In the Palace – virtual tour around the present and history of the Myras Castle

Published: 20140124

A longing stronger than death became the impetus for the most famous séance in Lithuanian history

Published:20251030

On May 8, 1551, Barbora Radvilaitė, the wife of Sigismund Augustus, died. Suddenly bereaved of his beloved, the grieving ruler longed to see her one more time. Among the magicians, astrologers, and alchemists summoned was Jan Tvardovskis, who promised the king that he would bring back the spirit of his beloved.

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Copy editor Laima: “Travel gives wings, and detective stories provide a break from serious scholarly texts”

Published:20250925

#pažinkmus – Laima Kunickytė, Copy editor at the Palace of the Grand Dukes of Lithuania. Having worked at the Museum since the early days of the Palace’s reconstruction, Laima shares her most memorable encounters with authors and a curious incident in Italy.

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Farewell to the Exhibitions Week

Published:20250923

This week we bid farewell to two international exhibitions: “Pidhirtsi Castle. History And Art Collections” and “Szymon Czechowicz. A Baroque Master at Pidhirtsi”

The international exhibition “Pidhirtsi Castle. History And Art Collections” presents a European diamond of Ukrainian heritage. It is a geographically distant, yet highly significant cultural site for Ukraine, Poland, and Lithuania – the Pidhirtsi residence and the treasures of its historical collections.

Meanwhile, the exhibition “Szymon Czechowicz. A Baroque Master at Pidhirtsi” showcases the works of the most renowned painter of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth, Szymon Czechowicz (1689–1775), which once belonged to the Pidhirtsi residence art collections and adorned its representative and residential palace spaces.

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Curator of the Collection Sandra: “You play a puzzle game, only you don’t know if you have the right pieces”

Published:20250901

#pažinkmus – Sandra Vaitkevičiūtė, Curator of the Collection at the Palace of the Grand Dukes of Lithuania. From Australia to archaeological discoveries: Sandra talks about travels, love for Lithuania, and (non)ice cream boxes at work.

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