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The Birth of Lithuania
“In the year 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.” – Quedlinburg Annals, St Servatius Monastery, Germany
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Oct
30
“Crossing Europe” is a special programme of Nordic Cinema Forum Scanorama outlining the developments in Europe today. Film plots will provoke a cultural crossing of entire Europe, discovering and understanding European diversity and perceiving oneself as part of it. The festival inviting young and ambitious film-makers from all around Europe helps to discover directors of the future, who will shape the future face of European filmmakinSt. The programme also opens new opportunities for Lithuanian film-makers as it introduces them in Linz film festival “Crossing Europe” and calls for discussion in co-production forum “Young Generation of Cinema”.
The culmination accord of the programme “Crossing Europe” will be a unique event in the Lithuanian National Opera and Ballet Theatre on 5 November 2009, which blends European classical cinema with the modern interpretation of Lithuanian artists. It will feature Carl Theodor Dreyer’s masterpiece of silent film La Passion de Jeanne d’Arc (1928) and music composed for this work by Lithuanian famous composer Bronius Kutavičius.
Oct
29
As from next year Lithuanian State Department of Tourism and Polish Tourist Organisation undertake to work out a project, which will be designed to increase the flow of tourists and dedicated to glorious dead in the Battle of Grunwald (Žalgiris).
“This is a new project, during which the Lithuanian and Polish tourists will have an opportunity to visit and look at medieval castles, learn about national history and victory of Grunwald Battle,” – says Nijole Kliokiene, Director of the State Department of Tourism.
As from May 2010 tourists will be invited to attend the new route. Interested persons will have an opportunity to visit 10 tourist attractions in Lithuania and Poland. Concrete sites will be named at the International Trade Fair of Tourism, Sport and Leisure – “Vivattur-2010”, Vilnius. The project is going to be held in Vilnius, Trakai, Kaunas, Birštono, Alytus, Perloja, Seredžius, Merkine, Raudone, Kedainiai. However, in Poland it is going to be held in Gdansk, Malbork, Sztum, Kwidzyn, Olsztyn, Torun, Plock, Cracow and Grunwald.
The most visited tourist sites will be rewarded by the State Department of Tourism and the Polish Tourism Organisation, as well as the organizers of the project. Closing event of the project and awarding is taking place on September 27, 2010 – the World Tourism Day.
It is expected that this will be a long-term project between Lithuania and Poland. Coastal regions of the both countries are planned to be integrated in the project in 2011.
According to the tourism statistics of arrivals to Lithuania, Poland holds the second position. Data of the Statistics Department show that around 15.5 thousand Polish tourists were staying at one quarter hotels in Lithuania in 2009.
Oct
29
Starting from 21 November, the Lithuanian airline Star1 Airlines is replacing the flight to Gerona, Spain by the flights to Malpensa Airport, Milan, Italy twice a week.
The Russian airline Yamal Airlines starts operation at VIA in the mid of November to provide three flights a week to the biggest airport in Moscow - Domodedovo. Yamal Airlines has also offered connecting flights to other 5 Russian towns via Domodedovo: Omsk, Chelyabinsk, Nadym, Salekhard and Tyumen.
Flights to Vnukovo Airport in Moscow are operated by the Russian airline UtAir Aviation.
This year flights from and to Vilnius have been launched and are currently operated by Swedish Skyways, Belgian Brussels Airlines, Ukrainian Donbassaero Airlines, Russian UtAir Aviation and Yamal Airlines, and Lithuanian Star1 Airlines. Moreover, regular flights at VIA are also provided by Aer Lingus, Austrian Airlines, Czech Airlines, LOT Polish Airlines, Lufthansa, airBaltic, Estonian Air, Finnair and Norvegian Air Shuttle. Totally, there are 16 regular flight directions from and to Vilnius.
The new flight schedule is now available at: www.vno.lt/lt/skrydziu_tvarkarastis/index.php?show=arrivals
Oct
28
Public organization “Muzikonas” and club “Country Saloon” together with Vilnius City Hall and European bluegrass association EWOB organizes the fifth bluegrass music festival “Vilnius Bluegrass 2009”. Two concerts will take place in Vilnius on 21th and 22th of November 2009 at 19 h. for the public and open workshops for Lithuanian musicians. Jam sessions will be after both concerts at bar „BoBo“, where all the musicians will play together.
Project initiator and manager Jūratė Klovienė (Jūnė)
The art director of the festival Algirdas Klova.
Participants of the Festival “Vilnius Bluegrass 2009” :
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Oct
26
Church Heritage Museum is based at St. Michael‘s Church in Vilnius old town. Church heritage forms a great and highly important part of the Lithuanian cultural heritage. The exposition includes paintings, liturgical articles, historical documents and books as well as other objects of historical and aesthetic value. Church Heritage Museum offers a range of different activities and programs to schoolchildren, adults, and seniors.
Church Heritage Museum was founded by Vilnius Archbishop Metropolitan cardinal Audrys Juozas Bačkis on the 7th of October, 2005. Since 2006, Church Heritage Museum has organized five thematic exhibitions in the Lithuanian National Museum (inaugural exhibition of the Church Heritage Museum; exhibition dedicated to Vilnius Bishop Blessed Jurgis Matulaitis (1871-1927), jubilee exhibition of Salvinija Giedrimienė, exhibition dedicated to the 400th anniversary of Lithuanian Jesuits Province, exhibition dedicated to inexhaustible treasures of heaven, Celebration of 600th anniversary of the Parish Church of Trakai) and the exhibition of Vilnius Cathedral treasures at Warsaw Castle and Vavel Palace in Krakow.
Church Heritage Museum is based at St. Michael’s Church in Vilnius. Restoration of this house of worship and adjacent Bernardine monastery started in 2005. Restoration of the monastery was completed in 2008 and of the church – 2009.
Church heritage (paintings, liturgical articles, historical documents and books) forms great and highly important part of the Lithuanian cultural heritage. Internal exposition of the church includes the most valuable exhibits of the museum that come form from the following houses of worship in Vilnius: the Cathedral, churches of St. Peter and Paul, St. Michael, St. Theresa. Heart of the exposition – monstrance and reliquaries from Vilnius Cathedral treasury – is a telltale witness of devotion tradition and goldsmith masterpieces. Glass display cases containing splendid examples of liturgical textile, other artistic church articles open new pages of a rich Lithuanian Church history and sacral art.
The treasuries meet all modern museum requirements and ensure proper conditions for storage of collections and provide possibilities for their expansion by accepting liturgical articles taken out from use and other objects with historical and aesthetic value.
General information:
Opening Hours
Tuesday – Saturday, 11.00 – 18.00
Closed on Sunday, Monday and national holidays.
Admission Fees:
Usual fee - 8 Lt.
Seniors, students - 4 Lt.
Children under 6, disabled visitors, members of the ICOM, AICA, journalists - Free
Admission is free for everyone on the last Friday of every month.
Contact:
Šv. Mykolo st. 9
LT-01124 Vilnius
Oct
26
Kamanos Nature Reserve in Lithuania has been celebrating its thirtieth anniversary on October 23, 2009. Photo-album exhibition “Sledge” by J. Augustausko and S. Sprainaitīte, and opening of an educational trail has been taking place in the new visitors’ centre (Akmene district) of the nature park.
The State Reserve, which now occupies nearly four thousand hectares, was created in Akmenė district in order to preserve the largest and most valuable mire complex of Northern Lithuania (Kamanos mire) and its forests, as well as the place-specific rare plants, fungi and animals. The mire occupies almost half of the reserve area (43.8%). The mire is different because of the unique relief, bogs and lakes, which now are more than before. The mire is surrounded by mineral mountain ridge, and only two of its highest spots are small islands. However, there are also up to 12 bogs and more than 120 small lakes.
There are also many rare bird species – golden plovers, wood sandpipers, Montagu’s harriers, black storks, eagles, grouses, cranes, and others.
Kamanos mire was first “discovered” in 1895 and its uniqueness was assessed by prof. P. Matulionis. During the interwar period he was followed by lecturers of the Lithuanian Academy of Farmers. Thanks to their studies during the period from 1935 to 1936, the mire has become as one of the most thoroughly studied reserves in Europe. Now Kamanos land will be included in the EU’s “Natura 2000” network of protected natural sites.
Oct
22
Vilnius. Jack and Ben share ‘Living. . .’ tips on shopping, eating, and sight-seeing in this up & coming glorious ancient Central European city known as the Lithuanian Capital.
Captured on location in Vilnius and Trakai, Lithuania in Spring 2009.
Produced by Jack Leung & Benson Wong
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