MUSEUM RECEIVED A VALUABLE GIFT FROM SOUTH AFRICA

We extend our warmest gratitude to William Kentridge, a prominent South African artist of Litvak origin, for donating his artwork “XA XA XA“ which has arrived at the Museum on May 10. It is a linocut, dedicated to the crackdown of Stalin’s opponents. The artwork portrays Nikolai Bukharin, a Bolshevik condemned to death, in whose final story laugh and death are intertwined. We also thank Lithuanian diplomat Gediminas Kuras for transporting this valuable gift from South Africa to Vilnius.

Photo credit: Paulius Račiūnas