"Vilnius Heritage of Handicrafts" – reviving spirit of the capital's crafts

Source: www.culturelive.lt

Vilnius opens the project “Vilnius Heritage of Handicrafts” to revive its old handicraft tradition, including twelve educational events, a two-day Bartholomew Fair and publication “Handicrafts in Vilnius: Tradition and the Present”. The project is part of the Living History Programme of “Vilnius – European Capital of Culture 2009”.

To revive Vilnius old tradition of handicrafts, educational events will run once monthly in the historic locations of Vilnius handicraft shops. “Convention of the Tanner Mead Fraternity” on 31 January 2009 (Saturday) from 12 am to 5 pm in the square at the intersection of Visų Šventųjų, Karmelitų and Arklių streets, which marks the roots of Vilnius handicraft shops, will be followed by a presentation of the oldest and richest goldsmithery shop (in February), Vilnius tailoring shop (in March), the craft of smithery, shoemakers and curriers, and the weaving shop. There will also be the opportunity to visit woodworking workshops, Vilnius pottery shop and glazing workshop and watch how old Vilnius bookbinders work, and in the year’s last month to discover ancient cooking.

The first educational event of the project “Vilnius Heritage of Handicrafts” is the “Convention of the Tanner Mead Fraternity"

Venue: Square next to Arklių Str.
Time: 31 January (Saturday) 12 am – 6 pm
Implementer: PI Amatų gildija

Programme of educational event:

• 12:00 – 12:15 am – Opening speeches. Representatives of PI Vilnius – European Capital of Culture 2009, representatives of project partners.
• 12:15 – 12:30 am – Presentation of the project “Vilnius Heritage of Handicrafts” to the media. Director of PI Amatų gildija Jurgita Jasinskaitė, manager of educational events Indrė Rutkauskaitė.
• 01:00 – 01:45 pm – lecture by Prof Aivas Ragauskas: “Mead fraternities. Phenomenon of Orthodox Culture of the City of Vilnius. 15th – 17th centuries”.
• 02:00 – 02:45 pm – lecture by Prof Dr Libertas Klimka: “Handicrafts in Vilnius: Tradition and the Present”.
• 03:00 – 03:45 pm – Handicrafts today: Indre Rutkauskaitė, President of Vilnius Fine Handicrafts Association, representatives of project partners.
• 04:00 – 05:00 pm – introduction to the project, its programme of events, demonstration of coinage, stories of project participants about the history of Vilnius handicrafts with a cup of tea and demonstration of the first phase of producing mead.

More information about the project:

“Handicraft Heritage of Vilnius”
www.amatugildija.puslapiai.lt
www.vdaa.lt

PI Amatų gildija
Director Jurgita Jasinskaitė
Tel:8-618 00142
e-mail: [email protected]

PI Vilnius – European Capital of Culture 2009
Living History and Culture (Re)Discovery programmes
Coordinator Milda Samulionytė
Tel.: 8-615 22743
e-mail: milda.samulionytė@vilnius2009.lt

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