Day 62. Oldie Vilnius in art

Here I'm going to present our Oldie Vilnius in art.

Mainly, you can find paintings of oldie Vilnius in Vilnius Pictures Gallery.

Backyard of Vilnius Picture Gallery

View of oldie Vilnius

Fancy clock in the Chodkiewicz Palace

Michał Kleofas Ogiński (Mykolas Kleopas Oginskis)

From Vilnius with Love: The Cathedral

(I'm only guessing that the tower on the the hill on the right 

could be a tower on Bekešas grave on a Bekešas Hill (washed away by the Vilnele)

From Vilnius with Love: Church of Ascension (Missionaries)

 (List of churches in Vilnius)

The Church of teh Discovery of Saint Cross ( Vilnius Kalvarijos)

Juozas Kamarauskas (in LT)

List of works of Juozas Kamparauskas

Mykolas Kazimieras Pacas (founder of Saint Peter and Saint Paul Church)

View on Pilies str. (as I remember 3rd floor)

Stanislaw August Poniatowski (1732 - 1798) King of Poland and Grand Duke of Lithuania 1765 - 1795

by Joseph Pitschmann, 1758 - 1834

(A guy who abondoned us and sold us)

Joseph Frank (physician) 1771 - 1842 

by unknown artist from 1st half of 19 c. 

Vilnius. Neris near Verkiai 

by Wincenty Dmochowski (1807 - 1864

The Road to Nauja Vilnia 1872 

by Jozef Marszewski (1827 - 1883)

Palace of the Lower Castle 1832 

by Karol Raczynski 1799 - after 1860

View of Vilnius with the Gediminas Hill

Rise Field on a Windy Evening 

by Stanislaw Jarocki 

(not Vilnius :)) 

Day 61. A. Vassiliev exhibitions. Part III. Tamed Nature. 18th - 21st Century.

previous spot or activity: New Arsenal

Today, on February 22, my work collegues and I have visited one of  fashion historian's Alexandre Vasilyev exhibitions.

Inspired by Nature of Africa

This time it was Exhibition: Tamed Nature. 18th - 21st Century.
As our guide said it was the ninth Alexandre Vasilyev exhibition here in Vilnius.
Location: the Museum of Applied Arts which is a part of the Lithuanian Art Musem.

All the info about the museum you can find here.

The Museum of Applied Arts was established in 1987 in the reconstructed historical Arsenal, mentioned in the middle of 16th century annals as a part of the Lower Castle complex. In the middle of 15th century the eastern masonry wall of the Lower Castle was built. The bottom of the wall was mostly large stone masonry. At the confluence of the rivers Neris and Vilnele the eastern wall terminated in a square brickwork tower. The fragments of this tower can bee seen upon entering the museum on the right side the stairs. The eastern defensive wall was found to contain four-meter tall and three-meter wide pointed arch castle gate, which obviously led to the so called Crooked castle. Today thsi gate admits the visitors of the exhibition.

The museum hosts temporary exhibitions as well as international projects, educational sessions, and

As I mentioned above, It's not the first exhibition of Alexandre Vassiliev hosted by the Museum of Applied Arts. 

Freemindness, free 70'ies, psychodelic colours

Psychodelic colours

Flowers in caps

Ispired by Forest

Flowers

Flowers ( my favourite coctail dress)

Fruits

Flowers

Coctail dress

Each unique and and handmade lilly of the valley on a dress

More about the opening of the exposition and more photos of the gowns ( in Lithuanian ) here , and also here,

I've said this for the last time and I am repeating this also one more time:

We had a guided tour (duration: 1, 5 hour) with the awesome guide Vygintas Malinauskas, who is such amazing and funny guide in the world of the gowns. Thank you Mr.Vygintas!

Admission - 1,80  EUR (adults), a guided tour - 10 EUR.

Post about Exhibition Part I comes here.

Post about Exhibition Part II comes here.

Day 60. Vilnius News: Future Monument to Jonas Basanavicius

#DrBasanavičiusIsBACK

Today, on February 20, 2017 the project of future Monument to Jonas Basanavicius  by Gediminas Antanas Sakalis, Gediminas Piekuras and Algirdas Rasimavičius was chosen. (news by www.15min.lt (in LT)

The monument should be erected till February 16, 2018. Perhaps in the front of the Lithuanian National Philharmonic.

The projects were presented to the public in the Vilnius Town Hall, so few days ago I've decided to visit it.

The third place project

The fourth place project

Besides, I had the opportunity to take a glimpse at the Exhibition of photographers from Oman "Treasures of Oman" (in LT) which was exhibited there till 28 February.

All the projects, in my opinion, are acceptable, some were quite similar to each other with Jonas Basanavicius sitting on the chair.

The post abou the inauguration of the monument comes on Day 80 :)

Day 59. Palace of Grand Dukes of Lithuania

Day 58. Visit to Lithuanian National Drama Theatre

Every Vilnius resident at least once a year has to visit a National Drama Theatre (subjetive) :)

Photo by Dmitrij Matvejev (taken from wiki SheKnowsEverything)

Founded in 1940 as Vilnius State Theatre, it became Lithuanian National Drama Theatre in 1998.

Location - in the heart of Vilnius, not far away from the Cathedral, at Gediminas ave. 9.

Some production by foreign directors are performed with English subtitles, for example Heroes' Square by Thomas Bernhard, directed by Krystian Lupa (2015), or a shoking (in my opinion) Our Class by Tadeusz Slobodzianek, directed by Yana Ross (2013), and others.

Therefore, also Vilnius visitors can visit the theatre.

The Big Hall has 660 seats, the Small Hall has 171 seats, the Studio is used for experimental production.

All the other information and the facts and dates you can find by clinking on the link wiki just at the bottom of the picture.

On the whole, I love this place, I love actors and the atmosphere, although some produtions last for 3 hours and 30 min, what, after a long working day, could be a real challange.

Day 57. Short trip to Lentvaris Manor

Lentvaris Manor is a former residential manor located in Lentvaris town, approximatelly 18 km form Vilnius.

Lentvaris Manor was founded in XVI c. 

Style - neo gothic.

The residential house is constructed on the nothern bank of the Lentvaris Lake. 

Since 2008 the Manor is on the Lithuanian Heritage list what means that The Cultural Heritage Department should take care of it.

BUILDINGS:

 - Neo gothic palace form the end of XIX c. - beginning of XX c., constructed in 1861  - 1969 (the architect - G. von Sacht), reconstructed in 1899.

- A house of servants (eclectic style) from the end of XIX c.

- A barn from brics ( bedinning of XIXc.)

 - A stables ( end of XIX c. - beginning of XX c)

 - The English  Style Park (founded in the end of XIX c.) the landscape designer  - Édouard André.

HISTORY

The manor was mentioned for the first time in 1596.

In the XVII c. the owner of the mano was Tomasz Sapieha. 

from 1850 till 1939 the Manor and the Lentvaris suroundings belonged to Counts Tyszkiewicz. They in 1855 - 1965 constructed neo gothic palace. Later, around the palace they founded the english style park. 

You can easily reach the Lentvaris Manor with the bus No. 68 form Lazdynai or by train from Vilnius Railway station to Lentvaris station. 

A walk around the Manor will take you app. 1 - 2 hours.

The Residential palace is deserted but its neo gothic exterior is very impressive.

More pictures you can find on my facebook SenbeiTen-po-Lietuva