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Secrets of the Monoliths

Through the ‘sleeping district’ neighbourhoods following the path of artwork

This walking route, which stretches through the residential areas of Vilnius that are far from the centre – Baltupiai and Antakalnis – offers a glimpse of works of art that have fallen into oblivion in the 21st century. On foot, you will see frescoes, mosaics, stained glass, ceramics, textiles, and other works from the second half of the 20th century.

The 1960s to 1980s can be described as the golden age of monumental art, when buildings were designed in harmony with architecture and monumental art. Stained glass produced in Lithuania and the Lithuanian School of this craft were known far beyond the borders of the country. Many frescoes, ceramic murals, and decorative accents adorned Lithuanian public buildings. The works decorating the building of ‘Pušyno Kelias’, the buildings on Didlaukio, Ateities, Antakalnio Streets, and Saulėtekio Avenue, farther away from the centre, are almost unknown to walkers, but they are interesting and valuable. Their valuable qualities are their organic connection with architecture and their scale, as well as unexpected artistic and technological solutions.

Point route

This is a free-form route with no fixed order of stops - explore in whatever way is most convenient for you!

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The route was prepared by:

Public Institution „Fontano kambarys projektas „Kūrinių žemėlapis“, curators Saulė Mažeikaitė and Dalia Truskaitė. The project is partially financed by the Lithuanian Council of Culture

Freedom to improvise!

This is a free-form route with no fixed order of stops - explore in whatever way is most convenient for you!

JERUZALĖ-BALTUPIAI | Rehabilitation Centre ‘Pušyno kelias’

Marija Mačiulienė (born 1929). Mosaic Evening, 1982. Smalt. 24 sq. m. Building exterior Marija…

JERUZALĖ-BALTUPIAI | Faculty of Health Care

Faculty of Health Care, Vilnius College. Main entrance, side part, 2nd-floor lobby, changing rooms

JERUZALE-BALTUPIAI | Vilnius Service Business Training Centre

Canteen, 1st floor In 1983, the 10th Vocational Technical School was moved from Žvėrynas to a new…

JERUZALĖ-BALTUPIAI | Vilnius College, Faculty of Arts and Creative Technologies

Algirdas Dovydėnas (1944-2015). Stained glass, 1989. Coloured glass, lead. 11.2 sq. m. 2nd floor …

JERUZALĖ-BALTUPIAI | Mykolas Römeris University

Building 2, staircase Gerardas Raitas Šatūnas studied stained glass at the Tallinn Academy of Fine…

ANTAKALNIS | Vilnius City Clinical Hospital and Polyclinic

Sigutė Valiuvienė (1931-2021). Motherhood, 1975. Wall painting. Chipboard, synthetic tempera …

ANTAKALNIS | Vilnius Clinical Hospital and Polyclinic II

Raigardas, 1987. Stained glass. 217 x 179 x 3 pieces. 1st floor The stained-glass artist Eglė…

ANTAKALNIS | Antakalnio g. 97

By an unknown author. Untitled and undated. Ceramic accent.

ANTAKALNIS | Vilnius Clinical Hospital

The painter, graphic artist, and stage designer Vincas Kisarauskas (1931-1988) graduated from the…

ANTAKALNIS | Vilnius City Clinical Hospital (West building (by the street))

2nd floor The stained-glass artist Dalia Šalaševičiūtė-Žebenkienė graduated from the State Art…

ANTAKALNIS | ‘Antakalnio poliklinika’ VšĮ (Public institution)

Ina Budrytė (b. 1957). Morning, Day, Evening, Night, 1987. Sgraffito 2nd floor Ina Budrytė…

Saulėtekis | Vilnius Gediminas Technical University (VILNIUS TECH)

4th floor (Department of Foreign Languages) Henrikas Kulšys studied stained glass at the State Art…