A photo exhibition dedicated to the 700th anniversary of Vilnius was opened in Zugdidi
On October 31 the photo exhibition "Vilnius 700" was opened in Zugdidi Dadiani Palace Museum of History and Architecture, in cooperation with Zugdidi City Hall and the National Museum of Lithuania.
The exhibition presents historical images of Vilnius photographed by Juozap Čechavičius, Stanislav Filibert Fleury and Jan Bulkhak, which provide an opportunity to see how the city and its inhabitants looked in the past. Opening the exhibition, Ambassador of the Republic of Lithuania to Georgia, Andrius Kalindra reminded about the 700th birthday of the city of Vilnius, celebrated this year and expressed his happiness about the successful cultural cooperation between Lithuanian and Georgia, as well as the opportunity given to the Georgian public to see the historical images of the capital of Lithuania. The mayor of Zugdidis, Mamuka Tsotseria, and the director of the Dadiani Museum, Davit Okujava, also gave a welcome speech to those present.
The exhibition, which will be open in Zugdidi from October 31 to November 12 this year, is part of the cycle of exhibitions dedicated to the 700th anniversary of the city of Vilnius. Residents of Tbilisi could admire the photographs in May, and the exhibition was opened in Kutaisi in October.
