Palace of the Grand Dukes of Lithuania: the past opens up for the future
The Embassy of the Republic of Lithuania to the Kingdom of Sweden and the Palace of the Grand Dukes of Lithuania cordially invite you to the seminar and the opening of the exhibition “The Palace of the Grand Dukes of Lithuania and its Reconstruction”. Date: 4th February 2015. Time: 16:00 – 19:30. Venue: Armémuseum, Riddargatan 13, 114 51 Stockholm.
Program:
16:00 Opening remarks
Dr. Per Sandin, Head of Collections, Army Museum, Sweden
16:15 “The Palace of the Grand Dukes of Lithuania: a demolished residence revives as a national museum”
Eimantas Gudas, Administrator of Culture and Art History group, Palace of the Grand Dukes of Lithuania
16:35 “Residence complex of the Grand Dukes of Lithuania in Vilnius – a unique source of archaeological data”
Dr. Povilas Blaževičius, Administrator of Archaeology group, Palace of the Grand Dukes of Lithuania
16:55 “The Kingdom of Sweden and the Grand Duchy of Lithuania: political, cultural and dynastical dimension in historical perspective”
Andrej Kotljarchuk, PhD Associate professor at Södertörn University, Stockholm University
17:15 Discussions
18:00 Opening of exhibition
H. E. Ambassador of Lithuania Eitvydas Bajarūnas and Director of the Army Museum Eva Sofi Ernstell
18:20 Mingle
Please register by 2nd of February to ieva.andriusyte@praktika.urm.lt indicating your attendance to the seminar or/and opening of exhibition, in order to serve the seats.
Visit the website of the The Palace of the Grand Dukes of Lithuania http://www.valdovurumai.lt/en
