2014-12-19
The Euro Exhibition, which has been open for less than 2 months, has already been attended by 34,528 visitors. It is being visited by groups of schoolchildren, collaborates, pensioners, students, families and individuals from all over Lithuania. Assessment questionnaires that visitors are asked to fill in reveal that 98 per cent of respondents assess this exhibition positively.
“Symbolically, the amount of visitors has reached the number, which is reminiscent of the litas and euro exchange rate. The assessment questionnaire responses suggest that people like both the exhibits and the events of the Exhibition. The guides of this Exhibition have been receiving many compliments and thanks. People do not stint on ingenious advice on how to improve the Exhibition, for instance, to distribute euros or sell euro coin starter kits,” Migle Mockutė–Zaleckienė, curator of the Euro Exhibition, tells.
Euro Exhibition guides note that visitors are very curious: they are not satisfied with knowing the euro rate or practical euro adoption aspects alone. For instance, they are interested in what happens to litas, how euros will reach Lithuania, what Lietuvos bankas will be engaged in once the euro is adopted, why the Vytis has been chosen for the Lithuanian euro coin, etc.
Guides also tell that the little visitors are very well aware of the rate between the litas and euro: “I've been safe keeping my milk tooth until January 1st, as the Teeth Fairy will bring me 5 euro instead of 5 litas — this is 17 litas !,” six-year-old Tomas was rejoicing.
People are not only profusely visiting the Exhibition but its various events as well: lectures of history, meetings with Lietuvos bankas Board members, Family Days. The Euro Exhibition consists of six expositions: banknotes, coins, security features, history of money, children’s’ corner and stand, which presents the euro banknotes of the second — Europa — series. Visitors are invited to try interactive amusements, while little visitors have a chance to play different games and see presentations on touch screens in the children's' corner.
The Euro Exhibition in Lithuania will be open for visitors until 5 January 2015. Those who were late to register for guided tours will be able to visit the Exhibition on their own without advance registration. Admission is free.
The Euro Exhibition is organised by the European Central Bank, Lietuvos bankas and the Museum Palace of the Grand Dukes of Lithuania. Since 2008 it has travelled over 15 different cities in 12 European countries. It was already attended by a total of over 300,000 visitors.