The museum’s publications
What would you like to Ask a Monk? The Activity book for education program...
It is an exciting educational publication for children containing information about monasteries, their history and contribution to the culture of Lithuania and the surviving heritage presented in the form of a game and in a language understandable and attractive to children.
It is an exciting educational publication for children containing information about monasteries, their history and contribution to the culture of Lithuania and the surviving heritage presented in the form of a game and in a language understandable and attractive to children.
Silk and gold. 15th–18th century silk fabrics in the collection of liturgical...
The catalogue contains an illustrated story about the main stages of the history of silk weaving in Europe and this country. The first part of the book is devoted to the earliest 15th-16th century Italian brocades that have survived in Lithuania. The old liturgical vestments of Vilnius Cathedral were made from these brocades. The second part of the book focuses on French, above all, Lyon textiles that became predominant in Europe and superseded all the others in the 18th century. The third part discusses the silk weaving workshops that operated in the second half of the 18th century. A decoration of the noble’s costume – kontusz sashes – is an example of the production of these workshops.
The catalogue contains an illustrated story about the main stages of the history of silk weaving in Europe and this country. The first part of the book is devoted to the earliest 15th-16th century Italian brocades that have survived in Lithuania. The old liturgical vestments of Vilnius Cathedral were made from these brocades. The second part of the book focuses on French, above all, Lyon textiles that became predominant in Europe and superseded all the others in the 18th century. The third part discusses the silk weaving workshops that operated in the second half of the 18th century. A decoration of the noble’s costume – kontusz sashes – is an example of the production of these workshops.
Holy cards with Representations of Infant Jesus from the Collection of...
The collection of holy cards of the Reverend Mozė Mitkevičius presented in the catalogue of exhibition is not the largest in Lithuania. However, it is quite substantial, and the prevailing production of the most important European and Lithuanian publishers of holy cards of the 19th – first half of the 20th century allows us to see the key tendencies of the tradition of holy cards – the nature and intentions of religiosity, iconographic panorama, fashions of artistic expression and decoration, and various production techniques. And, certainly, the human touch.
The collection of holy cards of the Reverend Mozė Mitkevičius presented in the catalogue of exhibition is not the largest in Lithuania. However, it is quite substantial, and the prevailing production of the most important European and Lithuanian publishers of holy cards of the 19th – first half of the 20th century allows us to see the key tendencies of the tradition of holy cards – the nature and intentions of religiosity, iconographic panorama, fashions of artistic expression and decoration, and various production techniques. And, certainly, the human touch.
The Crypts of Vilnius Cathedral: a guide
The crypts of Vilnius Cathedral, an ordinary invisible part of the building, were opened to visitors in 1991 after the archeological, geological, architectural and artistic research and foundation reinforcement, which lasted through almost the entire 20th century. In 2012 a new exhibition was installed in the restored crypts, vaults and corridors of Vilnius Cathedral. It presents the history of the temple located on one of the earliest inhabited sited in Vilnius, the development of the building and the persons of outstanding merit to the Church and the Grand Duchy of Lithuania who are buried there.
The crypts of Vilnius Cathedral, an ordinary invisible part of the building, were opened to visitors in 1991 after the archeological, geological, architectural and artistic research and foundation reinforcement, which lasted through almost the entire 20th century. In 2012 a new exhibition was installed in the restored crypts, vaults and corridors of Vilnius Cathedral. It presents the history of the temple located on one of the earliest inhabited sited in Vilnius, the development of the building and the persons of outstanding merit to the Church and the Grand Duchy of Lithuania who are buried there.
“Splendour and Majesty Are Before Him…” (Ps 96, 6). Sacral objects of the...
The collection of artworks from the churches of the Vilnius Archdiocese held in the Church Heritage Museum – the most valuable exhibits from the viewpoint of art, history and liturgy – is presented in great detail for the first time in the book. The book overviews in broad terms the history of the Vilnius Archdiocese and the Convent of Saint Archangel Michael, it represents the traditions of sacral goldsmithery, liturgical clothing, sacred images, processional attributes.
The collection of artworks from the churches of the Vilnius Archdiocese held in the Church Heritage Museum – the most valuable exhibits from the viewpoint of art, history and liturgy – is presented in great detail for the first time in the book. The book overviews in broad terms the history of the Vilnius Archdiocese and the Convent of Saint Archangel Michael, it represents the traditions of sacral goldsmithery, liturgical clothing, sacred images, processional attributes.
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