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During the Lithuanian Season in France Saison de la Lituanie en France 2024, Šiauliai Aušra Museum branch – the Photography Museum together with partners Kaunas District Museum and Musée Nicéphore Niépce (France) present the exhibition “Between Lithuania and France. Two Worlds of Count Tiškevičius in the 19th-Century Photography”.

Benediktas Henrikas Tiškevičius (1852-1935) was one of the pioneers of photography in Lithuania. The photographer belonged to the French Photographic Society, the prestigious Paris Photography Club, participated in exhibitions, and his photographs were published in important publications along with the most famous French photographers of the time.

The exhibition in Musée Nicéphore Niépce Chalon-sur-Saône will run from November 9, 2024 to January 19, 2025.

More about the exhibition

  • The exhibition “Between Lithuania and France. Two Worlds of Count Tiškevičius in the 19th-Century Photography”
    Phot. Edvardas Tamošiūnas
  • The exhibition “Between Lithuania and France. Two Worlds of Count Tiškevičius in the 19th-Century Photography”
    Phot. Edvardas Tamošiūnas
  • The exhibition “Between Lithuania and France. Two Worlds of Count Tiškevičius in the 19th-Century Photography”
    Phot. Edvardas Tamošiūnas
  • The exhibition “Between Lithuania and France. Two Worlds of Count Tiškevičius in the 19th-Century Photography”
    Phot. Edvardas Tamošiūnas
  • The exhibition “Between Lithuania and France. Two Worlds of Count Tiškevičius in the 19th-Century Photography”
    Phot. Edvardas Tamošiūnas
  • The exhibition “Between Lithuania and France. Two Worlds of Count Tiškevičius in the 19th-Century Photography”
    Phot. Edvardas Tamošiūnas
  • The exhibition “Between Lithuania and France. Two Worlds of Count Tiškevičius in the 19th-Century Photography”
    Phot. Edvardas Tamošiūnas
  • The exhibition “Between Lithuania and France. Two Worlds of Count Tiškevičius in the 19th-Century Photography”
    Phot. Edvardas Tamošiūnas

The influential French photography magazine L’Oeil de la Photographie has published a special issue dedicated to the photography projects of the Lithuanian season in France. The magazine also presents the project implemented by Kaunas District Museum in cooperation with Musée Nicéphore Niépce and The Photography Museum – the exhibition “Between Lithuania and France. Two Worlds of Count Tiškevičius in the 19th-Century Photography”.

The article contains an interview with the curators of the exhibition, Dr. Dainius Junevičius and Audrey Lebeault.

L’Oeil de la Photographie

Exhibition curators:
Dainius Junevičius – historian of the 19th century Lithuanian photography, author of books and articles on the history of photography, curator of photography exhibitions
Emmanuelle Vieillard – Nicéphore Niépce Museum, Chalon-sur-Saône
Audrey Lebeault – Nicéphore Niépce Museum, Chalon-sur-Saône

Exhibition coordinators:
Vilija Ulinskytė-Balzienė – Šiauliai Aušra Museum branch – Photography Museum
Laura Auksutytė – Kaunas District Museum

Coproduction:
Musée Nicéphore Niépce
Kaunas District Museum
Šiauliai Aušra Museum branch – Photography MuseumCollectors:
Gražina Petraitienė
Algirdas Petraitis
Dominykas Šaudys
Regina Semiotaitė
Photography Museum
Lithuanian National Museum of Art
Kretinga Museum
Musée Nicéphore Niépce
Chalon-sur-Saône