JULY 27 – HONEY-FRAGRANT HARVEST AND WEAVING DAY
At the end of July, we invite you to a day where two living traditions will intertwine – Weaving Craft Day and Harvest Festival. We invite you to get to know, experience and discover!
JULY 20 – WE INVITE YOU TO THE EVENT DEDICATED TO THE YEAR OF FOLK SONGS
The most beautiful songs collected by L. Rėza and brothers Antanas and Jonas Juškai – which are still loved and cherished by the folklore community – will be performed at the Vabalai Homestead in Lithuania Minor sector. The Kaunas Cultural Center folklore ensemble GADULA (led by Andrius Morkūnas) will perform a concert.
ELENA KNIŪKŠTAITĖ: EXHIBITION OF NEW PAINTINGS
Today, we are proud of the author's universal recognition, the museum has a solid collection of selected works by the author, and we are pleased with the bright and memorable exhibitions of the artist that have been organized in the museum.
EXHIBITION OF TWO. ALGIRDAS SAKALAUSKAS: PASTEL / ANATOLIJUS ŠČIOGOLEVAS: WATERCOLOR
This EXHIBITION OF TWO is an exhibition of the works of two talented Vilnius artists – Algirdas Sakalauskas and Anatolijus Ščiogolevas – a traditional and at the same time new result of the fruitful cooperation between the Lithuanian Museum of Ethnography and the Lithuanian Folk Artists' Union (LTS).
Textiles of Exile – with Longing and Hope
The main character of our story is a young girl Aldona Smetonaitė from the village of Lėnas, Taujėnai parish, Ukmergė county (now Ukmergė district), whose handicrafts, created in exile, testifies to us the memories and longing for her former life in her homeland.