ethnography
Panevezys Museum
of Ethnography held the exhibition “80-th Anniversary of Litas: From
the First Lithuanian Money Until Euro” from the collections of the
museum.
The main idea of the
exhibition is to show the evolution of the money in the country. There
were monetary signs of all administrations of Lithuania during the last
700 years: Lithuanian silver fusion and early coins, coins of Grand
Principality of Lithuania, coins of neighboring countries which used to
function in Lithuania, Car’s Russian and USSR coins, coins of German
occupational administration and Litas of Lithuanian Republics.
There were 4034 museum
values displayed at the exhibition.
Panevezys Museum
of Ethnography
Vasario 16-osios str.
23, LT-5319 Panevezys, Lithuania
Tel +370 45 462331 +370
45 461973.
E-mail:
panevmuziejus@takas.lt; www.is.lt/panmuziejus/
The International
Project “The Sensual Cognition of the Art”
Nideta Jarockiene
Manager of Art Cognition
Center, Lithuanian Art Museum
The exhibition for blind
and weak-eyed people “The Feeling of the Nature with Cézanne”
brought from France in cooperation with non-governmental organization
ARTESENS was open in Lithuanian National Museum, Radvilos’ Palace
(Vilniaus str. 22) in November 6-30, 2002. The International seminar “Educational
Programs for Weak-Eyed People. The French Experience”. The exhibition
and seminar is a part of the international project “The Sensual
Cognition of the Art”.
The mobile exhibition
introduced visitors to the landscape paintings by Paul Cézanne, still
life paintings, and portraits. The textual explanations and the art
cognition games for weak-eyed people helped visitors to percept the
works of art. There were 14 copies of paintings by Paul Cézanne and 14
touch games prepared for the audience.
Lithuanian Art Museum,
Didžioji str. 4,
LT-2001 Vilnius, Lithuania
Tel.: +370 5 262830,
fax: +370 21216006.
E-mail: muziejus@ldm.lt ;
http://www.ldm.lt ; http://ldmuziejus.mch.mii.lt
The Performance in The
Maironis’ Museum of Lithuanian Literature
Regina Mazukeliene
Manager, Maironis
Lithuanian Literature Museum
The voices of the
theatre director Gytis Padegimas, actors and museologists sounded in the
courtyard of Lithuanian Literature Museum at the rehearsals of the
performance “The Garden of the Poet” dedicated to the 140-th
anniversary of the priest and the poet Maironis in the Summer, 2002 -
the cooperative project of museologists and the actors.
The director Gytis
Padegimas shows the original view onto the pre-WWII Kaunas, the writers
and Maironis. The characters were depicted after the memoirs about
B.Sruoga, Vaizgantas and J.A.Herbaciauskas.
The performance was
sponsored by The Lithuanian Foundation to Support The Culture and Sports
and the Municipality of Kaunas.
Lithuanian Literature
Museum
Rotuses sq. 13,
LT-3000 Kaunas, Lithuania
Tel./fax: +370 27
207477.
E-mail:
maironis@hotmail.com; www.maironiomuziejus.lt
The Game of Glass Beads
Finished as a Festival of the Town
Regina Adomaitiene
Teacher, Guide,
Kedainiai Land Museum
The town of
Kėdainiai during the rule of the dukes’ Radvilos was a
multinational, tolerant town, the center of Protestantism in Lithuania
in XVII-XVIII centuries. That’s why the town attracted people of
different nationalities and confessions. There were good conditions to
develop the business and the trade, to preserve the national identity
and the freedom of religious faiths. Some of the communities of the town
have had a significant influence in the town: Scotsman, Germans and
Poles constantly participated in the activities of the Magistracy, they
were elected burgomasters, leaders of religious institutions.
The unique past of the
country is little known and actual in the society. Nowadays, when
Lithuania integrates into European structures, there is a need to
remember and to research different cultures, present in Kėdainiai
in the past.
The publication presents
educational research projects implemented by Kėdainiai Land Museum
to recognize different national cultures that used to exist in
Kėdainiai land, to stimulate multicultural education of young
people.
Kedainiai Area
Museum
Didzioji str. 19,
LT-5030 Kedainiai, Lithuania
Tel.: +370 347 51330,
+370 347 53685, +370 347 54469.
E-mail:
muziejus@kedainiai.omnitel.net; www.muziejai. lt
The Pathways of the
Architect Laurynas Stuoka-Gucevicius
Violeta Alekniene
Director, Kupiskis
Ethnographical Museum
The Salamiestis Basic
School in Kupiskis region and Kupiskis Ethnographical Museum
implemented educational-ethnographical project “Labyrinths of
Classicism” in summer, 2002. . The purpose of the project was to teach
young people with the examples of the life of the architect Laurynas
Stuoka-Gucevicius, to recognize the national culture. The
Municipality of Kupiskis region sponsored the project. The project will
continue in the summer, 2002. The young ethnographers and artists will
spend few days in the environs of Vilnius and will see the buildings
after the projects of Laurynas Stuoka-Gucevicius in the capital
town of Lithuania.
Kupiskis Ethnographical
Museum
Gedimino str. 2, LT-4880 Kupiskis, Lithuania
Tel.: +370 459 52139,
E-mail:
kupetmuz@post.omnitel.net; www.muziejai.lt
Education at the
Ethnographical Expedition of Joniskis Museum of History and Culture
Daliute
Petruliene
Chief custodian of
collections, Joniskis Museum of History and Culture
The ethnographical
expedition “Collection of Materials about Smith’s Work and
Cross-making in Joniskis Region” was organized by Joniskis Museum of
History and Culture, curator Daliute Petruliene, in 2002.
There were pupils of the Art department of the Joniskis School of Art
participating in the expedition and teacher-curator V.Zukiene. The
schoolchildren have found 150 crosses, fences, the gates of the
graveyards and the graphic drawings of the chapels in the old graveyard
of Joniskis. During the expedition the schoolchildren were amused, they
received new knowledge of the history and culture of their country, new
knowledge ethnographical work. Schoolchildren participated in the
organization of the exhibition of their works (the catalogue and their
works were prepared for exhibition) dedicated to the 90-th Anniversary
of the graphic artist M.Katiliute.
Joniskis Museum of
History and Culture.
Zemaiciu str.
14, LT-5150 Joniskis, Lithuania
Tel. +370 426 52492,
fax: +370 426 51848
E-mail:
muziejus@joniskis.lt; www.muziejai.lt
The 6-th International
Triennial Conference of The Restorers of The Baltic Countries
Jurate
Senvaitiene
Director, P.Gudynas Center
of Restoration of Museum Values, Lithuanian Art Museum
The 6-th International
Triennial Conference (from 1987) of The Restorers of The Baltic
Countries “The Research of The Sacral Art, Conservation and
Restoration” took place in The Museum of The Applied Art, Lithuanian
National Museum.
Since 1993 the
Conference is wider than Baltic. There were 27 reports read at the
conference and 30 communicates presented to the participants of the
conference in 2002.
The selection of the
main reports of the conference was published.
Pranas Gudynas
Restorations Centre of Museum Treasures
Rūdininkų str.
8, LT-2001 Vilnius, Lithuania
Tel.: +370 5 2619854,
fax: +370 5 2617941.
E-mail:
restcentras@takas.lt; www.ldm.lt
The Eleventh Congress of
ICAM
Morta Bauziene
Director, Museum of
Architecture
The Eleventh Congress of
International Confederation of Architectural Museums took place in
Vienna, Austria, in September 21-26.
ICAM is international
non-governmental organization to develop relations between all
institutions interested in fostering the architecture and the critical
attitude to the architecture and the architectural environment. Members
of ICAM fix the architectural exhibits, preserve them, exchange
information.
Lithuanian Museum of
Architecture became a member of ICAM in 1994 during the VII-th
conference of ICAM in Madrid. ICAM-11 was organized by The Architectural
Center in Vienna, located in The Quarter of Museums.
The first session of the
conference was devoted to the architectural museums of the Post-Soviet
space. There were questions discussed: what new opportunities did
architectural museums gained after changes of political circumstances?
How do the museums answer new needs of the society? The other sessions
were concentrated on the questions of the buildings of architectural
museums and new buildings of museums, in common. The question about the
methods of architectural museums of collecting the exhibits and methods
of organization of exhibitions was discussed at the session devoted to
the virtual innovations. What is the difference between hand made and
digital drawings? Is it possible to consider a digital drawing a work of
art?
Museum of Architecture
Sv. Mykolo str. 9,
LT-2001 Vilnius, Lithuania
Tel. +370 5 2610456.
E-mail:
morta.heritage@takas.lt; www.muziejai.lt
Numismatic Conference in
Poland
Dalia Grimalauskaite
Chief of the Numismatics
Department, National Museum of Lithuania
The V-th International
science conference was held in Poland (traditionally organized by the
Polish Association of Numismatists every two years), in September 4-8,
2002. There were numismatists from Byelorussia, Poland, Lithuania,
Slovakia, and Ukraine participating in the conference. The theme of the
conference was “Money and Banks (turnover of money and banking) -
common history - Byelorussia - Lithuania - Latvia - Lithuania - Poland -
Ukraine” There were 25 reports read at six sessions. Working languages
of the conference were Russian and Polish.
Participants from
Lithuania at the conference were: Prof. Mykolas Michelbertas, Chief of
the of Archeology Department, Vilnius University, Prof. Stanislovas
Sajauskas, museologist, Numismatics Department, M.K.Ciurlionis
National Art Museum and Dalia Grimalauskaite, Chief of the
Numismatics Department, National Museum of Lithuania.
National Museum of
Lithuania
Arsenalo str. 1, LT-2001
Vilnius, Lithuania
Tel.: +370 5 2627744,
fax +370 5 2611023.
E-mail: muziejus@lnm.lt;
www.lnm.lt
The Courses of
Restoration of Japanese Paper
Elvina Karosiene
Restorer, Center of
Restoration Siauliai Museum “Ausra”
The courses of
restoration, conservation and preservation of the Japanese paper were
organized by the Japanese National Institute of Research of Cultural
Values (NRICP) and International Center of Conservation and research of
Cultural Values of Kochi Prefecture in Tokyo, in October 1-18, 2002.
There were nine paper
restorers from nine countries participating in the courses from Chili,
Singapore, Sweden, America, Vietnam, Nepal, Australia, Malta and
Lithuania. All of the participants do work at the restoration centers of
their countries as restorers or curators of the exhibitions; every of
the centers of restoration do have Japanese articles in the collection.
The restorer from Lithuanian “Ausra” museum came to the courses as
this museum has the largest collection of Japanese prints ukijo-e in
Lithuania.
Siauliai Museum “Ausra”,
Vytauto str. 89, LT-5419 Siauliai, Lithuania
Tel. +370 41 431939;
tel/fax +370 41 521638.
E-mail:
ausros.muz@takas.lt; www.siauliai.aps.lt/ausra/
