Žolyno g. 11B-4
11203 Vilnius
Lithuania
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VšĮ Hortus apertus is a public non-profit organisation. Institution body is general shareholder's meeting. Head of organization - Director. Organization has 5 establishers and members-volunteers. Main partner and also main sponsor: UAB Kvapu namai (Aroma House, Ltd.); partner: Vilnius Art Academy. Budget depends on actions organized by Hortus apertus. Hortus apertus regularly organizes exhibitions, lectures, conferences, workshops and seminars.
• historical, critical, cultural and anthropological approach, research and presentation of smell and parfumery craft and art; • the studies of the Concept of Smell in ancient and contemporary cosmological, metaphysical and hermetic systems; research of smell culture's interface in creation of traditional gardens; • presentation the historical paradigm of perfumery; • setting up smell as contemporary art media discourse in Lithuania; • the smelling art, olfactory training, smell history educational and cultural projects (exhibitions, lectures, seminars, practical workshops); • publishing works on smell, perfumery history, theory and practice and etc.
In two years Hortus apertus organized: First exhibition of Olfactory Art "Rose Garden" in Lithuania; Ongoing seminar "Smell and Music in different cultures"; International Conference ROSA MUNDI (Cultural and historical concept of Rose); Pommanders' exhibition "Fight the smell"; Exhibition "The smells' of Interim and Eternal City"; Vilnius Culture Night 2012: "Journey to Babilon: the oldest smells in human history".
We can join to ALF projects directly working on Mediterranean olfactory further. Our first contribution is to join ALF "Arab culture days" in Vilnius with our latest project: "Journey to Babilon: the oldest smells in human history".
The Mediterranean smell and perfumery culture and history is the main source of knowledge and permanent inspiration for all our investigations and projects.