At the end of October, one of the cultural projects supported by the financial mechanism of the European Economic Area started at the Open Air Museum of Lithuania in Rumšiškės —“The Traveling Aristavėlė Manor” The project presentation took place there, and three days of decorative painting training complemented it.
The Aristavėlė Manor in the Open Air Museum of Lithuania is preparing for a trip that will visit ten regions on the outskirts of Lithuania and two communities in Norway. The traveling manor aims to introduce the culture of manors by using different senses.
Program of the event:
Tuesday, October 19th
9.00–9.45 Start of the event and registration of participants;
9.45–10.15 Elena Braziulienė “Visual presentation of the project “Traveling Aristavėlė Manor” and the tent-dome”;
10.15–11.00 Ruslanas Aranauskas “Aristavėlė Manor Tour to the Open Air Museum of Lithuania”;
11.00–11.30 Coffee break;
11:30 a.m.–1:00 p.m. Interactive presentation of the everyday life of Aristavėlė manor “Aristavėlė manor prepares for a trip”;
13.00-14.00 Lunch break “Table tale”;
14.00–14.45 Educational session “Table setting”;
14.45–15.30 Speeches of partners, cultural workers, presentation of their institutions;
15.30–17.00 Tastes, smells, and colors of the manor. Educational activities, games, and other activities for children and young people. Reflection, the conclusion of the event, and farewell.
The event is hosted by VšĮ “Dvarų kultūra”.
Presentation of the informational project “Traveling Aristavėlė Manor (TAM)”:
Wednesday, October 20th
Norwegian experience in preserving wooden architectural heritage:
9.00–10.00 Meeting with the working group, familiarization;
10.00–12.00 Lectures with a coffee break. “Introduction to Community Development: Social Capital, Active Democracy, Community Engagement, Community Entrepreneurship”; Mobilization & Participation.
12.00-13.00 Lunch break;
13.00–15.00 Lectures with discussion and summary. “Cultural Heritage as a resource for wider community social and economic development”; “Asset-based rural community development”; “Bottom-up development, local initiatives, working together within the community and between the community and others”.
Cultural heritage specialist Rhys Evans (The University College for Green Development) from Norway lectures on community development and cultural heritage.
This event is organized under the project “Traveling Aristavėlė’s Manor – TAM”, project code: LT04-1-KM-K01-011. The project is financed from 2014-2021. Funds of the European Economic Area financial mechanism program “Development of access to culture and strengthening of cultural education”.
