THE OPEN-AIR MUSEUM OF LITHUANIA: THE BEGINNING
This year The Open Air Museum of Lithuania celebrates its 50th anniversary. In June 1974, it was opened to visitors. When the museum was opened, seven homesteads were arranged. They consisted of various purpose buildings, small architecture, gardens, and apiaries.
BEDSPREAD DRAWINGS FROM THE ARCHIVE OF THE OPEN AIR MUSEUM OF LITHUANIA
A bedspread is the top covering of a bed. Bedspreads were sewn from fabric specially woven for them, for everyday or festive occasions.
Cross-crafter Algirdas Šalkauskas and his works
The exhibition displays crosses carved by wood sculptor and restorer Algirdas Šalkauskas (b. 1953), which are located in the Kaišiadorys district. Over his life, A. Šalkauskas has produced more than 80 wooden crosses, chapels, monuments and decorative sculptures. In his works, the author takes inspiration from traditional forms and interprets them in his own way, adding personal touches as well as new details. A. Šalkauskas has participated in folk art exhibitions in Lithuania, the USA, Great Britain and Germany. His crafts are not confined to Lithuania alone but have spread all over the world.
EASTER 2024 04 01. PROGRAMME
Easter morning. White embroidered festive tablecloths are pulled from the closet, the quiet preparation for church, the delicious smell of grandma's cake from the oven, the search for Easter eggs and the melting Easter wax cart in the frost-covered garden. Easter swings and songs. A family gathering and a home filled with an uplifted, festive mood. Miss it? Let's meet on the 1st of April, the second day of Easter – at the Open Air Museum of Lithuania, where from 11 a.m. the most authentic Easter celebration with customs, traditions and waking spring will take place.
