Memory office

The Memory Office programme was launched in 2017 and started collecting testimonies from Kaunas residents of different nationalities. They have become a legacy for future generations, an inspiration for new art projects and research material for Kaunas 2022 artists.

In 2022, “Memory office” had:

visitors

participants

professionals involved

CityTelling Festival

In 2019, we launched the CityTelling Festival, which tells the forgotten stories of the city and brings together many different storytellers – museums, libraries, communities, artists, and professional storytellers. During that time, we presented several hundred art projects that speak about the memory of Kaunas and Kaunas District

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In 2022, “Memory office” organized:

events

Exhibitions

From 2019 onwards, together with our partners, we recall the complex stories and names of those who built this city before us.

OUT OF DARKNESS
1972: BREAKING THROUGH THE WALL

Books – another debt repaid to those from whom we inherited this city.

Telling the city’s history through music projects, awakening multiethnic memories.

Art installations telling local stories.

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Murals

We bring the faces and names of Kaunas citizens back to the streets, recalling the city’s vanished communities and dramatic history.

STREET ART LEGACY

“Memory office” reached:

people through communication

Conferences

Academics, journalists and artists from around the world reflected on Europe’s past and future.

„EUROPOS IDĖJA” CONFERENCE RECORDING

In 2022, “Memory office” attracted:

local partners

international partners

Kaunas 2022 Litvak Culture Forum

On 29–30 September 2022, Litvaks, artists and academics from around the world and Lithuania reflected on what it means to be a Litvak and on the role of art in remembering a complex history.

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PROGRAMME CREATED BY:

Daiva Price (Citvarienė)

Justina Petrulionytė-Sabonienė 

Sandra Maslauskaitė-Šimonė

Ina Pukelytė