The book "Memories of Lithuanian painter Barbora Didžiokienė" presentation [2012-05-16]
16 May 2012 in the Library of Kaišiadorys was organized the book "Memories of Lithuanian painter Barbora Didžiokienė" presentation. Participants: book editor Ramutė Rachlevičiūtė, mayor of Kaišiadorys Romas Urmilevičius, redactor of „Kaišiadorių aidai" Jonas Laurinavičius, Ona Janulevičienė, Gintarė Markevičienė.
A visit of Parliament members of Bavaria [2012-04-30]
30 April 2012 Parliament members of Bavaria (Germany) Dr. Josef Dürr, Simone Tolle, Patrizia Heidegger,Ulrike Gote, Isabelle Maaßen, Sabine Schneider has paid a visit to Gender Studies Centre. During the visit was discussed a situation of Gender Equality and Gender studies in Lithuania and Germany.
A visit of prof. dr. Małgorzata Dajnowicz Bialystok University [2011-11-21]
21-25 November 2011 prof. dr. Małgorzata Dajnowicz from Bialystok University (Poland) has paid a visit to Gender Studies Centre by ES Socrates/Erasmus programme. Professor intend to establish Gender Studies Centre in Bialystok University. During the visit were discussed cooperation possibilities.
A seminar "Gender, family policies and working life in a Nordic perspective" [2011-09-14]
14 September 2011 Gender studiescentre has organized a seminar "Gender, family policies and working life in a Nordic perspective" dr. Solveig Bergman, NIKK, Nordic Gender Institute, Norway.
Academic conference "M.K. Čiurlionis and Sofija Čiurlionienė-Kymantaitė" [2011-09-14]
30 September 2011 was organized academic conference "M.K. Čiurlionis and Sofija Čiurlionienė-Kymantaitė". Organizer: assoc. prof. dr. Solveiga Daugirdaitė, Vilnius University Gender Studies Centre. M.K. Čiurlionis and Sofija Kymantaitė formed part of the newly emerged cultural phenomenon in Lithuania at the beginning of the 20th century, a marriage of two equal and equally educated individuals. Sofija Kymantaitė, who returned Čiurlionis to the Lithuanian culture and who did much to perpetuate his heritage, is often thought of as an "unequal talent" to that of her husband's. The conference strives to look at the two creative people together, as united by common objectives, ideals,and influenced by the ideas of the beginning of the 20th century.
Sofija Čiurlionienė - Kymantaitė
(in the middle) in Geneva