We invite you on a retrospective journey through nine decades of the twentieth century, following the traces of Lithuanian artists far beyond the borders of their homeland.
Since July 10, the exhibition “Lines and Words” has been open at Trakai Island Castle. 7 works from the TARTLE collection were loaned for this exhibition.
The exhibition, which opened at the Pakruojis Synagogue, is dedicated to maps reflecting the development of cartography in the Grand Duchy of Lithuania. All of the exhibits were lent by the Lithuanian Art Centre “Tartle”.
This exhibition presents only a very small part of the maps in the “Tartle” collection. The chronological boundaries of the collection are from the 15th to the 20th centuries. Here you will find all the main printed maps reflecting the development of Lithuanian cartography, starting with Hieronymus Münzer’s map of Central Europe from the Chronicle of Hartmann Schedel (Nuremberg, 1493), ending with maps and city plans of Lithuania from the first half of the 20th century. The collection is divided geographically, according to the printing centers of Europe at that time, because it so happened that the old maps were printed not in the Grand Duchy of Lithuania, but in the Netherlands, then Germany, France, England, and Italy. The exhibition presents individual maps that illustrate both the diversity of the collection and individual stages of Lithuanian history.
The exhibition will be open until July 12, 2026.
On June 1–15, 2026, during the Vilnius Art Festival, the Lithuanian Artists\' Union Gallery \"Project Space\" will host a painting exhibition \"Landscape Change: From Žmuidzinavičius until Today\", dedicated to the 150th anniversary of the birth of Antanas Žmuidzinavičius (1876–1966), an outstanding Lithuanian artist, educator, and chairman of the Lithuanian Academy of Sciences from 1944–59. It will present a collection of landscapes by contemporary painters - a symbolic dedication to the neo-romantic tradition of Lithuanian painting. TARTLE has lent Antanas Žmuidzinavičius\'s work \"On the Seashore\" for this exhibition.
Currently, we are changing the exhibition. We will be open for visitors starting from June.
In the exhibition “In Shaping the Future”, technology becomes part of cultural history – a story that explores why technologies emerge, who creates them, and what they reveal about society, the state, the spirit of an era, and human imagination. This exhibition offers an opportunity to see Lithuania not only as a country benefiting from global progress, but also as one that contributes to shaping it. TARTLE has lent the painting “The Electrical Equipment Factory” by Marija Teresė Rožanskaitė for this exhibition.
From May 5, the exhibition “Silent Horizons” dedicated to the anniversary of A. Žmuidzinavičius is opening at the A. Žmuidzinavičius Works and Collections Museum of the National M. K. Čiurlionis Art Museum (V. Putvinskio g. 64, Kaunas). 4 works by A. Žmuidzinavičius from the TARTLE collection were loaned for this exhibition.
In the Shadow of Knowledge. Sculpture Pre-context
“We also hold what resides in the shadow of knowledge,” remarked Vladas Urbanavičius, one of Lithuania’s most renowned sculptors, in conversation with the art critic Alfonsas Andriuškevičius. This idea defines the concept of the exhibition, which presents sculpture as a direct, sensory experience. Sculpture in the shadow of knowledge invites viewers to encounter sculptural objects before contextualizing their themes or meanings. Here, the emphasis is on the intrinsic properties of sculpture – its spatial presence, materiality, and emotional impact – elements we perceive immediately, before engaging in rational analysis and starting to “read” the work like a book. The exhibition unfolds in three sections: space, material, and dream. It features works from the TARTLE collection, spanning the 19th to the 21st centuries, with a strong focus on classical and modernist Lithuanian sculpture. Complementing these pieces are contemporary sculptures from artists’ private collections, which challenge tradition and invite new ways of seeing – offering moments of surprise and discovery.
Vilnius Picture Gallery of the Lithuanian National Museum of Art (LNMA) opens an exhibition With Heart and Eyes. Wincenty Sleńdziński (1838–1909). It is the first solo exhibition in Lithuania by the painter known for celebrating the mundane, composed to present his multifaceted art and his person. Four works were lent to this exhibition by TARTLE.
We invite you to visit the TARTLE exhibition “In the Shadow of Knowledge. Sculpture Pre-Context” on the last 5 weekends of this winter!
Visiting times and tickets: https://bilietai.tartle.lt/lit/events/14
Tickets can also be purchased at the museum.