Walls that Remember - The Man from the Trade District

The Man from the Trade District is a part of the #wallsthatremember initiative - an urban art project dedicated to the memory of Lithuania's Jewish community. The graffiti art piece is based on a century-old picture from the Vilnius' Jewish Quarter. Most notably, this picture was taken in the whereabouts of the Jewish Quarter's trade district, on the Stikliu street. In fact - exactly in the place where the graffiti has now brought this moment back to life. 

Art project #wallsthatremember is a contemporary tribute to the historical memory of the Vilnius’ Jewish community. Prior to the horrors of World War II, Vilnius had one of the most active and largest Jewish communities in the region. During the Second World War, this community was nearly eradicated, which is definitely one of the most painful losses to Lithuania and Vilnius in particular. The project uses historical photos for basis of graffiti artworks, scattered all over the territory of the Jewish Quarter. It already became a tourist magnet. Seen by thousands of people already, Walls that Remember has been welcomed by the local Jewish community, diplomats and opinion-shapers.