Palanga Mayor Jonas Šliūpas Museum on June 7 and 21 at 2:30 p.m. invitations residents of Palanga and summer season vacationers to a brand new tour “Indicators of Jonas Šliūpa in Palanga. A visit across the resort” with historian Mindaugas Surblius. The e-book about J. Šliūpas introduced within the spring and revealed by the Lithuanian Nationwide Museum grew to become highly regarded – it’s the best-selling merchandise within the Jonas Šliūpas Museum. Alongside the route of the objects introduced within the publication, we are going to embark on an thrilling journey across the resort of Palanga alongside the paths of this colourful and controversial character.
Jonas Šliūpas (1861–1944) is an individual well-known for his extraordinary exercise, expertise and perseverance each in Lithuania and overseas, who at all times ignited stormy discussions in society along with his works and concepts. His biography is filled with extraordinary experiences, unimaginable twists of destiny, ups and downs and wanderings.
One of the crucial necessary details and phases of J. Šliūpas’ biography is related to Palanga, the place he spent the final stage of his life. He lived right here since 1930, and after Palanga acquired metropolis rights, he grew to become the primary mayor in 1933 and labored intermittently till 1941. Within the municipality of Palanga, he did a complete vary of labor: he took care of the town’s infrastructure, upkeep of streets and seashores, cheaper electrical energy for residents, well being alternatives and water remedies for vacationers. The mayor made lots of efforts to determine a cemetery for free-thinkers, to determine a gymnasium, argued and fought for the opening of a public library, dispensary, nursing dwelling, kindergarten, helped youngsters of poor households in faculties, raised the concept of establishing a Coastal Museum in Palanga. Because the second Soviet occupation approached, in October 1944 he and his household left Palanga through Kretinga for the West.
Through the tour, we are going to search for the cultural heritage associated to interwar Palanga and different historic objects of the town, which gave which means to crucial occasions through the lifetime of Jonas Šliūpas right here. A narrative devoted to every object will remind you of the challenges the mayor needed to face.
The variety of members within the tour is proscribed, so please register upfront https://bit.ly/3KmDAFL or e-mail by mail [email protected].
When? in 2024 June 7 and on the twenty first 2:30 p.m.
The place? Assembly on the Palanga mayor Jonas Šliūpas museum (Vytauto st. 23A, Palanga)
The worth? 6 Eur
Tour length: 1 alternative. 30 min.
Participates in: Historian of the Jonas Šliūpas Museum, e-book “Indicators of Jonas Šliūpas in Palanga. Journey across the resort” (2023) compiled by Mindaugas Surblys
The variety of locations is proscribed! Pre-registration is required: https://bit.ly/3KmDAFL
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