Exhibitions

What does your native place mean to you? Home? What experiences do you “bring home” with you each day? Each of us would answer these questions differently. “I close my eyes and see every tree, every path, every little road, even the neighbours,” said Vytautas Šerys, who was born in Anykščiai District, speaking about his native land – the place that became the starting point of his artistic journey and an inexhaustible source of inspiration. The fields, forests, streams and people of his native Naujasodis have remained not only in his memory but have also found their way into ...

You are warmly invited to the opening of Miglė Kosinskaitė’s painting exhibition Bestia urbis! Thursday, 10 September, 5:30 p.m. Angel Museum – Sacred Art Center The imaginary creatures in Miglė Kosinskaitė’s paintings sometimes resemble monuments, while the non-human inhabitants of this world – cast in bronze, carved in stone or shaped in concrete – seem to come alive at night. Allegorical figures of guardians and totems, as well as animal-shaped heraldic symbols, have long been an important part of urban architecture and façade decoration. They are so familiar that we barely notice them. And it is precisely these overlooked ...

We invite artists and curators to submit proposals for exhibitions and artistic projects to be presented in the Anykščiai Arts Center’s Temporary Exhibition Hall (11 Vilniaus St., Anykščiai) during 2027–2028. The Anykščiai Arts Center aims to present contemporary art in the region, provide the local community with opportunities to discover professional artists, and encourage active participation in cultural life. The AMC Temporary Exhibition Hall serves as a space for dialogue between the Arts Center and the public, hosting exhibitions by professional artists, meetings with artists, exhibition tours, creative workshops and educational activities. Applications and supporting materials will be accepted ...

Would you have had the courage to leave home at just fifteen to seek a better life in the West? With no English, no money, and no idea what awaited you? That is exactly what Moishe David Osinsky, born in Kurkliai and later known around the world as Sir Montague Burton, did in 1900. He arrived in Great Britain fleeing anti-Jewish pogroms, with almost nothing to his name. Just three years later, he opened his first shop in Chesterfield. Over time, he built one of the largest men’s clothing companies in 20th-century Britain, became a symbol of democratic fashion, ...

On 31 July, Tomas Tuskenis, Director of the Anykščiai Arts Center, attended the opening of “The Universe from a Spiral”, an exhibition by Colombian artist of Lithuanian descent Nijolė Šivickas de Mockus, at the Janina Monkutė-Marks Museum-Gallery in Kėdainiai. The spiral – a symbol of life, memory and continuous transformation – becomes a bridge between continents, cultures and personal experiences in the artist’s work. Her art reveals a sensitive connection with nature, humanity and the world, where every form speaks of movement, growth and return. We are delighted that this artistic journey continues in Lithuania, and that in 2027 ...

Today, 31 July, at 5 p.m., an exhibition of works by Nijolė Šivickas de Mockus opens at the Janina Monkutė-Marks Museum-Gallery (45 J. Basanavičiaus St., Kėdainiai). Thanks to the efforts of the Anykščiai Arts Centre, a selection of Nijolė’s works has been brought back to Lithuania. Working with a wonderful team, including Ilona Mažeikienė, Director of the Vytautas Kasiulis Museum of Art, and her colleagues, we prepared a project for the Lithuanian Council for Culture. The Anykščiai Arts Centre was awarded funding for the project. This long and dedicated effort has finally borne fruit: Nijolė’s work has returned to ...

On Saturday, 25 July, the anniversary exhibition “I’m Taking It Home” opened at the Chapel – World Anykštėnai Creative Centre (36 Vilniaus St., Anykščiai), featuring wooden sculptures and sketches by artist and sculptor Vytautas Šerys (1931–2006), a recipient of the Lithuanian National Prize for Culture and Arts. The opening event was attended by artist, curator and art critic Dr Vidas Poškus. The programme also featured a musical performance, with French music performed by Saulė Šerytė (mezzo-soprano) and Donaldas Račys (piano). Actor Ridas Jasiulionis read Šerys’s poetry. The event also included the formal transfer of part of V. Šerys’s artistic ...

Kurkliai presents the story of a Litvak who transformed the history of British tailoring Can a person leave a small town in Lithuania and go on to make such an impact that their name becomes part of an entire country’s clothing history? The story of Moishe David Osinsky shows that it is possible. Born in Kurkliai in 1885, this Jewish boy would later become known around the world as Sir Montague Burton. At just fifteen years old, he left for Great Britain. Arriving with almost no money and unable to speak English, he began with a small trading business ...

Boris Buchman Exhibition “Odesa: A City Between War and Peace” From 7 to 17 July 2026, the chapel – the cultural creation center of anykštėnai of the world presents an exhibition by Odesa-based photographer and photojournalist Boris Buchman, titled “Odesa: A City Between War and Peace.” The exhibition features photographs by the renowned Odesa photographer and photojournalist Boris Buchman, telling the story of Odesa – a city that for many years lived to the rhythm of its culture, humour, the sea and everyday life, but was forced to find itself at the centre of war. The works on display ...

Witty, surreal, and ambiguous, painter Evelina Paukštytė’s exhibition Death in Lilacs will delight visitors until June 30. Despite technical challenges, the 2 × 2.5 m work made it to Anykščiai. Our sincere thanks to “Anykščių ratas” and its director Vygantas Šližys for their help! Yesterday at the Angel Museum, we immersed ourselves in E. Paukštytė’s inner world, rich with the color violet, literature, books, pop legends, impermanence, lilac blossoms, a sense of looming death, and everyday situations. The exhibition repeats not only the color violet, but also the motif of tennis courts. As Evelina says: “Each of us has ...

From May 30 to July 19, we invite you to visit Lithuania’s Small Capital of Culture — Kurkliai. There, in the former Kurkliai Synagogue building (S. Nėries St. 4A, Kurkliai), an exhibition of ceramic works by Lina Bekerienė will be on view. On May 30, from 3:00 to 5:00 p.m., you are invited to meet the exhibition’s author, Lina Bekerienė. “To survive, you have to tell stories.” — Umberto Eco Lina Bekerienė shares her thoughts: People are storytellers. Drawings on cave walls, medieval manuscripts, Gothic cathedrals, bridges and skyscrapers, novels and poems by poets are attempts to give meaning ...

To mark European Museum Night, on May 23 at 6:00 p.m., the exhibition Rhona Gorvy: Life and Dreams will open in the former Kurkliai Synagogue building (S. Nėries St. 4A, Kurkliai, Anykščiai District Municipality). Rhona Gorvy, an artist born in South Africa to Jewish emigrants from Lithuania, has left Lithuania a rich creative legacy. The exhibition presents cycles of her graphic works and sculptures, reflecting social problems of humanity, raising questions relevant to society, and encouraging viewers to take a close look at the multifaceted human nature. Although Rhona Gorvy (1921–2016) was born in Springs, South Africa, her parents’ ...