Village architecture in the inter-war period and modern heritage protection

Straipsnio objektas – tarpukario kaimo architektūros paveldo medžiaginiai ir nemedžiaginiai aspektai. Tikslas – atskleisti ir praplėsti tarpukario kaimo architektūros paveldo reikšmės ir vertės sampratą, pažvelgti, kas slypi už medžiaginių pavidalų. Straipsnyje analizuojamos materialaus ir dvasinio paveldo sąsajos, vietos ir žmogaus ryšys, tradicijos ir modernumo sąveikos atspindžiai tarpukario kaimo architektūroje. Pagrindinė išvada: istorijos, tradicijų ir paveldo verčių rekonstrukcija stiprina tautos kaip savitos bendruomenės sampratą, skatina pažinti ir vertinti savitas savosios kultūros raiškos formas.The architecture in villages during the inter-war period, reflecting the changes in the 1930s, the goals and hopes of the people of that time, still has not attracted the attention of researchers. This article proposes to assess them as cultural heritage. The modern independent state that began to form in the inter-war period offered innovations to the Lithuanian villages, and they were successfully adopted.New forms of architecture and decorations appeared, modern materials and technologies were used in construction. Symbolic details appeared, representing the national, patriotic attitudes of the community. This article accents the relationship between the material and spiritual (non-material) heritage. Heritage experts, specialists usually notice and record only concrete, easily palpable material values, while for the community most important is the heritage that is linked to it with invisible spiritual bonds, an emotional link, historical memory. In order to protect the heritage, stronger cooperation between the community and institutions is necessary. The cultural landscape, such as the element of local identity, is also discussed. Historical heritage connects generations, while the cultural landscape connects communities