Exhibition "Wood in Lithuanian Architecture"
An overview of the extraordinary variety of Lithuanian wooden architecture, highlighting the most characteristic and most distinctive examples. 4 June – 29 December 2015, work days 10:00 am to 5:00 pm, registration in advance by email amb.uk@urm.lt or telephone 020 7592 2857. Address: Embassy of the Republic of Lithuania in the United Kingdom, Lithuania House, 2 Bessborough Gardens, London SW1V 2JE, UK
The exhibition is comprised of several sections showing the most important aspects of Lithuanian wooden architecture: ethnographic architecture (villages, farmsteads); manorial estates; sacral architecture; urban wooden architecture from the 19th century to the beginning of the 20th century; contemporary wooden architecture.
Curators : Dr. Rasa Bertašiūtė, Dr. Dalė Puodžiukienė, Kristina Štaupaitė, Dr. Ingrida Veliūtė, Asta Raškevičiūtė, and Rūta Leitanaitė. A comprehensive catalogue is available for free.
Organized by the Architects' Association of Lithuania and supported by the Lithuanian Council for Culture.
Photos:
J. Gruodis house in Kaunas. Photo A. Raškevičiūtė
Rupert art and education centre, Vilnius („Audrius Ambrasas architects“). Photo © Audrius Ambrasas Architects
