LITHUANIAN ETHNIC CULTURAL HERITAGE IN THE PHOTOARCHIVES
(in 8 volumes) English, Lithuanian, Francais

Publication of 8 albumes & CD-ROMs, Internet albums, 1999-2005. Ed.-in-Chief Prof. Antanas Buračas, consulting & co-editing: Birutė Kulnytė, Director of the Lithuanian National Museum Prof. Vačys Milius, Prof. Angelė Vyšniauskaitė.

You can expect to find here the evaluation of national cultural heritage with archaic elements of traditions and latent symbols of ethnic experiance, sacred relics of impressive pre-Christian understanding of Providence survived along the ages - from view and with criteria of information revolution of 21st century.

Vol. I. The Sacred Arts in Lithuania, Lithuanian & English, Vilnius, 640 p., 1999. Ed. by prof. A. Buračas & A. Stravinskas. Also available in CD & Internet: http://www.culture.lt/crests/.

Vol. II. Lithuanian Festivities & Customs, ed. by Prof. Angele Vyšniauskaitė, Dr. Stravinskienė, Antanas Sidlauskas (1999-2000).

Vol. III. Semantics of Textile Weaves, ed. by Dr. Libertas Klimka, Jurkuvienė (LNM), Aleknienė, Stravinskienė, Vilnius, ~ 400 p., 1999 - 2000.

Vol. IV. Mystics of National Mounds, to be ed. by Dr. Nijole Tumėnienė & Dr. Zabiela, Vilnius, 2000-2001

Vol. V. The Ethnic Architecture of Small Towns and Villages (editing in 2001-2002) to be ed. by Prof. Angelė Vyšniauskaitė, Prof.Vacys Milius.

Vol. VI. Folk Works and Their Traditions (editing in 2001-2002) to be ed. by Elvyda Lazauskaitė (LNM)

Vol. VII. Cultural and Religious Traditions and Heritage of Ethnic Minorities in Lithuania (in 2004)

All volumes are expected to be available in CD-ROM versions & Internet albums. We welcome any support, iniciative or suggestion of joint venture for the commercial editing/multiplication.

Expected 8 volumes from about 10,000 photos of unique archives of Balys Buračas (I half of XXth century) would present national cultural heritage with archaic elements of pagan traditions survived along the ages and sacred arts with some relics of impressive pre-christian understanding of Providence. The materials on ethnic cultural heritage would be presented at t he same time in three forms: as publications, Internet albums and CDs like just finished Ist vol.

Subsciption from abroad: 58 USD (post incl.), pay to C/A of Vyriausybės Žinios (Governement Records) for current vol of Buracas' album. Information: anbura@lrs.lt or by phone: +370 5 2710649 (I-IV).

JUDAICA * LITVAK SACRED CULTURE

• http://www.shtetlinks.jewishgen.org/yurburg/buracas.html
• http://www.jewishgen.org/Litvak/BalysBuracas.htm
• http://www.jewishgen.org/yizkor/Jurbarkas/yurburg.html