Informational
edition for museums
Ministry of
Culture, Republic of Lithuania, Lithuanian Cultural Administrators
Training Center, Association of Lithuanian Museums
CONTENTS
OFICIAL
INFORMATION
Ministry of Culture
Lithuanian Cultural
Administrators' Training Centre
Lithuanian Museum Association
Association of Directors of Lithuanian Municipal Museums
PROGRAMS, PROJECTS
A. Glosiene. New European Union's Project in
Lithuania
PROBLEMS, OPTIONS
N. Kersyte. Museums and Society: Interaction
A. Pacevicius. Research on Burglaries of Art
Values in Lithuania. Burglaries from the Museums
B. Salatkiene. 4th Conference of Lithuanian
Museologists
NEW MUSEUMS AND
EXPOSITIONS
Grutas Park Waits for Visitors
A. Meizeraitiene. Exposition of Jurgis
Baltrusaitis
Cardinal V. Sladkevicius Memorial Museum is
opened
A. Astramskas. New Exposition in Panevezys Land
Museum
COOPERATION
Visit
of the Chairman of the Pope's Commission for Cultural Heritage in
Lithuania
V.
Narvidas.
Cooperation Agreement: Trakai-Brodnica
V.
Narvidas.
Scientific Conference in Trakai
A.
Sipiene.
Recollection Evening of the Star of Czech Opera
L. Dumbauskiene.
"Sepa" Theatre Plays in the House of Signatarians
V. Narvidas. Wooden
Sculptures in Trakai Castle
N. Aleinikoviene.
After the 3-rd Exhibition-Competition of Art and Photography
CHRONICLE
Exhibitions and
events. March-April-May
COLLECTIONS
J.
Ivanauskiene. New
Traditions in Maironis House
EDUCATION
E.
Bickauskiene, J. Varanauskaite. Days of the Old Trade in Siauliai
A.
Sipiene. Theatre
Museum Waits for Children
B.
Zaliaduoniene.
Museum - A. Place of Discoveries
A.
Razanskiene. Live
History of Voruta
D. Sraigiene.
Educational Project and Exhibition "The Way of Flax"
V.
Narvidas. Educational-Cultural Project in Trakai
D. Kiukiene. In
Memory of Book Spreaders
ANNIVERSARIES
E. Griciuviene. 50
Years at the Museum
G. Baltruskiene.
40-th Anniversary of Memorial Museum of prof. Adam Hrebnicki
CONSERVATION,
RESTORATION
V.
Andriuliene.
Reborn for New Life
R.
Siksniene.
Restoration Studio of Silute Museum
P. Kuodis.
Conservation of Two Sculptures from Siauliai "Ausra" Museum
IN MEMORIAM
Stase Bernotiene
(1926-2001)
Akvile Mikenaite
(1912-2001)
ABROAD
D.
Kamarauskiene.
Finnish Experience: Image of the Museum and the Specifics of Management
BIBLIOGRAPHY
Articles in
Periodicals
Museums' Publications
New
European Union’s Project in Lithuania
Dr. Audrone Glosiene
Head of the Chair of Librarianship,
Faculty of Communication, Vilnius University
During the last years EU programs opened
the new possibilities for cultural heritage and information
institutions: museums, archives, libraries, art galleries, which apply
new information technologies in day-to-day activity and search new ways
of contemporary services for their visitors.
Author of the article describes the new EU project CULTIVATE-CEE,
purpose of which is to create the network of European cultural heritage
information centers in 10 countries of Central and Eastern Europe - EU
candidates.
Vilnius University, Faculty of Communication,
Universiteto str. 3, 2734 Vilnius, Lithuania
Tel. 370 2 366110, fax. 370 2 366104
E-mail: audra.glosiene@kf.vu.lt
Museums
and Society: Interaction
Dr. Nastazija Kersyte
Institute of Culture and Art,
specialist
New conception of social and cultural
mission of museums is on the working schedule in today’s Lithuania. It
corresponds to Western Europe’s and Northern America’s experiences,
what has been few decades ago. The main direction now is education and
public services.
The activities of Lithuanian museums are oriented to the wishes of the
audience to find “blockbusters”, sense of security and universalism.
Sociological research have started in Lithuania in order to help to
define public interest, and to check the directions of activities of
museums.
Institute of Culture and Art, Tilto str. 4, 2000 Vilnius, Lithuania
Tel. 370 2 763770.
E-mail: nkersyte@centras.lt
Research
on Burglaries of Art Values in Lithuania. Burglaries from the Museums
Audrius Pacevicius
Department of Police, Ministry of
Internal Affairs of the Republic of Lithuania
The article provides the analysis of
burglaries of movable cultural values from private collections,
religious communities and museums. The author describes motives of the
crimes, conditi on of investigation of thefts, preventive means in
Lithuania.
Department of policy of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Republic
of Lithuania, Saltoniškiu str. 19, 2600 Vilnius, Lithuania,
Tel. 370 2 719814.
E-mail: pacevicius@vrm.lt
4th
Conference of Lithuanian Museologists
Birute Salatkiene
Lithuanian Museum Association,
Chairman of Section of Scientific Researches of Museum Collections
The 4th Conference of Section of
Scientific research of Museum Collections of the Lithuanian Museum
Association “Collection and research of museum values. Discoveries,
problems, perspectives” was held in May 3-4, 2001. 82 participants
from 26 Lithuanian museums took part at the Conference, and 13 reports
were presented. The reports of the Conference are published in the
Conference’s issue “Collection and research of Lithuanian museum
values. Discoveries, problems, perspectives”.
The theme for the next annual conference in 2002 is “Scientific
activities of Lithuanian museums”.
Lithuanian Museum Association, Saltoniškiu str. 58, 2600 Vilnius,
Lithuania.
Tel.: 370 2 790918; fax.: 370 2 790213.
E-mail: muzasoc@takas.lt
; salatkiene@hu.su.lt
Grutas
Park Waits for Visitors
Grutas Park - open-air museum of
soviet sculptures was opened in April 1, 2001 after long discussions
within society and state institutions. Museum’s display includes
monumental sculptures of soviet period, it symbolizes absurdity and
brutality of soviet system and occupation, shows its political leaders
and hero. The exhibits disclose manipulations with the historical facts
and deformations of historical memory.
The museum is the first institution of this kind in Lithuania. Grutas
Park was founded by “Hesona” Club.
Grutas Park of Soviet Sculptures,
Grutas, 4690 Druskininkai, Lithuania.
Tel. 370 33 52507, fax. 370 33 47451.
E-mail: hesona@druskininkai.omnitel.net
http://www.travel-lithuania.com/grutas/welcome.htm
Exposition
of Jurgis Baltrusaitis
Adelija Meizeraitiene
Specialist of Jurbarkas Land Museum
Memorial exposition dedicated to
Lithuanian poet and diplomat Jurgis Baltrusaitis (1873-1944) was opened
in Jurbarkas Land Museum. The exposition is planned to be reformed later
into Jurgis Baltrusaitis Cultural Center.
Jurgis Baltrusaitis was Lithuania’s Minister in Charge in Soviet Union
in 1922-1939.
Jurbarkas Land Museum, Vyduno str.
21, 4420 Jurbarkas, Lithuania.
Tel. 370 48 52710.
http://www.muziejai.lt
Cardinal
V. Sladkevicius Memorial Museum is opened
The memorial exhibition “Cardinal
Vincentas Sladkevicius” was opened one year after the death of
Cardinal in Kaunas. The display is located in Kaunas, M. Valanciaus
str.6.
Cardinal V.Sladkevicius lived in Kaunas, in Bishops Palace in 1990-2000.
The house of Cardinal was a unique center of spiritual culture, where
ideas of renovation of the Lithuanian Church, problems of humanism,
spiritual and social motivation of reestablishment of Lithuanian state
were discussed.
Kaunas Arcibishopric Press Service, Rotuess square 14, 3000 Kaunas,
Lithuania
Tel. 370 7 409025, fax 370 7 320090.
E-mail: dek@lcn.lt
http://www.lcn.lt/kaunas/
New
Exposition in Panevezys Land Museum
Arunas Astramskas
Director of Panevezys Land Museum
Exposition “Panevezys on the turn of
XIX and XX centuries” was opened in Panevezys Land Museum.
Exposition designers refused from the traditional thematic-chronological
composition of the display and made efforts to give images of the past
using interiors. The display consists of three parts: photographers
studio, shop and the central part connecting two first parts -
composition of big format photographs of the views of the central part
of the town.
Panevezys Land Museum, Vasario 16-ios str. 23, 5319 Panevezys, Lithuania.
Tel./fax. 370 5 461973.
E-mail: panevmuziejus@takas.lt
; http://www.is.lt/panmuziejus
Visit
of the Chairman of the Pope’s Commission for Cultural Heritage in
Lithuania
Meeting with the Chairman of the
Pope’s Commission for Cultural Heritage Archbishop Francesco
Marchisano (Watican, Rome’s Office) was organized according to the
exhibition “Christianity in Lithuanian Art” program.
The guest introduced the audience about the activities of Pope’s
Commission for Cultural Heritage, the protection of the sacral art, its
restoration and popularization. Archbishop Francesco Marchisano was
invited to Lithuania by the Director of Lithuanian Art Museum Romualdas
Budrys, through the mediation of Cardinal Audrys Juozas Backis.
Information Center of the exhibition „Christianity in Lithuanian Art“,
Lithuania Art Museum,
Arsenalo str. 3, 2001 Vilnius,
Lithuania.
Tel./fax 370 2 221381.
E-mail: tdm@takas.lt
; http://www.ldm.lt ; http://www.LDmuziejus.mch.mii.lt
Cooperation Agreement: Trakai-Brodnica
Vydas Narvidas
Vice-Director for Science of Trakai
Historical Museum
The cooperation agreement was signed in
Trakai island castle, in commemoration of three years of friendship
between Trakai Historical Museum and Brodnica Castle Museum (Poland).
Virgilijus Poviliunas, the Director of Trakai Historical Museum and
Marian Marciniak, the Director of Brodnica Castle Museum put their
signatures under the text of Agreement.
Trakai Historical Museum, Kestucio str. 4, 4050 Trakai, Lithuania.
Tel./fax 370 38 55294.
E-mail: trakaimuseum@is.lt
http://www.muziejai.lt
Scientific Conference in Trakai
Vydas Narvidas
Vice-Director for Science of Trakai Historical Museum
Section of Scientific research of museum
Collections of Lithuanian Museum Association held annual scientific
conferences. 4-th scientific conference was dedicated to the theme “Collection
and research of Lithuanian Museum values. Discoveries, problems,
perspectives.” Authors of the reports want to prove that the museum is
not only cultural and educational, but also a scientific institution.
Lithuanian Museum Assosiation, Saltoniskiu str. 58, 2600 Vilnius,
Lithuania.
Tel. 370 2 790918, fax 370 2 790213.
E-mail: muzasoc@takas.lt
Recollection Evening of the Star of
Czech Opera
Alvyda Sipiene
Specialist of Lithuanian Museum of
Theatre, Music and Cinema
The author of the article writes about
the project of Lithuanian Museum of Theatre, Music and Cinema, Embassy
of Czech Republic and Lithuanian - Czech Society, which was dedicated to
the Czech singer Ema Destinova (1878-1930) and 120-th Anniversary of
Czech National Theatre Narodny Divadlo.
Lithuanian Museum of Theatre, Music and Cinema, Vilniaus str. 41, 2024
Vilnius, Lithuania
Tel. 370 2 791051, fax 370 2 622406.
E-mail: ltmkm@takas.lt
; http://teatras.mch.mii.lt
New Traditions in Maironis House
Jurate Ivanauskiene
Scientific Secretary of Maironis
Museum of Lithuanian Literature
Maironis Museum of Lithuanian Literature
collects, preserves and researches Lithuanian literary heritage. The
Museum acquisited more than 5000 exhibits in the year 2000. The
acquisitions were made using state budget allocations, emigrant archives
and donations. The last way motivated museum administration to establish
a new tradition - to present the certificate of a Honor Visitor for the
valuable donations. It is planned to do annually on the International
Museum Day.
Maironis Museum of Lithuanian Literature,
Rotuses square 13, 3000 Kaunas, Lithuania.
Tel./fax 370 7 207477.
E-mail: maironio@post.sonexo.com
; http://www.lt.omnitel.net.maironis
Days of the Old Trade in Siauliai
E. Bickauskiene, J. Varanauskaite
Teachers of Siauliai Sventupis
Secondary School
Siauliai “Ausra” Museum organizes
Old Trade Days in Siauliai. The event is dedicated to the International
Museum Day - 18th May. Participants of the Day are team of masters of
old trade, members of Club of experimental archeology.
The author stresses educational aspect of the Day, which is especially
important for the schoolchildren and enables them to be acquainted with
old Lithuanian trade traditions from the Age of stone to the Middle
ages.
Siauliai “Ausra” Museum, Vytauto str. 89, 5419 Siauliai, Lithuania.
Tel. 370 1 524390; fax 370 1 521638
E-mail: ausros.muz@takas.lt ; http://www.siauliai.aps.lt/ausra/
Theatre Museum Waits for Children
Alvyda Sipiene
Specialist, Lithuanian Museum of
Theatre, Music and Cinema
Specialists of Lithuanian Museum of
Theatre, Music and Cinema created a new educational program “Lithuanian
fairy-tale in the puppet theatre” (for 1st - 4th class pupil). The
purpose of the program is to open secrets of the puppet theatre, to show
children the miraculous world of theatre behind the curtain and to give
a chance for pupil to act as a puppet theatre actor.
Lithuanian Museum of Theatre, Music and Cinema,
Vilniaus str. 41, 2024 Vilnius, Lithuania
Tel. 370 2 791051; fax: 370 2 622406.
E-mail: ltmkm@takas.lt
; http://teatras.mch.mii.lt
Museum - a Place of Discoveries
Beta Zaliaduoniene
Manager of Educational projects,
Alytus Land Lore Museum
The author presents experiences of
educational activities of the museum, have been executed from year 1993.
Educational programs of the museum are also oriented towards research
aims: to improve practical knowledge, work with exhibits, training of
creativity. Attention is paid to cooperation links between museum and
the schools. The meetings and seminars for inhabitants of the town and
county are held in the museum.
Alytus Land Lore Museum, Savanoriu 6, 4580 Alytus, Lithuania.
Tel./fax 370 35 51990.
E-mail: akm@alytus.omnitel.net
; http://www.muziejai.lt
Live History of Voruta
Asta Razanskiene
Specialist of Memorial Museum of A.
Baranauskas and A. Vienuolis-Zukauskas
750 years have passed from the first
Christening of Lithuanian, made by King Mindaugas. Lithuania was
recognized by The Pope, and Voruta, the main castle of Mindaugas was
mentioned in Yipatij Chronicles, c.a. 1252.
Author describes the project implemented by Lithuanian Academy of
Science, Institute of History and Anyksciai Museum and dedicated to the
mentioned above anniversaries.
A. Baranauskas and A. Vienuolis-Zukauskas Memorial Museum, A. Vienuolis
str. 4, 4930 Anyksciai, Lithuania.
Tel. 370 51 51 554.
http://www.muziejai.lt
Educational - Cultural project in Trakai
Vydas Narvidas
Vice-director for Science of Trakai Historical Museum
The author of the article writes about
educational-cultural project of Trakai Historical Museum and Vilnius “Lele”
theatre. Performances of “Lele” theatre are played in the
Trakai island castle children audience.
Trakai Rotary Club is the sponsor for disabled children.
Trakai Historical Museum, Kestucio str. 4, 4050 Trakai, Lithuania.
Tel./fax 370 38 55294.
E-mail: trakai.museum@is.lt;
http://www.muziejai.lt
Reborn for New Life
Vita Andruliene
Head of Restoration Center of Siauliai
“Ausra” Museum
Publication presents exhibition of art
works in Siauliai “Ausra” museum. The exposition is a result of
cooperation of P. Gudynas Center of Treasure for Restoration and “Ausra”
Museum Restoration Center, founded in January 1-st, 2001.
Siauliai “Ausra” Museum, Vytauto str. 89, 5419 Siauliai, Lithuania.
Tel. 370 1 524390; fax 370 1 521638.
E-mail: ausros.muz@takas.lt
; http://www.siauliai.aps.lt/ausra/
Restoration studio of Silute museum
Roza Siksniene
Director of Silute Museum
There were about 170 000 museum values
needed restoration in Lithuanian museums in 2000. The main actor in this
field in Lithuania is P. Gudynas Center of Treasure for Restoration. But
it restores only 6000 exhibits per year. That’s why the possibility of
establishing of regional centers of restoration of museum values is
under consideration. The author of publication presents a restoration
studio founded in the Silute museum’s H.Scheu’as manor. This studio
should become a regional center of restoration of museum values.
Silute Museum, Lietuvninku str. 36, 5730 Silute, Lithuania.
Tel. 370 41 63209.
E-mail: muziejus@silute.omnitel.net
; http://www.muziejai.lt
Finnish Experience: Image of the Museum
and the Specifics of Management
Daina Kamarauskiene
Vice-director for Information,
Education and Public Relations of M. K. Ciurlionis Art Museum
The article presents the international
project created by cultural policy and cultural management experts from
Finland, Latvia and Lithuania. The main purpose of the project is the
exchange of experiences of institution management and to prepare
guidelines for implementation of policies, fundraising and management
reforms in respective cultural institutions in Lithuania and Latvia.
National M. K. Ciurlionis Art Museum
V. Putvinskio str. 55, 3000 Kaunas, Lithuania.
Tel. 370 7 201381; fax 370 7 204612.
E-mail: dainak@takas.lt
; Ciurlion@takas.lt.
