Lithuanian Art Museum is currently the biggest national establishment which preserves, investigates and displays pieces of art of historical and artistic value. The exhibition halls of the museum display Lithuanian and foreign works of fine and applied art. The museum has accumulated and displays the wealth of the national folk art. Diverse Lithuanian and foreign artists are featured at temporary exhibitions. The museum also conducts various educational programmes. Children, youth and adult education is one of the most important museum activities. Educational programs are being organised in all the museum's departments. Also there are three art knowledge and educational centers which belong to Lthuanian Art Museum.

Lithuanian Art Museum has a lot of experience in working with children, youngsters and adults. The museum believes in the particular artistic effect in dealing with different issues including road safety. We commit to organise:

 

o National Children's Painting Competition (in collaboration with the Youth Tourism Centre). Children will be asked to express their thoughts about road safety through drawings. After the competition, we will publish a catalogue with children's paintings.

o In cooperation with other Lithuanian museums (Partner - Lithuanian Museum Association), we will initiate and implement art campaign, during which the largest Lithuanian city's main squares will become art workshops. In the campaign everyone will be able to express their personal views on road safety using colours and imagination. After the events we will publish a brochure.

 

o National Art Gallery (Lithuanian Art Museum department) will hold an event for families. During the event, everyone will be invited to discuss road safety issues and also will be invited to think about the ways how to solve these issues. After the event we will publish brochures.

 

The project is intended to:

o Vilnius city schools, high schools students and teachers

o Disabled children and young people

o Families

 

The project will approximately involve 1500 children and teachers from Vilnius secondary schools, grammar schools and other educational institutions. The children will participate in discussions, will implement their tasks, explore art works, draw and create art installations. The participants will be asked to shift from the normal passive observer role to active engagement using non-traditional artistic methods. With the help of Vilnius City Municipality Education department, we will distribute project information to all secondary schools in Vilnius. Also we will place news and information in the Lithuanian Art Museum website: www.ldm.lt, as well as in the brochure published by the Education department from Vilnius Municipality.

We will hold separate meetings with primary and secondary school teachers. We will present our educational program to them and will invite to participate in it.

 

We will implement our project using the following methods:

o Discussion

o Creative and practical activities

o Monitoring, analysis classes,

o Action Campaign.

 

Tools:

o Posters (500)

o Leaflets (2000)

o Brochures (500)

o Catalogues with children's art works. (1000)