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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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2020 - 08 - 22
Illegal trading in finds was stopped
The case, that was initiated a few years ago, was closed. The employees of the Department of Cultural Heritage (the DCH) under the Ministry of Culture made a significant contribution to this case. The hard work of heritage conservationists gave tangible results – the resident of Vilnius district A.V., who has been illicitly trading for many years in archaeological finds and antiques on eBay e-commerce site, was tracked down and identified.More -
2020 - 08 - 22
The restored minbar of the Tatar's Mosque in Raiziai is one of the oldest in Europe
Recently, after the restoration, the minbar (pulpit) made in 1686, which is believed to be one of the oldest in Europe, was returned to the Mosque in Raiziai (Alytus district), which is called the Lithuanian Tartar Mecca and which operated during the Soviet era. The specialists of the Interuniversity Institute for the Conservation and Restoration of Works of Art of the Academies of Fine Arts in Warsaw and Krakow performed a detailed analysis of the minbar and sample testing with infrared rays. According to their recommendations, the minbar was renovated by Mantas Matuiza, the restorer of the Lithuanian National Museum.More -
2019 - 06 - 20
Meeting in Riga with Latvia and Denmark, both the members of the Baltic Region Heritage Committee
On 18 June, Vidmantas Bezaras, the Director of the Department of Cultural Heritage under the Ministry of Culture, and Alfredas Jomantas, the Head of the Heritage Registry, Public Relations and Education Division, attended a meeting in Riga with the representatives of Latvia and Denmark, both the members of the Council of the Baltic Sea States and of the Baltic Region Heritage Committee.More -
2019 - 05 - 27
Participation at the European Heritage Heads Forum
On 22 through 24 May, the annual Forum of the Executives of European institutions responsible for implementation of the cultural heritage policy was held in Stockholm, Sweden. Vidmantas Bezaras, the Director of the Department of Cultural Heritage under the Ministry of Culture, took part in the Forum.More -
2019 - 02 - 13
Consultation with Polish experts of cultural heritage
On 13 February this year, the consultation with Polish experts of cultural heritage on further cooperation in cultural heritage protection took place in Vilnius, at the Department of Cultural Heritage under the Ministry of Culture. The representatives of the Department of Cultural Heritage, of the Ministry of Culture and National Heritage of the Republic of Poland, of the National Institute of Polish Cultural Heritage Abroad Polonika, and of the Embassy of the Republic of Poland in Vilnius attended the consultation.More -
2018 - 12 - 03
Inter-institutional Cooperation Agreement for the protection of underwater cultural heritage
On 30 November, the Inter-institutional cooperation agreement for the protection of underwater cultural heritage was signed in Vilnius at the initiative of the Department of Cultural Heritage under the Ministry of Culture. The signatories to the Agreement: the Department of Cultural Heritage under the Ministry of Culture, Lithuanian Armed Forces, the State Border Guard Service at the Ministry of the Interior of the Republic of Lithuania, and Lithuanian Transport Safety Administration. The purpose of the Agreement is to cooperate effectively in the protection of the underwater cultural heritage where it is located in the waters of the territory of Lithuania in the Baltic Sea, and in implementing the UNESCO Convention on the Protection of the Underwater Cultural Heritage in Lithuania.More -
2018 - 11 - 29
The Agreement on cooperation for the protection of the cultural heritage was signed
On 28 November, the Agreement on cooperation for the protection of the cultural heritage was signed between the Department of Cultural Heritage under the Ministry of Culture of the Republic of Lithuania and the National Institute of Polish Cultural Heritage Abroad Polonika.More
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under the ministry of culture
under the ministry of culture
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