2006 US/ICOMOS Intern in Lithuania

Anne Kidd
(USA)
Lithuania Monuments and the Institute for Design and Restoration

Vilnius, Lithuania

In 2006, ICOMOS Lithuania, working with Lithuania Monuments and the Institute for Design and Restoration, reinstated a bilateral exchange with US/ICOMOS.  While Anne Kidd was in Vilnius, her Lithuanian counterpart, Jovita Stakionyte, was working with Hillier Architecture in Philadelphia.  Read about Jovita's internship here.

This internship was funded by Lithuania Monuments, the Institute for Design and Restoration, and the Keepers Preservation Education Fund with additional support from private donors. 
Lithuania Monuments, Vilnius, Lithuania

Anne Kidd's internship concentrated on Bernardine Cemetery, plotted in 1810, which is located just outside historic Vilnius in the suburb of Užupis.  Restoration and reconstruction of its buildings and monuments began in the late 20th century. Here project was to measure and draw in AutoCAD one family chapel of brick with stucco finish, and a metal cross memorial with surrounding fence.  They are scheduled to be restored in 2007.  During her internship, she also had the opportunity to participate in Sikon, a design charette organized for students by the Architecture Department at Vilnius University.  The weekend charette was held at a former Soviet shoe factory in the city of Siauliai, Lithuania, with student groups producing drawings and models to demonstrated "adapted form," the event's theme.

 

The US/ICOMOS International Intern Exchange Program is funded by a variety sources.  Each of the host organizations in the U.S. contributed funds that cover a substantial portion of the costs for interns from overseas.  Grants from private foundations and individual donors supported the internships for U.S. preservationists traveling overseas, with additional support from some of the overseas host organizations.  The 2006 overseas internships were supported by the Keepers Preservation Education Fund, Marpat Foundation, Royal Oak Foundation, Samuel H. Kress Foundation, and contributions from numerous individuals.