Lithuanian Art Centre TARTLE located in the Užupis district in Vilnius provides an opportunity to get acquainted with Lithuanian art treasures and historical artefacts from cultural heritage through thematic curatorial exhibitions. The exposition can be visited individually or with a guided tour. “Artists on the Move” is the current exhibition on show at the TARTLE museum. This exhibition traces a retrospective journey through nine decades of the twentieth century, following Lithuanian artists far beyond the borders of their homeland. Spanning the period from their studies at Parisian academies in the 1910s to the mature modernism of the exile period at the century’s end, it tells the story of the artist as a wanderer - carrying home within a canvas, a sculpture, or a print while navigating shifting borders and political upheavals (curators - prof. dr. Rasa Žukienė, dr. Ieva Burbaitė, Emilija Vanagaitė).

Brief history

TARTLE is one of the largest and best-known private collections in Lithuania, it is composed of works of fine and applied art, maps, historic graphic art, and various historical artifacts. The center aims to nurture and bring back to homeland the Lithuanian cultural and historical heritage scattered all over the world, and most importantly - to contribute to making it accessible to the public, thus publicizing the collection in various ways such as in long-term exhibitions.