Accessibility  Vilna Gaon State Jewish Museum
Register of Legal Entities Code 190757374
Address:Naugarduko st 10/2, LT 01309 Vilnius, Lithuania
Tel: (00370) 5 231 2357
Faks: (00370)5 231 2358
Email: muziejus@jmuseum.lt
Articles
Mission
MUSEUM
CONTACTS
historical research
EXPOSITION SITES
ACTIVITY
PRINTED PUBLICATIONS
PUBLICATIONS ONLINE
EXHIBITIONS
MEMORIAL SITE OF PANERIAI
EVENTS ArCHIVE
LINKS
SUPPORT US
MUSEUM ON SOCIAL MEDIA
PARTNERS

JACQUES LIPCHITZ EXHIBITION FROM THE VILNA GAON STATE JEWISH MUSEUM AND PRIVATE COLLECTIONS OPENED AT M. ŽILINSKAS ART GALLERY
 
An exhibition of artworks by a Litvak sculptor Jacques Lipchitz (1891–1973) titled ‘Life in Sculpture. Jacques Lipchitz – 125’.
The exhibition presents the creative life of Jacques Lipchitz starting with his childhood and young years in the native town of Druskininkai and going down to Lipchitz’s studies and artistic environment in Paris, including his creative life in the United States of America.
The exhibition presents the artist’s lithographs (sketches for his famous sculptures), drawings, personal correspondence, documents, photographs and sculptures.

 


Jacques Lipchitz made friends with and learned from the best, such as Pablo Picasso, Juan Gris, Le Corbusier, Amedeo Modigliani, Diego Rivera, Moise Kisling and others.When World War II broke out, Jacques Lipchitz left for the United States of America, where he also received great recognition and continued to create monumental sculptures commissioned by the state. Sculptures by Jacques Lipchitz unveiled to embellish public spaces in the USA still receive a lot of visitors. Among them are the sculptor’s works erected in FairmountPark in Philadelphia, territory of the Tweed Museum of Art in Minnesota, ColumbiaUniversity campus, numerous open spaces in New York, the city of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and many others. Lithographs, drawings and large scale photographs of the famous sculptures created during the American period (1941 – 1973) are representative examples of Jacques Lipchitz’s creative life in America.‘I am a sculptor from Lithuania’. This is how Jacques Lipchitz used to introduce himself in the world’s most prestigious galleries. The artist’s unbreakable connection with his homeland is evident in his correspondence with Vladas Vildžiūnas, Vytautas Landsbergis, Neemiya Arbit-Blatas, and others. This part of the exhibition presents letters, documents and authentic family photographs of the sculptor, including view of Druskininkai dating back to the beginning of the 20th century.The exhibition presents artworks of the Vilna Gaon State Jewish Museum’s collection. The exposition has been enriched with the artist’s works provided by the Lithuanian Expatriate Art Foundation, Lewben Art Foundation, Rolandas Valiūnas, Laurynas Jonušauskas, LithuanianArt Museum and other private collections.

More info: http://www.ciurlionis.lt/

 


Curators of the exhibition: Aušra Rožankevičiūtė and Ieva Šadzevičienė.
Organiser of the exhibition: Vilna Gaon State Jewish Museum.
Sponsors: Lithuanian Council for Culture, Lithuanian Expatriate Art Foundation, Lewben Art Foundation, Rolandas Valiūnas and law firm ValiunasEllex, VšĮ Meno fondas, VšĮ Šiaurės Jeruzalė, Laurynas Jonušauskas.

Exhibition works: 20 10 2016–31 12 2016

Modified: 10/28/2016
Information
2017.03.01

 

 If you want to order a guided tour or educational programme please contact us in advance:
tel. 
 +370 60163612, 
email:
 muziejus@jmuseum.lt

*** 

If you want to order an educational programme, please contact us at:  +370 5 212 0112,
+370 6 8986 191 or via email
muziejus@jmuseum.lt

  ***

   Tolerance Center 
(Naugarduko St. 10/2) 
working hours:

Monday,Thursday: 10:00-18:00
Tuesday, Wednesday: 10:00-18:00
Friday: 10:00-16:00
Saturday-closed,
Sunday: 10:00-16:00

  ***

  Holocaust Exposition 
(Pamėnkalnio St. 12) 
working hours:

Monday-Thursday: 9:00-17:00
Friday: 9:00-16:00
Saturday-closed
Sunday: 10:00-16:00

 ***

  Memorial Museum of Paneriai
(Agrastų St. 15, Aukštieji Paneriai)
working hours:
Monday-closed
Tuesday–Sunday 9:00-17:00
From October until May the Memorial Museum is open by appointment only.

If you are interested in visiting the museum/the memorial with a tour guide, please contact us at least a day in advance at
+370 699 90 384  or via email mantas.siksnianas@jmuseum.lt

 ***

 

 

 

© Penki Kontinentai 2006. All rights received.