What do we do?

I am the founder of the Šeduva Jewish Memorial Foundation and I initiated the idea for the Lost Shtetl Museum project. I coordinate the work done by the project’s architects, exhibit designers, and content developers, and I manage its budget and am responsible for operational strategy. I also represent the foundation in Lithuania and abroad. I consider this project the most important undertaking of my life.

I am responsible for the museum's budget and financial activity. Together with the project manager, I help prepare long-term development plans. I oversee museum construction work, ensuring the implementation of safety and accessibility requirements.

I oversee the development and planning work for the main exhibition. I communicate with commemorative institutions regarding exhibit items and their licensing. I attend auctions to acquire items and objects that testify to the life of the shtetl. I also maintain ties with the descendants of Šeduva’s Jews.

I find and research documents, photographs, and other historical material published in the media or held at Lithuanian and foreign institutions, including archives, museums, and libraries. I work with our team to prepare content for exhibits. I administer the museum's internal data bases, social media, and webpage.

I analyze and select historical sources for the development of the main exhibition. I process information and prepare it for the gallery text writers and design team. I also create social media content and work with translators.

I help develop the main exhibition and prepare and administer internal data bases. I work with museum exhibits and their selection, cataloguing them, assessing their condition, and preparing them for storage and digitization.

I write texts for the museum galleries and webpage. I consult the museum on Eastern European and Russian Jewish history, politics, and culture. I research shtetls and issues related to them. I work with our team to prepare content for the exhibition.

I am responsible for educational programs and activities. I curate and implement the museum's Cultural Passport services. I help develop the presentation of Jewish history at the museum and look for ways to improve the appeal and accessibility of services for visitors.