On June 20 at 6 p.m., the outdoor exhibition “Spatial Remix // The History of the Sculpture Park” will open in the central plaza of the Klaipėda Sculpture Park.

The exhibition is dedicated to the history of the Smiltynė Granite Carving Symposia (1977–1991). On display are photographs by Vytautas Karaciejus (from the archives of the Museum of the History of Lithuania Minor), Petr Šmit, and Bernardas Aleknavičius (from the archives of the Ieva Simonaitytė Public Library of Klaipėda County), as well as photographs from the sculptors’ personal archives.

Algirdas Stonis created the structural design for the exhibition. His source of inspiration was the old informational sculpture panels, which were replaced with new ones during the park’s renovation. The informational panels were also used to create a separate spatial object.

With this exhibition, the museum reminds us that 2027 will mark the 50th anniversary of the start of the Sculpture Park, a long-standing artistic phenomenon.

For fifteen summers, for several months at a time, hammers clanged, compressors roared, and jackhammers rattled in Smiltynė. A group of professionals worked here, having gathered from Lithuania, Latvia, and Belarus; in the most recent symposia, they came from Hungary, Luxembourg, Sweden, France, and even as far away as Mexico. A total of 69 professional sculptors participated in the symposia, including 9 female sculptors. The works created during the 1990–1991 symposia adorned the Danė River embankment.

The exhibition is organized by the Museum of the History of Lithuania Minor

Exhibition curators: Sondra Simanaitienė and Algirdas Stonis

Exhibition Booth Designer – Agnė Matulionytė

Designer and Implementer of Spatial Solutions – Algirdas Stonis