National Library Hosts Ilja Bereznickas Retrospective

The Lithuanian National Martynas Mažvydas Library will host a day celebrating Lithuanian illustrator and animator Ilja Bereznickas October 27 including the screening of an animated film, the opening of a new exhibition of works and a presentation of the man’s new book.

At 12 noon the animated feature “Happiness Is Not in a Goat” and previously unseen works by Bereznickas will be shown in library’s screening room on the fifth floor.

At 1:00 P.M. the author’s 2017 book “Animation: From Idea to Screen” will be presented and an exhibit of drawings will open in the library’s art space on the fifth floor.

At 2:00 P.M. a retrospective of Bereznickas’s work from the 2010 DVD Baubas and Co. will be presented in the screening room on the fifth floor.