The exhibition also marks successful collaboration between the Ministry of Culture of the Republic of Lithuania and the Ministry of Culture of Ukraine as well as the staffs of five large Lithuanian and Ukrainian museums in putting this exhibition together as part of the 2011 – 2015 cultural cooperation program between the two countries.
The patronage of this exhibition by the ministers of culture of Lithuania and Ukraine is testimony to the shared historical and cultural heritage of these two countries, their shared historical memory, and the long-lived vitality of their state and artistic relations, reads the museum's press release.
Until now, most of the exhibited portraits have been kept in museum storage rooms and not put on display. Only some of them have been described in scholarly literature.
2012 07 04
Exhibition in Vilnius displays portraits of Grand Duchy rulers
Exhibition "Portraits of the Rulers and Magnates of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania from Museums in Ukraine", which represents one of the big international highlights of the Year of Museums (2012) in Lithuania, opens on 4 July and will last until 28 October in the Lithuanian Art Museum based in Vilnius.
Portraits of the Rulers and Magnates of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania from Museums in Ukraine / Vilniaus paveikslų galerijos nuotr.
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