Period 112SITES OF MEMORY

Konstantinas: “My childhood passed here, about 80 years ago.

Judita: ”I had many photos in the ghetto house.

Svetlana: “I was living in Siberia and came to Lithuania from Irkutsk when I was 32 years old.

Sculptor Robertas Antinis sharing his memories about  people of Laisvės avenue and Kaunas (2014).

Laisvės alėja (Freedom Avenue)

In December, 2018 The lions that are protecting the entrance to Vytautas Magnus War Museum commemorate their 85th anniversary.

Lili Kristina Vaičekauskaitė-Čepauskienė: If someone is collecting historical material, there is an interesting episode.

Lolita: "Gimiau ir augau Kauko alėjoje (kai gimiau, ji tuo metu dar vadinosi S.

Rūta: "In the spring, 1958 we said our goodbyes to Kaunas VI Secondary School.

Liucija and Daiva: "Sonata" was an integral part of our youthful life, just like lessons, it was the same with dancing.

Alvydas (50): When my then-future wife was studying in Kaunas Polytechnic Institute, we would often walk around the Oakwood Park...

Birutė: "It was a long time ago...When in 1955 I‘ve settled down in Kaunas together with my parents and saw the sculptures of lions in the Garden of the War Museum, I was so surprised.

Fruma: "My first childhood memories connected to Kaunas are very warm.

Rimantas Viedrynaitis: “I was born in Kaunas, the Jewish Hospital.

Elena: "While drinking my morning tea, I read an article about the old Kaunas movie theatres:" It's incredible, but today in Kaunas, out of almost 40 old movie theatres, only one had survived and is still operating.

daugiau foto negaliu prisegti, galbūt galiu persiųsti el. paštu?

Galina: “Formerly, the Christmas tree was decorated at Vienybės (Unity) Square.

Neringa: In childhood, our parents would bring us to Vytauto Park.

Audronė: ,,Gyvenau ir ligi šiol gyvenu name, kuriame yra ,,Medžiotojų užeigos“ restoranas.

D.B.: Even though that for most residents of Kaunas, Picture Gallery seems as located in a Bermuda triangle, to me it has probably become a symbolic place, where I made the decision about my profession.