Exhibition "Historical Maps of Europe. From the Map Collection of the Lithuanian Art Center "Tartle" at the Pakruojis Synagogue
The exhibition, which opened at the Pakruojis Synagogue, is dedicated to maps reflecting the development of cartography in the Grand Duchy of Lithuania from the collection of 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.
The exhibition, which opened at the Pakruojis Synagogue, is dedicated to maps reflecting the development of cartography in the Grand Duchy of Lithuania from the collection of 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.