13/09/2026
Our photography exhibition is now open! 📸❤️
VILNIUS: THE CITY WE MADE OUR HOME brings together 30 photographs by 9 women from 8 countries — members of the International Women’s Association of Vilnius.
Among the participants are members of diplomatic families, as well as artists, entrepreneurs and professionals.
We all came to Vilnius for different reasons and from different parts of the world. Over time, an unfamiliar city became part of our everyday lives — through family, friendships, walks, discoveries, memories, quiet moments and new routines.
This exhibition is our collective visual story of that experience.
The photographs are not simply views of Vilnius. Each one carries something personal: a memory, a feeling, a connection, a moment when the city suddenly felt a little closer.
On Monday, we celebrated the official opening at the Vilniaus Bernardinai, surrounded by participants, IWAV members, friends and guests. It was a wonderfully warm afternoon, and we are grateful to everyone who joined us and helped bring this project to life 🙏❤️
A very special thank you to all nine participants for sharing not only their photographs, but also their personal stories:
Mariko Shimizu — Japan
Ruchi Uttam — India
Barbara Zettel — Germany
Eva Nissen — Poland
Jennika Ehrner — Sweden
Meryem Baser — Turkey
Diana Romanovskaya — Belarus
Kathy Barahona — Costa Rica
Eva Marqvardsen — Sweden
The exhibition is now open at the Bernardine Church in Vilnius, in a 500-year-old space that feels remarkably right for a project about presence, belonging and connection.
📍 Bernardine Church, Maironio g. 10, Vilnius
📅 Open until 30 September
If you are in Vilnius, come and see the city through nine different pairs of eyes 📸❤️
What makes a place feel like home to you?
