ARTS & CRAFTSPRACTICE

THE MEMORIAL MUSEUM OF VINCAS GRYBAS, JURBARKAS, LITHUANIA

Museum in Jurbarkas is dedicated to the one of most famous Lithuania's sculptor Vincas Grybas.

In the sculptor's former workshop you can find some of artist’s creations including the most famous sculptures of his monuments what stand in different places of Lithuania.

Vincas Grybas 1890-1941

The Museum

The main museum building is the former living house of sculptor Vincas Grybas

The main display of V. Grybas works isin the former workshop of sculpting

The museum building(former studio)

The 1st hall of sculptures. In the centre –Grand Duke of Lithuania Vytautas the Great

The 2nd hall of the sculptures.

The display of Lithuanian folk wooden sculptures and crosses. The art of Lithuanian cross crafting was acknowledged by UNESCO in 2001.

The priority of the museum is art, history of art and the art education.

Arts & Crafts classes for adults, youth and children: •Painting•Drawing•glass jewellery•Ceramic•stained glass•silk decoration

Art History Education

... concerts...

Museum works as the active culture center

There are constantly organised temprorary displays of nowadays art ...

Meetings with artists and writers...

Memory events...

And finally - the ART EDUCATION. There is the building, which is called “The house of art”Outdoor displays, special

holidays...

The museum workers – art educators welcomes children and youth

And adults to learn: Ceramic

moulding

The red clay

The white clay with pigments

Fireclay

There you can learn to mould and decorate different sort of clay, pottery throwing, and make clay decorations. Museum often invites the masters, who shows thier works and during the “open lessons” demonstrates thier skills in practice.

Open Lessons

Our friend – the ceramic artist Laima

During the practical session...

Finnaly! – “I am able to…”

Some tea?

In 2012 there was 5 months lasting project – “Handmade porcelain dolls”.

The project had involved 20 adults. They made 46 dolls, what were displayed in the museum during the summer. 2500 people had visited that exposition.

Projects

The art educators of the museum are the professional artist who are able to work in many sorts of art technologies.

They are always ready for the challenges, and boldly implement sometimes even most adventurous art projects. One of them was – “The tiffany lamps”…

Ready for challenge

There was a fixed group of students – 14 adults.

After that- stained glass making…

It was the perfect try to show people how wonderful art of glass is. Many people start wanting to work with colored glass.

Now it is possible to come any time to the “House of art” and get service of tuition: “how to make the tiffany “sun catcher”:

Sun catcher

One day work…

Three days you need for this:

These who love painting and silk – we recommend to spend some relaxing hours for the silk decorating with the cold dyes.

This is a favorite thing of different ladies:

Silk

Busy mothers… and their children

Paintings on silk are cutefor the private interior

Silk scarfs – ready to wear

...Glass jewellery....

...painting...

...figurative compositions...

...discovering different cultures...

...abstract painting...

...papier-mache...

..and always are open to learn something new...

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