Vilnius (Wilno)

The author of the most beautiful guide to Vilnius of the interwar period was Jerzy Remer (1888–1979). He studied art history at the University of Kraków, and attended courses in museology and monument protection at the Louvre Museum. Between 1922 and 1928, he worked as a monument conservator of the Vilnius Voivodeship, lectured at Stephen Báthory University, and later became the chief monument conservator of Poland. Inspired by his impressions in Vilnius, he wrote the book Vilnius, a guide to the city of art. The book came out in the series “The Miracles of Poland” published in Poznań in 1934 and distinguished by its contemporary design. Remer revealed how the city evolved from the pagan period until his times through works of architecture and art, and also showed the cultural context. He created a dynamic narrative of the history of Vilnius art marked by periods of flourishing and decline, dramatic twists and turns.

Text author Laima Laučkaitė

Expositions: ‘Vilnius Forever. A Dialogue of Artworks and Guides to the City’, 25 May 2022 – 30 April 2023 Lithuanian Art Centre TARTLE (Užupio St. 40, Vilnius). Curator Laima Laučkaitė.

The author of the most beautiful guide to Vilnius of the interwar period was Jerzy Remer (1888–1979). He studied art history at the University of Kraków, and attended courses in museology and monument protection at the Louvre Museum. Between 1922 and 1928, he worked as a monument conservator of the Vilnius Voivodeship, lectured at Stephen Báthory University, and later became the chief monument conservator of Poland. Inspired by his impressions in Vilnius, he wrote the book Vilnius, a guide to the city of art. The book came out in the series “The Miracles of Poland” published in Poznań in 1934 and distinguished by its contemporary design. Remer revealed how the city evolved from the pagan period until his times through works of architecture and art, and also showed the cultural context. He created a dynamic narrative of the history of Vilnius art marked by periods of flourishing and decline, dramatic twists and turns.

Text author Laima Laučkaitė

Expositions: ‘Vilnius Forever. A Dialogue of Artworks and Guides to the City’, 25 May 2022 – 30 April 2023 Lithuanian Art Centre TARTLE (Užupio St. 40, Vilnius). Curator Laima Laučkaitė.