Neringa Forest Architecture Tours in April 2022
- Published on Wednesday, 30 March 2022 16:32
Photo by Gražina Žemaitienė.
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NERINGA FOREST ARCHITECTURE TOURS IN APRIL 2022
This month NFA launches all new tours which will focus on the infrastructure and the different factors that form Nida, management of the forest and dunes. Gatherings take place every Saturday and serve as opportunities to discuss and learn about the processes taking place in Neringa. The tours usually happen in Lithuanian but there is possibility to organize on the spot translations in English.
Registration to the tours is mandatory by email: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
2 April, 12 pm
Meeting point: Lotmiškis str. 1, next to the UNESCO World Heritage monument, Nida
Landscape specialist Gražina Žemaitienė leads participants through Nida while discussing the Curonian Spit and the questions surrounding its existence today: What is it - a place for summer visits, tourism, adventures or romance? What draws people here - the forest, dunes, sea or the settlements and a different way of living compared to mainland Lithuania? Is the genius loci (local spirit) that has been depicted by poets and artists still apparent in the area? Do we protect it like we do forests and dunes? What is Nida, the settlement located in the amphitheater of Parnidis, Urbas and Angių dunes? And overall - does Nida still exist today?
9 April, 12 pm
Meeting point: Purvynė bus stop, Nida
Forester Gediminas Virgilijus Dikšas leads the tour through the surrounding area of Bulvikis cape. Participants visit Purvynės bay where the cape maintenance works took place and reeds were planted to protect the dune from washing away. As always, Dikšas tells stories on forestry and the natural and artificial management processes involved.
16 April, 12 pm
Meeting with architect and educator Anton Shramkov Meeting point:
NAC exhibition hall E. A. Jonušo str. 3 Nida This Saturday Shramkov discusses themes on citizenship and "public spirit". The meeting includes watching video reference material which analyzes what people can actually do for the "common good".
Saturday, 23 April, 12pm
NAC Open House Meeting point:
E. A. Jonušo str. 3 Neringa LT-94127 Lithuania This Saturday NAC opens its doors to anyone interested in learning about its operations and projects, visiting the premises and meeting the current artists in residence: Anke Dyes, Tanya Denysenko and the team who take care of the house all year long.
30 April, 12 pm
Meeting point: Bus stop in Preila, Neringa
During the tour Gražina Banienė focuses on the natural processes and human interactions connected to forest restoration. Participants will be able to find out about the genetic resources of Lithuanian forests, the ways in which forests are restored and witness the maintenance of tree seedlings. Banienė answers questions regarding the human need to plant trees and how much effort it takes to grow a forest from a seed to mature woodland.
The programme is co-funded by the Lithuanian Council for Culture, and Nordic Culture Point. |