TALLINN — The artwork of the legendary Mikalojus Konstantinas Čiurlionis and other Lithuanian artists opened this Thursday and will be on display in a special gallery at the Estonian Art Museum until Aug. 8 with an encouraging pan-Baltic spirit, something seen more rarely than it should.

The artworks have been brought to the Kumu Museum from the M. K. Čiurlionis National Art Museum in Kaunas, and is the first extensive exhibition of Čiurlionis’s work in Estonia. Only a few of his original [private_supervisor]works have been displayed in the Estonian Art Museum in 1983, yet the current exhibition presents 55 of his paintings.

Čiurlionis is an important Lithuanian painter and heavily influenced the country’s art scene at the beginning of 20th century, the time of national awakening in Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia after more than a century of oppression under tsarist Russia. His works originate from Lithuanian folk culture and national mentality. However, Čiurlionis is not only a master of Lithuanian art, but also an important pianist and a composer.  Čiurlionis started playing piano while he was three years old, and studied piano at the Warsaw Conservatory and Leipzig Conservatory until 1902. It wasn’t until 1904 when he turned to painting, that he studied in Warsaw School of Fine Arts until 1906. Just like many other artists throughout history, also Čiurlionis was not fortunate, as he burned out young and eventually died of pneumonia at age 35.

The exhibit was opened  by Lithuanian ambassador Juozas Bernatonis with Čiurlionis’s preludes (yes, he was also a composer) performed by Lithuanian pianist Aleksandra Juozapėnaitė-Eesmaa.

Those who want to know more about the artist, can take part of a seminar at Kumu auditorium on May 13. and see performances by young musicians and students from both Baltic countries, Estonia and Lithuania. The event’s main performer is a pianist Rokas Zubovas, the great-grandson of Čiurlionis.

The exhibition also includes works from other contemporary Lithuanian artists, such as Antanas Zhmuidzinavičius, Petras Kalpokas, Mstislavas Dobuzhinskis, Kajetonas Sklėrius, Adomas Varnas, Justinas Vienozhinskis, Jonas Šileika and others.

The museum is located in Tallinn’s Kadriorg borough and is open from Wednesday to Sunday 11 a.m. until 6 p.m. The ticket prizes vary from 25 krooni (€1.60) to 85 krooni (€5.40), depending on the exhibition.

More information on the opening hours and exhibitions is available on the museum’s website. [/private_supervisor] [private_subscription 1 month]works have been displayed in the Estonian Art Museum in 1983, yet the current exhibition presents 55 of his paintings.

Čiurlionis is an important Lithuanian painter and heavily influenced the country’s art scene at the beginning of 20th century, the time of national awakening in Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia after more than a century of oppression under tsarist Russia. His works originate from Lithuanian folk culture and national mentality. However, Čiurlionis is not only a master of Lithuanian art, but also an important pianist and a composer. Čiurlionis started playing piano while he was three years old, and studied piano at the Warsaw Conservatory and Leipzig Conservatory until 1902. It wasn’t until 1904 when he turned to painting, that he studied in Warsaw School of Fine Arts until 1906. Just like many other artists throughout history, also Čiurlionis was not fortunate, as he burned out young and eventually died of pneumonia at age 35.

The exhibit was opened by Lithuanian ambassador Juozas Bernatonis with Čiurlionis’s preludes (yes, he was also a composer) performed by Lithuanian pianist Aleksandra Juozapėnaitė-Eesmaa.

Those who want to know more about the artist, can take part of a seminar at Kumu auditorium on May 13. and see performances by young musicians and students from both Baltic countries, Estonia and Lithuania. The event’s main performer is a pianist Rokas Zubovas, the great-grandson of Čiurlionis.

The exhibition also includes works from other contemporary Lithuanian artists, such as Antanas Zhmuidzinavičius, Petras Kalpokas, Mstislavas Dobuzhinskis, Kajetonas Sklėrius, Adomas Varnas, Justinas Vienozhinskis, Jonas Šileika and others.

The museum is located in Tallinn’s Kadriorg borough and is open from Wednesday to Sunday 11 a.m. until 6 p.m. The ticket prizes vary from 25 krooni (€1.60) to 85 krooni (€5.40), depending on the exhibition.

More information on the opening hours and exhibitions is available on the museum’s website. [/private_subscription 1 month] [private_subscription 4 months]works have been displayed in the Estonian Art Museum in 1983, yet the current exhibition presents 55 of his paintings.

Čiurlionis is an important Lithuanian painter and heavily influenced the country’s art scene at the beginning of 20th century, the time of national awakening in Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia after more than a century of oppression under tsarist Russia. His works originate from Lithuanian folk culture and national mentality. However, Čiurlionis is not only a master of Lithuanian art, but also an important pianist and a composer. Čiurlionis started playing piano while he was three years old, and studied piano at the Warsaw Conservatory and Leipzig Conservatory until 1902. It wasn’t until 1904 when he turned to painting, that he studied in Warsaw School of Fine Arts until 1906. Just like many other artists throughout history, also Čiurlionis was not fortunate, as he burned out young and eventually died of pneumonia at age 35.

The exhibit was opened by Lithuanian ambassador Juozas Bernatonis with Čiurlionis’s preludes (yes, he was also a composer) performed by Lithuanian pianist Aleksandra Juozapėnaitė-Eesmaa.

Those who want to know more about the artist, can take part of a seminar at Kumu auditorium on May 13. and see performances by young musicians and students from both Baltic countries, Estonia and Lithuania. The event’s main performer is a pianist Rokas Zubovas, the great-grandson of Čiurlionis.

The exhibition also includes works from other contemporary Lithuanian artists, such as Antanas Zhmuidzinavičius, Petras Kalpokas, Mstislavas Dobuzhinskis, Kajetonas Sklėrius, Adomas Varnas, Justinas Vienozhinskis, Jonas Šileika and others.

The museum is located in Tallinn’s Kadriorg borough and is open from Wednesday to Sunday 11 a.m. until 6 p.m. The ticket prizes vary from 25 krooni (€1.60) to 85 krooni (€5.40), depending on the exhibition.

More information on the opening hours and exhibitions is available on the museum’s website. [/private_subscription 4 months] [private_subscription 1 year]works have been displayed in the Estonian Art Museum in 1983, yet the current exhibition presents 55 of his paintings.

Čiurlionis is an important Lithuanian painter and heavily influenced the country’s art scene at the beginning of 20th century, the time of national awakening in Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia after more than a century of oppression under tsarist Russia. His works originate from Lithuanian folk culture and national mentality. However, Čiurlionis is not only a master of Lithuanian art, but also an important pianist and a composer. Čiurlionis started playing piano while he was three years old, and studied piano at the Warsaw Conservatory and Leipzig Conservatory until 1902. It wasn’t until 1904 when he turned to painting, that he studied in Warsaw School of Fine Arts until 1906. Just like many other artists throughout history, also Čiurlionis was not fortunate, as he burned out young and eventually died of pneumonia at age 35.

The exhibit was opened by Lithuanian ambassador Juozas Bernatonis with Čiurlionis’s preludes (yes, he was also a composer) performed by Lithuanian pianist Aleksandra Juozapėnaitė-Eesmaa.

Those who want to know more about the artist, can take part of a seminar at Kumu auditorium on May 13. and see performances by young musicians and students from both Baltic countries, Estonia and Lithuania. The event’s main performer is a pianist Rokas Zubovas, the great-grandson of Čiurlionis.

The exhibition also includes works from other contemporary Lithuanian artists, such as Antanas Zhmuidzinavičius, Petras Kalpokas, Mstislavas Dobuzhinskis, Kajetonas Sklėrius, Adomas Varnas, Justinas Vienozhinskis, Jonas Šileika and others.

The museum is located in Tallinn’s Kadriorg borough and is open from Wednesday to Sunday 11 a.m. until 6 p.m. The ticket prizes vary from 25 krooni (€1.60) to 85 krooni (€5.40), depending on the exhibition.

More information on the opening hours and exhibitions is available on the museum’s website. [/private_subscription 1 year]

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