The path of Lithuanian museums begins: in the program of free events – focus on Renaissance culture | Culture

The program of free events prepared by the museums will continue until autumn, it is organized by the Association of Lithuanian Museums together with dozens of other cultural heritage institutions.

“The Path of Lithuanian Museums has been taking place since 2012 and has already become a beautiful tradition. The uniqueness and success of the project lies in the fact that it unites Lithuanian museums and different regions in a common way of learning about culture and history. This allows the diversity of museums to be revealed, while at the same time helping them discover their visitor.

What’s more, the Lithuanian museum road takes place in the warm period, when families and friends travel around Lithuania, so it’s an opportunity to enrich the experience with quality cultural events”, says Marius Pečiulis, Chairman of the Board of the Association of Lithuanian Museums.

In accordance with the main idea of ​​the 2022-2027 cultural heritage dissemination program “Native Europe”, the Lithuanian museum road will update the European signs of the Renaissance period in Lithuania. They will help to understand how the Latin civilization and its content penetrated the Baltic identity of Lithuania.

The program includes a variety of events

The organizers assure that these are not traditional museum events. They are created specifically for this program, each museum tries to offer something unique that corresponds to this year’s theme. The events actualize the monuments and people of the Renaissance era, and some of the events will take place in cultural heritage objects with Renaissance style features.

“The most valuable Renaissance object in Lithuania is the palace of the rulers of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania, where the opening of the program will take place. The contribution of the Museums of the Palace of Rulers to this year’s path of Lithuanian museums is exceptionally high. They will go to the regions, where they will give lectures about this period, conduct educational activities”, M. Pečiulis is happy.

The program includes an expedition to the Turtle Manor. Interior of the barn of the Turtle Manor, 1933, author. G. Bagdonavičius

More than half a hundred events can be found in the program published on the Lithuanian Museum Road website. Those who like to travel should pay attention to the excursion to Kėdainiis organized by the Panevėžys Regional History Museum, the Užventis Regional History Museum’s expedition on foot to the Želvii Manor, the bus tour organized by the Suvalkijas (Sūduva) Cultural Center-Museum of the Vilkaviškis district around the Vilkaviškis region.

There will be no shortage of music and dance in the Museum Road program: the Kaišiadorių Museum will organize a concert by the international early music ensemble “Canto Fiorito” in the Kruonis Church, the Neringa Museums will invite you to a chamber music concert “Indica mihi” at the Thomas Mann Memorial Museum, a cultural afternoon with historian E. Gudus will be held at the Ignalina Regional Museum and the old dance troupe Festa Cortese.

Duke Mykolas Oginskis Palace will invite you to sit down with a cup of English tea, enjoy Renaissance music, William Shakespeare’s poetry and historical dances, Birštonas Museum will invite you to readings of poems by Jan Kochanowski, a Renaissance poet, secretary of King Žygimantas Augustus, with music.

Traditionally, museums will reveal this year’s theme with new exhibitions. In the exhibition “Renaissance Cathedral of Šiauliai in Art”, Šiauliai “Aušros” Museum will present a large collection of works stored in the collections, depicting Šiauliai’s St. the Apostles Peter and Paul Cathedral – the most prominent work of Renaissance Mannerism architecture in Lithuania.

Photo by Vilmantas Dunderis/The program includes an exhibition of archaeological finds on the territory of the Simnos church and a tour of the church

The Zanavyki Museum will invite you to visit the exhibition from the collection of the Lithuanian National Museum “Drawings of the Arūnas Eduard Paslaitis Estates”, the Vytautas the Great War Museum will present the exhibition “Sarmatian Warriors”, the Alytus Local History Museum will introduce the people of Alytus and the city’s guests to the finds of the Simno Church in the exhibition “Archaeological Research Findings of the Church of Simnos”. surviving iconographic information.

Trakai Castle will host the exhibition “Coaks of the City of Trakai – Reflections of the Renaissance”, which will exhibit examples of cobbles found during archaeological excavations, showing that Renaissance ideas penetrated the arts of Trakai Castle and its rooms, although this city cannot boast of architectural buildings characteristic of the Renaissance.

Even three different museums in Žemaitia – Žemaitiai Diocese, Mazeikiai and Skuoda Museums – will be visited by the traveling medal art exhibition “VIRTUS: Who are the trumpets of glory for?”. This exhibition draws attention to the fact that it is precisely the Renaissance era that can be confidently considered the beginning of medal art. The medal, formed at this point, soon became a currency of fame, trumpeting the excellent qualities (virtus) of the immortalized person.

The exhibition is organized in celebration of the 40th anniversary of the oldest Telšiai medal art camp in Europe. The “Alka” medal collection of the Žemaitsi Museum and the inseparable international medal art camp in Telšiai are a unique phenomenon in Europe that preserves and at the same time continues the traditions of medal making in Europe. At the same time, it is a panoramic look at the history of Lithuania: from the oldest to the most recent times, from Martyn Mažvydas to Maironis.

G. Bagdonavičius “Šiauliai – St. Peter and Paul Church”

Path of Lithuanian Museums “Signs of Europe in Lithuania: Renaissance”

The opening event of the program will take place on April 19. In the National Museum in the Palace of the Rulers of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania.

April 19-May 19 events will take place in Vilnius and Utena regional museums, May 20-June 23. the events will take place in the museums of the Panevėžys and Šiauliai regions, from June 24 to July 28. the events will take place in the museums of Telšiai and Klaipėda regions, from July 29 to August 25. events will take place in Tauragė and Marijampole regional museums, August 26-September 27. events will take place in the museums of Alytus and Kaunas regions.

The end of the Museum Road event program will take place on September 27. – World Tourism Day at Raudondvaris Castle (Kaunas District Museum).

The Lithuanian Museum Road is organized by the Association of Lithuanian Museums and financed by the Lithuanian Culture Council. The program of events is published at www.muziejukelias.lt.