The Lithuanian city of Kaunas hosts an exhibition entitled Surviving Architecture: Lviv’s Interwar Modernism.
The exhibition presents unique photographs that recreate the premises and architectural examples of Lviv modernism between the two world wars. The author of the exhibition is Myroslava Liakhovych, a Lviv-based architectural historian and photographer.
“The exhibition draws attention to the outstanding examples of modernism that characterised Lviv’s urban experiments in the early twentieth century. The photographs not only demonstrate the architectural achievements of their time, but also tell the stories of architects and former or current residents of the city. Particular attention is paid to visual material created from 3D scans of Lviv’s modernist buildings, which allows us to recreate the buildings in their original beauty. The audio recordings made during the scanning add an atmosphere of historical authenticity to the exhibition,” the Heritage Bureau said.
The exhibition and project “Lviv. Architecture of Modernism”, implemented with the support of ETH Zurich and with the participation of the Kharkiv School of Architecture, are important steps in preserving and restoring the heritage of modernism in Ukraine. Their goal is to preserve historical monuments and recreate the history of the city through architectural evidence of the past. One of the project partners is the Heritage Bureau.
The exhibition is open at the Galaunias House Museum until 31 August this year.