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Catalogues of the Exhibitions
 

Rhona Gorvy: creative insights
Graphics & Sculpture from South Africa

A Catalog of the Exhibition.

Texts by – Ilona Murauskaitė, Karina Simonson, Ieva Šadzevičienė
Editor Živilė Juonytė
Translated into English by Diana Guogienė
Design – Aleksandra Jacovskytė, Giedrė Zaveckienė

Printed by UAB „Biznio mašinų kompanija“
24 pp., 2017, with photographs, Lithuanian, English

Price 3,00 € 

 

     
 

Jacques Lipchitz
Gyvenimas skulptūroje
Vie en sculpture
Life in sculpture

A Catalog of the Exhibition.
Author of the catalogue / Auteur du catalogue Aušra Rožankevičiūtė
Translated by / Traduction Isabelle Gaullier, Diana Guogienė
Graphic design by / Mise en page Jokūbas Jacovskis
Published by / Publié par Inter se
Printed by / Imprimé par Kopa

ISBN 978-9955-767-27-5
96 pp., 2016, with photographs, Lithuanian, English, French


Price 10,00 €

     
 

Cornelia Gurlitt: the Journey of the Heart
Vilnius of 1915-1917 in the eyes of a German expressionist

2015
A Catalog of the Exhibition. Lithographs and drawings by Cornelia Gurlitt (1890-1919) reveal the drama of an artist, who served as the sister of mercy at Vilnius’ German military hospital during the years of WWI.
The book is richly illustrated.
Authors and translators – Hubert Portz, Ieva šadzevičienė, Jutta Schmitz, Markas Zingeris, Vilija Gerulaitienė, Catherine Hickley
Editors – Hubert Portz, Markus Knecht
Compile by – Markus Knecht, Landau
ISBN: 978-3-939427-23-3
72 pp., 2015; with reproductions and photographs, Lithuanian, English and German

Price 8,00 €
     

 

Lithuanian Jews behind the Iron Curtain

2014
A Catalogue of the Traveling Exhibition
ISBN 978-9955-767-23-7
8 pp., 2014, Lithuanian and English

Price 1,50 €

 
     
 

Rafael Chvoles. The search for Jerusalem

2013
The album by Litvak artist Rafael Chwoles (1913, Vilnius – 2002, Paris) Rafael Chwoles. Search for Jerusalem was launched at the Tolerance Centre.The album has been published by the Vilna Gaon Jewish State Museum and the sons of the artist, Alexander Chwoles and Milij Chwoles, who are patrons of the album. The album was published to commemorate the 100th anniversary since the birth of Rafael Chwoles and with the aim to promote the works of the undeservedly forgotten artist.
The album is richly illustrated
Text by Laima Laučkaitė
Translated into English by Aldona Matulytė
English language editor Joseph Everatt
Text translated from the Yiddish by Lena Benoualid
Reviewed by Dr. Lara Lempertienė, Dr. Nijolė Tumėnienė
Designer – Jūratė Razumienė
Coordinator – Gajane Leonenko
Consultant Milij Chvoles
ISBN 978-9955-767-20-6
272 pp., 2013, Rafael Chvoles’ photographs are used in this book. Lithuanian, English and French

Price 26,00 €

     
  Educating for Life Ort in Lithuania

2013
A Catalogue of the Traveling Exhibition
ISBN 978-9955-767-18-3
40 pp., 2013, Lithuanian and English

Price 2,00 €

     
   

Export permitted: Vilnius by Rachael Chwoles

Catalogue of the exhibition. 36 pp., 2012, Lithuanian, French, English

Price 4,00 €

     
 

Catalogue of the Holocaust Exhibition

2011
The catalogue deals with the history and culture of the once numerous ethnic minority in Lithuania – the Jews from their arrival in the Grand Duchy of Lithuania until the massacres. The events that happened during Nazi occupation take up the largest part of the publication: the lawlessness, massacres, the establishment of ghettoes, the extermination of the Jewry in the provinces, as well as the fight put up by the people who had lost everything, their attempts to revolt, to have an aim, to foster hopes, to look to a brighter future. The catalogue contains authentic photography and document copies from the museum stocks, Lithuanian and foreign archives. The information is given in Lithuanian and English.
Authors and compilers – Neringa Latvytė-Gustaitienė, Milda Jakulytė-Vasil
Translator – Zuzana Šiušaitė
ISBN 978-9955-767-12-1
298 pp., 2011, with photographs, Lithuanian and English

Price 11,50 €

     
 

Samuel Bak. Stations in Life

Catalogue of the exhibition.
42 pp., 2011, Pucker Gallery, Lithuanian and English

Price 4,50 €

     
young vilne   

A Glimpse of Young Vilne. From the Museums Collections

2010
The catalogue “A Glimpse of Yung Vilne” of the exhibition with the same title presents works of the artists of the Yung Vilne, the Jewish avant-garde group from the Vilna Gaon State Jewish Museum stocks. The catalogue carries selected bibliography about Yung Vilne and the article that presents the works of the most distinguished artists of the group.
Compiled by Ilona Murauskaitė
ISBN 978-9955-767-08-4
2010, 48 p. with photographs, Lithuanian and English

Price 2,00 €

     

 

If I Forget Thee… Butrimonys

2009
This catalogue accompanies the exhibition “If I forget Thee”. It is about the Jewish Community in Butrimonys and their tragic fate. The catalogue is based on photographs and reminiscences that each represent a lifestory, forming a mosaic of Jewish life in the sthetl. Materials collected by Riva Lozanski-Bogomolnaja. Compiled by D. Epšteinatė
2009, 35 pp. with photographs
ISBN 978-9955-767-04-6
English and Lithuanian

Price 2,00 €

vabalninkas lt   

They lived in Vabalninkas 1925-1941

2009
This album about the fate of Vabalninkas Jews is based on photographs taken by prewar photographer Juozas Daubaras. His pictures return to the survivors of these families of this small town – dispersed in the whole world the images of their lost dear.
Compiled by D. Epšteinaitė
2009, 167 pp. With photographs
ISBN: 978-9955-736-25-7 in English
ISBN: 978-9955-736-24-0 in Lithuanian

Price 6,00 €

     
 

Man Ray

2009

Catalogue of the exhibition “Man Ray. Magician and discoverer”
Text by Ieva Šadzevičienė
Editor Kamilė Rupeikaitė
Translated to English Justina Urbonaitė
Translated to French Isabelle Chandavoine
ISBN 978-9955-767-03-9
2009, 28 pp., lithuanian, english and fench

Edition sold out. You may find this publication at the Library of the VGSJM at Pylimo st. 4, Vilnius.

     

 

Art and Fate of Jewish Painters from Kaunas

2007
The book describes the open artistic environment in pre-war Kaunas – which at this time functioned as the provisional capital of Lithuania – and shows how the multilingual and multinational cultural scene influenced the world-view of many Jewish painters and how this rich culture was destroyed by the Nazis and their helpers.
Compiled by Irina Nikitina
2007, 40 pp. with photographs, English and Lithuanian
ISBN 5-415-01902-2

Price 2,50 €

     
 

Vilniaus geto afišos

Album-Catalogue: Vilna Ghetto Posters

2006
This catalogue of Vilna Ghetto posters provides insights into Jewish cultural life,  a moral response to the daily violence and the global Holocaust  in Vilna Ghetto. It includes a detailed cumulative list and reproductions of Vilna Ghetto posters.
Compiled by Jevgenia Biber, Rocha Kostanian & Judita Rozina
2006, 371 pp. with photographs hardcover, large format; English & Lithuanian
ISBN 9955-23-584

Price 17,00 €

 

     
  Jewish Life in Lithuania

2001
A catalogue of the mobile exhibition by the same name, containing information on the history and culture of Lithuanian Jews, the Holocaust, the role of the Jewish community and anti-Semitism today.
By Rūta Puišytė and Darius Staliūnas
2001, second edition 2007, 222 pp.; English & Lithuanian, with photographs
ISBN 9986-34-090-X

Edition sold out. You may find this publication at the Library of the VGSJM at Pylimo st. 4, Vilnius.

 
     
bukletas vilnius posters   

Vilna Ghetto Posters – Jewish Spiritual Resistance 

1999
This book presents a unique archival collection of authentic posters from the Vilna Ghetto which miraculously survived the Holocaust. They held lectures, talks on healthcare, choirs, symphony and jazz concerts, lotteries for winter help campaigns, sport competitions and children and youth club performances which took place in 1942 and 1943 in the Ghetto. Two cards with poster reproductions are also available for USD 2 each if ordered together with the catalogue.
Compiled by Jevgenija Biber and Rachel Kostanian
1999, 52 pp.; English, preface in English, Lithuanian & Yiddish, with 16 reproductions
ISBN 9986-9019-6-0

Edition sold out. You may find this publication at the Library of the VGSJM at Pylimo st. 4, Vilnius.

     
lietuvos sinagogos  

Lithuanian Synagogues

1997
Catalogue of the exhibition by the same name.  Provides information about destroyed, surviving and operating synagogues.
By Eugenijus Potalujus
1997, 48 pp.,  with photographs; Lithuanian, English & Hebrew

Edition sold out. You may find this publication at the Library of the VGSJM at Pylimo st. 4, Vilnius.

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