In 2019, Kaunas A. Martinaitis Art School celebrates the 60th anniversary of educational and creative activity. On this occasion, a conceptual exhibition “Facing Kaunas” of the students of the school will be held in the exhibition halls of the Town Hall Branch of the Kaunas City Museum all autumn, where the visitors will mainly see drawings, sculptures, and ceramic works.

Mythological motives and the symbols of life and death dominate in the graphic works by young artist Alisa Rūta Stravinskaitė. Particular attention is paid to the interaction between the individual and his/her national identity, the search for identity of a young person, and the possibility to choose.

This exhibition displays five continuous post-folk festivals: “Suklegos”, “Mėnuo Juodaragis“, “Kilkim žaibu“, “Jotvos vartai”, and “Saulėtosios naktys.“ The popularity of these festivals suggests that folk music is still important for contemporary people, and it may be one of the ways to create distinctive relationship with the past of the nation.

In the spring of 1940, there were almost two thousand registered cars in Lithuania. As the registration fee for a car increased from 30 to 50 litas that year, its owner was informed in writing to pay the additional fee.