On 15 September (2021), Vilnius University Library has launched a five-part digital exhibition “Tales of Decorated Paper” on Google Arts & Culture, presenting the five earliest paper decoration techniques that were used for the decoration of endpapers and covers of books, furniture, instruments or even wallpaper. In our times such paper is made by only a few artisans, while examples of the paper made centuries ago by the old masters can be seen mostly only in museum and library collections. By opening its collections for the public, Vilnius University Library is inviting to explore how colourful, diverse, and rich these collections can be. To the exhibition >
On 15 October, in honour of its memorable 450th anniversary, Vilnius University Library launched an online exhibition “Books and Non-Books” on Google Arts & Culture platform. The exhibition invites you to see the most interesting and spectacular documents kept in the library and with their help immerse yourself into an unforgettable story, which, as we anticipate, will shake your perception of the wold, at the same time keeping it quite incomprehensible. To the exhibition >
Unique documentary heritage documents kept at Vilnius University Library become even more open to the public – the library has launched a spectacular digital exhibition “Map of Threads” on an international art and culture platform “Google Arts & Culture”. The exhibition will take its visitors to the rich and intriguing world of one of the most distinguished Jesuit scholars of the 17th century Athanasius Kircher and will lead them through pages that are full of incredible discoveries.
The digital exposition “Map of Threads” is presented through the international platform Google Arts & Culture, which at present unites two thousand museums, galleries and various cultural organizations all over the world. It is the first exhibition of VU Library presented through this platform. To the exhibition >
While promoting collected unique cultural and scholarly heritage, the library has been constantly striving to work in line with the novelties of information technologies. We were the first memory institution in Lithuania, which as early as in 1998 had started creating and promoting virtual exhibitions that are presented in this section. Some exhibitions mark the dates that are significant for science and culture, others are dedicated to the jubilees of the University, the library or outstanding professors of academic community, some simply show the treasures collected at the library.
The exhibitions are not only valuable because of materials presented in them but also interesting in terms of rapidly changing digital technologies.
