Mykolas Kleopas Oginskis is one of the representatives of the famous noble family of Oginskis. MK Oginskis was a multi-talented personality: politician, diplomat, member of the Seimas of the Republic of Both Nations, Vilnius University honorary member of the scientific council, member of the rebel government of Lithuania, member of the national supreme council of Lithuania, fosterer of ideas of social reforms, writer of memoirs, composer. He was actively involved in political, state management, education, social reforms, especially the abolition of serfdom, increasing the accessibility of culture and promoting the creativity of society.
Andrius Oginskis, Mykolos Kleop's father, took care of his son's musical education. He invited the composer Jozef Kozlovski to the palace, as well as the famous Italian violinist GB Viotti, later Dž. Jarnovičius, who was a contemporary of famous VA Mozart, J. Haydn. MK Oginskis considered state and public activities and politics to be the most important concern of his life. Seimas He declared 2015 as the year of MK Oginskis. On January 2016, 24, as if crowning the year of Oginski in K. Sirvydas Square, a monument to MK Oginski was unveiled at the initiative of the Polish Embassy - playing multimedia bench with his music. You can sit on the bench and listen to the works of MK Oginskis by pressing the button, find out who MK Oginskis was from a short description, and learn more about the sponsors by scanning the photo codes on the bench.
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