EDUFEST

Lithuanian National Museum of Art Art and Education Festival

Explore, Discover, Get Inspired!

September 19–20

All festival events are free of charge.

The Lithuanian National Museum of Art invites you to EDUFEST!

What is museum education? How can a museum enrich a lesson or a family weekend? Or perhaps it is a leisure space you have not yet discovered? Find the answers at EDUFEST, the first art and education festival of its kind, inviting teachers, schoolchildren, families and all curious minds to spend two inspiring days together with art, knowledge and creativity!

PROGRAMME

September 19

Behind the Scenes of the Museum: A Day for Teachers and Students

Where? At the Lithuanian National Museum of Art’s branches in Vilnius

When? 13:00 and 16:00. Additional times (10:00 and 11:00) are available when registering through the following link: vilniusyramokykla.lt

See what few people usually get to see: storage facilities where masterpieces of art are kept, the work of restorers and all the secrets behind the museum’s “kitchen”. Find out how all this can be useful for teachers and upper-grade students when planning lessons, creating content or looking for inspiration.

Register and visit:

• the Director General of the LNMA, Dr Arūnas Gelūnas

Registration – [email protected]

• LNMA branches

Registration:

Pranas Gudynas Restoration Centre – [email protected]

National Gallery of Art – [email protected]

Radvila Palace Museum of Art – [email protected]

Museum of Applied Arts and Design – [email protected]

Vilnius Picture Gallery – [email protected]

Vytautas Kasiulis Museum of Art – [email protected]

Discussion “Paths and Wrong Turns: Works in the Museum Collection” about how works of art enter a museum

Where? National Gallery of Art, Konstitucijos Ave. 22, Vilnius

When? 17:00–18:00

Participants: Skirmantė Kvietkauskienė, Head of the LIMIS Digitisation Department; Goda Aksamitauskaitė, Events Curator at the LNMA National Gallery of Art; Laima Sazonova, Deputy Director General and Chief Curator of the Museum Collections; moderator – comedian Paulius Ambrazevičius

September 20

Museum Tent: A Day of Discussions and Discoveries

Where? Chodkiewicz Palace courtyard, Didžioji St. 4, Vilnius

When? 10:00–22:00

For one day, the courtyard of the Lithuanian National Museum of Art will become a museum education town! Under a large tent, educators from eight LNMA branches will offer creative workshops, practical activities and presentations, as well as live discussions with education and culture professionals about the role of art in education and in everyone’s daily life. In the evening, the museum will invite everyone to celebrate, with the courtyard filled with the sounds of live music by Mexeny and “dargana”.

10:00–14:00

Educational workshops in the museum tent

11:00–11:30

An uplifting movement session with a trainer from “Vilnius Sveikiau”

14:00–16:05

Afternoon discussions: How does the museum communicate with young people, educators and the community?

14:10–14:45

The Digital Generation and Museums – How Can We Find Common Ground?

Participants: LNMA Director General Dr Arūnas Gelūnas, philosopher and creativity researcher Prof. Dr Kristupas Sabolius, actor, playwright, director and educator Justas Tertelis, writer and education expert Unė Kaunaitė, and student Saulė Gudavičiūtė. The discussion will be moderated by event and TV presenter Ignas Krupavičius.

How does today’s youth see the museum – as a boring storage space for exhibits or as an engaging environment that encourages creativity and self-reflection? What challenges do museums face when trying to attract younger audiences in the digital age, where virtual entertainment and social media compete for their attention? We will discuss the obstacles Lithuania faces in creating an alliance between education and culture that responds to the expectations of teachers, parents and young people.

14:50–15:25

Between Instinct and Institution – What Is an Educator?

Participants: artist Pijus Čeikauskas, coordinator of educational activities at the Vilnius University Museum Iveta Kemėšytė, and curator of educational programmes at the LNMA National Gallery of Art Eglė Nedzinskaitė will discuss how the work of an educator balances the roles of artist, teacher and community inspirer. The discussion will be moderated by Goda Aksamitauskaitė.

What shapes an educator’s identity – professional boundaries, an inner calling or a hunger for creative self-expression? Why does the role of an educator in Lithuania often remain ambiguous, balancing between the roles of artist, teacher and activist? The discussion will explore how professional standards and self-taught experience shape the work of educators and how this role is reflected in the context of culture and society.

15:30–16:05

Art Therapy and Education. What Goes with What?

Participants: Daiva Banikonienė, curator of educational programmes at the LNMA Radvila Palace Museum of Art; textile artist and art therapist Mantas Televičius; and art therapist, head and co-founder of the association “Demencija Lietuvoje” Ieva Petkutė. The discussion will be moderated by art historian and LNMA Deputy Director General for Exhibitions and Education Jolanta Marcišauskytė-Jurašienė.

Art therapy and art education – what goes with what? How do they complement each other and where are the boundaries? Through specific examples and success stories, we will explore how art therapy and education come together in a museum environment, creating a space that supports emotional self-expression, health and social cohesion.

17:00–19:00

Educational activities in the museum tent

17:00

Experiential art therapy workshop “The Human” with textile artist and art therapist Mantas Televičius (Vilnius Picture Gallery educational space; places are limited, registration takes place on site)

17:00

Music workshop with composer and performer Laura Kešytė-Mexeny (Vilnius Picture Gallery Clock Hall; places are limited)

17:00

Travelling comic workshop with artist Greta Alice Liekyte and educators from the Radvila Palace Museum (no advance registration required; open creative space)

17:15

Creative street art workshop for young people with artist Pijus Čeikauskas-Pidžinas (Chodkiewicz Palace courtyard; no registration required)

From 19:00

Live music performances by Mexeny and “dargana”