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2020 - 09 - 29
We invite You to watch live broadcasts of HERITAS’20: Recharge the Heritage!
We invite You to watch live broadcasts of HERITAS’20: Recharge the Heritage! Alternative discussion space on Friday, 2 October, 09:00 a.m. – 05:30 p.m. and Presentations from The Church of St. Catherine on Saturday, 3 October 05.00-07.00 p.m.
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2020 - 09 - 17
Painting of the walls of the presbytery of the Bernardine Church - from Gothic to Classicism
Under the bilateral treaty on the cooperation in the field of cultural heritage, that was signed between Lithuania and Poland, currently, works of conservation and restoration of the unique frescoes of the prestibery of the Church of St. Francis and St. Bernard in Vilnius and of the polichromy are carried out. After the restoration, the prestibery, also known as the apse, which is the semi-circular part of the church located behind the main grand altar, where monks once prayed, will be adapted to public needs. The restoration works are financed by the POLONIKA National Institute of Polish Cultural Heritage Abroad. The works are performed by Polish restorer company “Croaton“ and UAB “Vilniaus restauratoriai“.Since the fragments of the wall decor are from different periods, they are overlapping in some places, in the specialists’ opinion, it is impossible to maximally rectify any one of them and exhibit on this wall. In addition, in historical terms, we would lose theMore -
2020 - 08 - 22
“Christ resurrected” returned to Lithuania
In July 2020, a unique wooden sculpture “Christ resurrected“ of the late Gothic period (16th century) from the collection of the priest Ričardas Mikutavičius, which in 2001 was illicitly removed from Lithuania and later returned to Lithuania, was presented in the Ministry of Culture. The sculpture has been recognised a movable cultural property, and in 2009 it was listed on the Register of Cultural Property. The specialists of the Department of Cultural Heritage (the DCH) have been trying for nearly 20 years to trace where the sculpture was taken to from Lithuania, they have been observing art auctions, and later, when it became evident that it had been acquired by an Austrian national, they cooperated for a long time with the Austrian law enforcement authorities in an attempt to recover the work of art.
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EVENTS IN LITHUANIA
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2021 - 05 - 31
Kaunas Modernist Architecture and UNESCO
The question of the possible granting of UNESCO World Heritage status to Kaunas modernist architecture was first raised officially in 2013 by initiating discussions and putting on exhibitions.In 2014, in parallel with the preparation of the application for the award of the European Heritage Label (EHL) to Kaunas interwar architecture (the EHL was awarded in 2015), the Kaunas City Municipality Council adopted the decision “On the Approval to Include Kaunas Interwar Modernist Architecture in the UNESCO Tentative World Heritage List”.In 2016, the cross-institutional working group formed by the order of the Minister of Culture prepared a tentative application to the UNESCO World Heritage Centre, informing of Lithuania’s intention to define this value and the possibility to inscribe it on the UNESCO World Heritage List. In January 2017, the UNESCO World Heritage Centre informed the Ministry of Culture that the submitted application met the necessary requirements, and KaunasMore -
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2019 - 10 - 04
Interdisciplinary Conference “Architectural Quality: an Integrated Approach to Cultural Heritage“
On the occasion of World Architecture Day, an Interdisciplinary Scientific-Practical Conference “Architectural Quality: an Integrated Approach to Cultural Heritage” was held in Vilnius on 7 - 8 October 2019. This year, the 5th Interdisciplinary Conference was focused on the actualization of the criterion of preservation of the immovable cultural heritage. The participants in the Conference mainly focused on promoting inter-institutional cooperation in preserving cultural heritage and improving the quality of the environment. The organizers of the event: Architects‘ Chamber of Lithuania, the Department of Cultural Heritage under the Ministry of Culture of the Republic of Lithuania.More -
2019 - 09 - 16
European Heritage Days'19 invite to get to know and entertain
The European Heritage Days which are held this year for the 26th time in Lithuania, together with professionals from various fields will open the doors to immovable cultural heritage which is often inaccessible to the general public. On 20 through 22 September, more than 300 free events for visitors of all ages will take place throughout Lithuania.More
USEFUL LINKS
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State Commission for Cultural Heritage Protection of the Republic of Lithuania
Rūdininkų str. 13
Vilnius 01135
tel. (+370 5) 266 3277Ministry of Culture of the Republic of LithuaniaAddress: J. Basanavičiaus str. 5, LT-01118 Vilnius, LithuaniaTel.: +370 5 2193400Web page: www.lrkm.ltLithuanian National Commission for UNESCOAddress: Šv. Jono str. 11, LT-01123 Vilnius, LithuaniaTel.: +370 5 2107340Web page: www.unesco.ltLithuanian National Committee for ICOMOSAddress: Šnipiškių str. 3, LT-09039 Vilnius, LithuaniaTel.: +370 5 2618411Web page: www.icomos.ltICOM LithuaniaAddress: Didžioji str. 4, LT-01128 Vilnius, LithuaniaTel.: +370 60167070Web page: network.icom.museum/icom-lithuaniaState Service for Protected Areas under the Ministry of EnvironmentAddress: A. Juozapavičiaus str. 9, LT-09311, LithuaniaTel.: +370 5 2723284Web page:More
Šnipiškių g.3, LT-09309 Vilnius 
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8 5 272 40 58 
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