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The international exhibition „The creators of Independent states – Lithuania and Latvia – in Mitau gymnasium“
The forthcoming 100th anniversaries of Independence of two
neighbouring countries – Lithuania and Latvia – have given impetus to pay
attention to exceptional educational institution – Mitau (now Jelgava, Latvia)
gymnasium, where the future Presidents of the Republic of Latvia Jānis
Čakste (1859–1927) and Alberts Kviesis (1881–1944),
the President of the Republic of Lithuania Antanas Smetona (1874–1944),
Prime Ministers Mykolas Sleževičius (1882–1939), Vytautas
Petrulis (1890–1942), Juozas Tūbelis (1882–1939), Vladas
Mironas (1880–1953), as well as a large number of representatives of
politics, economics, science, culture and arts from both countries, who
contributed to the prosperity of two countries by their work and creation, were
studying.
By common accord
of Šiauliai "Aušros" Museum (Lithuania) director Raimundas
Balza and Ģederts Eliass History and Art Museum of Jelgava director Gita
Grase, Šiauliai "Aušros" museum initiated the project "The
International Exhibition and Publication ‘The Creators of Independent States –
Lithuania and Latvia – in Mitau Gymnasium'". The project was funded by
Lithuanian Council for Culture and Šiauliai City Municipality. The project
promoters – Šiauliai "Aušros" museum and Ģederts Eliass History and
Art Museum of Jelgava, a partner – association " Balts Centre" (Šiauliai,
Lithuania).
The aim of the project is on the basis of memory
institutions' resources to organize the exhibition, where by employing museum
means, the history of Mitau gymnasium is told, as well as the activity, fates
of both countries' representatives who used to study in this school are
introduced, the road of Lithuania and Latvia to Independence is revealed, the
fragments of independent states' history are conveyed, the circumstances of
Independence loss are highlighted. By this exhibition it is wished to deny the
attitude which prevailed during the Soviet times, that at the end of the 19th
century in Mitau only left-minded Lithuanians acted.
The opening of
exhibition – 16 February 2017, 3.00 p.m.
The exhibition is
open – 16 February – 23 April, 2017.
Chaimas Fenkelis
villa, Vilniaus str. 74, Šiauliai