Monthly Archives: December 2021

Baltic Heritage Network Newsletter 2021, no.4

The autumn edition of the Baltic Heritage Network quarterly newsletter is now available. In these pages you will find information about our past and future events, new publications, and what is happening across the globe within the diaspora research and archive communities.

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Latvian-Canadian Composer Janis Kalnins’ Opera “Hamlet” returns to the Latvian National Opera this January

Scheduled to open on January 13, 2022, Kalņiņš’ Hamlet will once again be added to the Latvian National Opera and Ballet’s repertoire with performances expected to continue until spring.

Read more December 14, 2021
Finno-Ugric Peoples and North American Indigenous Peoples at the Center of VEMU’s Fall Season

2021 was an important year for Estonia: the small town of Abja-Paluoja in Viljandi County has been chosen as this year’s Finno-Ugric Capital of Culture. Important events dedicated to the unique language and culture of these people are taking place throughout the year.

Read more December 9, 2021
In Memoriam Reet Simmul 18.05.1940-03.12.2021

It is with heavy hearts that we share the news that our dear friend and long-time volunteer at the Estonian Archives in Australia, Reet Simmul, has passed away.

Read more December 8, 2021
Unknown Konrad Mägi Artwork in Estonia

At the end of November painting by Konrad Mägi was unknown in Estonia until recently arrived from Canada. The piece that belongs to the Museum of Estonians Abroad (VEMU) collection has been brought to Estonian for five years at the initiative of the Konrad Mägi Foundation to be cleaned, restored, and introduced to researchers and the public.

Read more December 6, 2021
Lithuanians in São Paulo: The Odyssey Continues!

The National Library of Lithuania received a wonderful gift—a book by Jonas Jakatanvisky, which tells a story of the arrival and settling of Lithuanian immigrants and their descendants in Brazil. The publication, which came out after the author’s death, is his The last book in the series “Os Lituanos em São Paulo.” Baltic heritage network 6 2021 n o . 1 (34) fourth book, the third and last in the series “Os Lituanos em São Paulo.”

Read more December 3, 2021