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The exhibition “Lithuania: Culture and History” to mark Lithuania’s Millennium will open 30 January 2009 in London

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30 January - 13 February 2009. The exhibition will take place at the Bishop Challoner Catholic Collegiate School, Hardinge Street, London, E1 0EB and will be open Wednesday - Friday from 5 to 8 pm and on Saturdays at 12 to 4 pm.

In the 16th c. copy of the Annals of Quedlinburg there is the following entry for the date 1009: “St Bruno, also known as Boniface, archbishop and monk, during his eleventh year after having become a monk, was killed by pagans at the border of Rus’ and Lithuania on the 9th of March with 18 of his brethren, all of whom went to heaven.” Christianity did not then become established in Lithuania. However, thanks to St Bruno’s mission the name of Lithuania appears for the first time although the creation of the Lithuanian state had begun before that.

The exhibition “Lithuania: Culture and History” provides a vivid account of the most important events in the history and culture of this country. The exhibition presents the most important periods in Lithuanian history: the old Lithuanian state (11th – 18th c.), the tsarist Russian occupation (19th c.), the independent Lithuanian Republic (1918–1940), fifty years of occupation (1940–1990), and the restoration of independent Lithuania (since 1990). The exhibition includes images of Lithuania, architectural masterpieces, portraits of important personalities, events, all of which convey Lithuania’s history and culture.

Separate exhibition stands trace the unique cultural trends of the Lithuanian State (e.g. Vasa Baroque) – trends which have left their mark and indicate Lithuania’s ties to other European cultures. Very few English people may know that King Henry IV participated in the burning of the Castle of Vilnius in 1390, and of interest to all Europeans will be the fact that in 1429 the Diet of Lutsk, organized by Vytautas the Great, is comparable to current European summits, which were very unusual during the Middle Ages.

The story about the history and culture of Lithuania, narrated by the exhibition, reaffirms that Lithuania was and continues to be an integral and inseparable part of Christian Europe and that the history of Lithuania was and continues to be a history of its encounters, links and dialogues with European peoples, states and cultures.

The exhibition is based on the concept of the art historian Dr. Irena Vaišvilaitė. The authors of the exhibition are Romualdas Budrys, Dr. Vydas Dolinskas, and Mindaugas Šapoka. It is a joint project of the Lithuanian Art Museum and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Lithuania. The iconography, images, and artefacts have been put together from many Lithuanian and international collections. The exhibition includes videos based on Marius Jovaiša’s photo album “Unseen Lithuania”, as well as the film “Flight Over Lithuania” by Arūnas Matelis and Audrius Stonys.

The exhibition in London has been prepared in collaboration with Bishop Challoner Catholic Collegiate School and the Lithuanian Embassy in London.

For further details please contact 020 7935 9872, culture@lithuanianembassy.co.uk

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The It List 2009 by Ondine Cohane

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Vilnius, Lithuania

Don’t be ashamed if you can’t point out this pocket-size country or its fairy-tale capital on a map—or if you have no idea what you might find there. That’s all the better for insiders who’ve had the considerable charms of this former Soviet puppet all to themselves. Let’s start with its lost-in-time architecture: ornate Romanesque churches with gilded cupolas found alongside Baroque mansions on cobblestone streets (the entire old town has been designated a UNESCO Heritage Site). If you arrive in winter, the whole place looks like a snow globe, with locals ice skating on the huge city lake and getting quite merry on absinthe. The liquor is now legal after being banned for a century; see how much you remember after a couple of absinthe mojitos at Absento Fejos. There’s more to the nightlife than that, however: chic wine bars such as In Vino, clubs where dancing until 5 am is par for the course (try Brodvejus), and authentic local taverns—fancy grilled beaver with your beer? Take the funicular up Gediminas Hill for the great views over the city, then head to the island suburb of Uzupis, an up-and-coming artist neighborhood. The Lithuanian capital’s pleasures are extremely reasonable—the City Park Hotel has gorgeous views over Cathedral Square for less than $200 a night, while you’ll spend half that for one of the 39 rooms at Domus Maria, a monastery turned boutique hotel. Throughout the year, Vilnius will be under the international spotlight as the European Culture Capital of 2009, with a bevy of festivals, concerts, and events set for the occasion.

 
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