Writers from different generations will invite you to rediscover the city spaces. On July 14 at 6 p.m., the younger generation poet and doctoral student at the Faculty of History of Vilnius University, Alina Borzenkaitė, will present her lecture “The Census of Vilnius Ghosts.” She researches mills and milling in the Grand Duchy of Lithuania, works in the field of heritage protection at the Department of Cultural Heritage, and studies immovable cultural heritage. She is also a guide. Her first poetry book “Mermaids Fish,” published in 2025, won the Zigmas Gėlė-Gaidamavičius Prize for the best debut of the year.
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The event series supported by Vilnius Municipality will continue until the end of the year. In August, September, October, November, and December, well-known cultural figures will give lectures at the Lithuanian Writers’ Union – National Prize laureates Tomas Venclova, Laima Kreivytė, Vladas Braziūnas, Antanas A. Jonynas, and the poet who revives ethnographic motifs about Vilnius in her work, Jurgita Jasponytė, laureate of the Jotvingiai Prize.
An hour before each event, from 5 p.m., visitors are invited to participate in a tour of the Lithuanian Writers’ Union (Count Ignas Korvin-Milevskis) palace complex. The tour is led by artist and scenographer Verdenė Monika Valkiūnaitė. The palace, famous for its authentic interior, located in the very heart of the capital, right next to Gediminas Avenue, has served writers for several decades. However, the history of this palace also encourages reflection on important statehood and societal upheavals in Lithuania from the 18th to the 20th century.
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During the free tours, it will be possible to closely explore objects recalling events in Lithuanian history, hear unexpected facts, walk through winding corridors, and visit the rooms of former counts and writers. Ceiling reliefs, cast details, tapestries, stove moldings, multicolored wood formwork, and carvings are just some of the most distinctive neo-Baroque interior details in Lithuania.
The history of Vilnius buildings included in the Lithuanian cultural heritage list is often diverse and colorful, but few buildings feature such a change of owners and tenants that have influenced the building’s current appearance in one way or another. During the tour, visitors will learn how the history of this palace began, what the original function of the palace was, and how it has changed to this day.
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