antanas baranauskas and antanas vienuolis-žukauskas museum

Contacts
Address: A. Vienuolio g. 4, LT-29147, Anykščiai.
Tel.: (+370 ~ 381) 58 015, (+370 ~ 381) 52 912, (+370 ~ 381) 52 922.
E-mail: a.vienuolis@delfi.lt
Director – Antanas Verbickas.
http://www.baranauskas.lt/
http://www.arkliomuziejus.lt

Information for Visitor

Opening hours:
A. Baranauskas Granary, A. Vienuolis Memorial Museum, Exhibition Hall:
September to June: Monday to Saturday 8–17; July to August: Monday to Saturday 9–18.
Jonas Biliūnas Memorial Museum:
May to August: Monday to Sunday 10–18; September to April: Tuesday to Saturday 8–17.
Bronė Buivydaitė Museum:
Monday to Friday 8–16.
Didžiulis Family Museum:
Wednesday to Sunday 8–17.
Horse Museum:
May to August: Monday – Sunday 9–18; September to April: Monday – Sunday 8–17.
The Exposition of Narrow-Gauge Railway in the Anykščiai Railway Station:
May to October: Monday – Sunday 10–17; November to April: before visiting inquire on phone (+370 ~ 381) 58 015.
The Wooden Observation Tower near Šeimyniškėliai Castle Mound:
May – September: Monday through Sunday – 10–16.30.
Chapel:
Tuesday to Saturday 8–17; lunch-hour 12–13.

Admission:
A. Baranauskas Granary, A. Vienuolis Memorial Museum, Exhibition Hall:
adults – 3,5 Lt;
pupils, students, pensioners – 2,5 Lt;
childs under 7, disabled, ICOM members – free.
Jonas Biliūnas Memorial Museum:
adults – 1,5 Lt; pupils, student, pensioners – 1 Lt;
childs under 7, disabled, ICOM members – free.
guided tour: adults – 2 Lt; pupils, students, pensioners – 1,5 Lt.
Bronė Buivydaitė Museum:
adults – 1 Lt;
childs under 7, disabled, ICOM members – free.
Didžiulis Family Museum:
Admission free.
Horse Museum:
May – October: adults – 5 Lt; pupils, student, pensioners – 3,5 Lt.
Guided tour (May – October): adults – 7 Lt; pupils, students, pensioners – 4 Lt.
November – April: adults – 4 Lt; pupils, student, pensioners – 2,5 Lt.
Guided tour (November – April): adults – 6 Lt; pupils, students, pensioners – 3 Lt.
Childs under 7, disabled, ICOM members – free.
The Exposition of Narrow-Gauge Railway in the Anykščiai Railway Station:
adults – 3,5 Lt; pupils, students, pensioners – 3 Lt.
The Wooden Observation Tower near Šeimyniškėliai Castle Mound:
adults – 1,5 Lt; pupils, students, pensioners – 1 Lt.
childs under 7, disabled, ICOM members – free.
Chapel:
adults – Lt 1;
childs under 7, disabled, ICOM members – free.

Guided tour:
A. Baranauskas Granary, A. Vienuolis Memorial Museum, Exhibition Hall:
adults – 4,5 Lt;
pupils, students, pensioners – 3,5 Lt;

Collection
There are about 23 000 displays in the collection of the museum, about 13 000 items of them are in the main collection and about 10 000 – in a subsidiary one.

Exposition

Poet's and Bishop's Antanas Baranauskas (1835–1902) Little Granary
A. Baranauskas' and his family's authentic furniture, household articles, books are kept.
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Writer's Antanas Vienuolis-Žukauskas' (1882–1957) House
Memorial rooms are arranged in the museum, books, pictures, photographs are displayed.
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Exhibition Hall
The permanent exhibition of folk art artist Stasys Petraška.
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Exhibitions
Art, folk-art exhibitions, exhibitions on literature, ethnography, archaeology and exhibitions reflecting the period of exile are organized.

Cultural, educational activity
Preparing educational programs;
Organization of concerts;
Organization of meetings.

Branch Museums

Jonas Biliūnas Memorial Museum
Address: Niuronys, LT-29175, Anykščių rajonas.
Tel. (+370 ~ 381) 51 722.
E-mail: a.vienuolis@delfi.lt
Opening hours: May to August: Monday to Sunday 10–18; September to April: Tuesday to Saturday 8–17.
Admission charge: adults – 1,5 Lt; pupils, student, pensioners – 1 Lt.
Childs under 7, disabled, ICOM members – free.
Guided tour: adults – 2 Lt; pupils, students, pensioners – 1,5 Lt.
The museum opened in 1960 in the village of Niūronys, the birthplace of the writer Jonas Biliūnas (1879-1907). The museum displays Biliūnas family furniture and household articles, and the writer’s books. On the grounds of the dwelling house visitors can see wooden sculptures representing characters from the writer’s books.
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Bronė Buivydaitė Museum
Address: Vilniaus g. 21, LT-29145, Anykščiai.
Tel. (+370 ~ 381) 58 138.
E-mail: a.vienuolis@delfi.lt
Opening hours: Monday to Friday 8–16.
Admission charge 1 Lt.
Childs under 7, disabled, ICOM members – free.
The writer and teacher Bronė Buivydaitė’s (1895–1984) home and museum opened in 1990. A memorial exhibition displays manuscripts, books and photographs.
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Didžiulis Family Museum
Address: Griežionėlių kaimas, Anykščių rajonas.
Tel. (+370 ~ 381) 43 901.
E-mail: a.vienuolis@delfi.lt
Opening hours: Wednesday to Sunday 8–17.
Admission free.
The Didžiulis Family Museum opened in 1968. It tells the story of the life and works of the writer Liudvika Didžiulienė-Žmona (1856–1925) and her husband Stanislovas Didžiulis (1850–1927), a bibliographer, collector of folklore and smuggler of forbidden Lithuanian books.
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Horse Museum
Address: Niūronių kaimas, Anykščių rajonas.
Tel. (+370 ~ 381) 51 722.
E-mail: a.vienuolis@delfi.lt
http://www.arkliomuziejus.lt/index.en.htm
Opening hours: May to August: Monday – Sunday 9–18; September to April: Monday – Sunday 8–17.
Admission charge (May – October): adults – 5 Lt; pupils, student, pensioners – 3,5 Lt.
Guided tour (May – October): adults – 7 Lt; pupils, students, pensioners – 4 Lt.
Admission charge (November – April): adults – 4 Lt; pupils, student, pensioners – 2,5 Lt.
Guided tour (November – April): adults – 6 Lt; pupils, students, pensioners – 3 Lt.
Childs under 7, disabled, ICOM members – free.
Additional services:
Photography and Filming: Photographing Expositions – 1 Lt; Filming of Expositions – 5 Lt.
Riding at the Horse Museum:
Through Niūronys Village (1.2 km): Brička (Horse-drawn Carriage) (per person) – 2 Lt; Chaise (per group) – 20 Lt.
A Trip through the Surroundings: Brička (Horse-drawn carriage) (per person) – 50 Lt; Chaise (per group) – 100 Lt.
Horse-riding at the Horse Museum: At the Paddock (per hour) – 2 Lt; Through the Surrounding Area (per hour) – 25 Lt.
Opened in 1978 on the initiative of the agronomist Petras Vasinauskas (1906–1995), the museum has been accumulating agricultural implements and all sorts of exhibits relating to horses and the times when horses played an important role in people’s lives. Visitors can ride horses and drive in carriages and carts.

The Exposition of Narrow-Gauge Railway in the Anykščiai Railway Station
Address: Vilties g. 2, Anykščiai.
Tel. (+370 ~ 381) 58 015.
E-mail: a.vienuolis@delfi.lt
http://www.baranauskas.lt/index.en.htm
Opening hours: May to October: Monday – Sunday 10–17; November to April: before visiting inquire on phone (+370 ~ 381) 58 015.
Admission charge: adults – 3,5 Lt; pupils, students, pensioners – 3 Lt.
Childs under 7, disabled, ICOM members – free.

The Wooden Observation Tower near Šeimyniškėliai Castle Mound
Address: J. Biliūno g. 97a, Anykščiai.
Opening Hours: May – September: Monday through Sunday – 10–16.30.
Admission charge: adults – 1,5 Lt; pupils, students, pensioners – 1 Lt.
Childs under 7, disabled, ICOM members – free.
From October to March visitors are welcome provided they call ahead of time: (+370 ~ 381) 52 922, (+370 ~ 610) 00 421.
The history exposition will acquaint visitors with the history the former Šeimyniškėliai (Voruta) Castle – once one of the largest wooden castles in Eastern Europe. It shall also inform visitors of the everyday lives of those who built and defended the castle. Visitors may look at examples of archaeological findings and may even attempt to test their eyesight as well as their own physical strength when shooting a bow and arrow, when using a crossbow, or when throwing a spear.

Chapel
Address: Vilniaus g. 36, Anykščiai.
Tel. (+370 ~ 381) 54 432.
E-mail: koplycia@gmail.com
Opening hours: Tuesday to Saturday 8–17; lunch-hour 12–13.
Admission charge Lt 1.
Childs under 7, disabled, ICOM members – free.
Concerts, exhibitions, meetings are take place in it.
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History of the Museum
The landmark of the poet Antanas Baranauskas’ (1835–1902) birthplace is a small thatched cottage built in 1826. It is here that the poet wrote his poem “The Forest of Anyksciai” (“Anyksciu silelis”). In 1922 the writer Antanas Vienuolis-Zukauskas (1882–1957) took charge of the cottage. He built himself a house nearby converting the thatched cottage into a museum, the first of its kinds in Lithuania. After Antanas Vienuolis’ death in 1957, his house became a museum. The two museums merged in 1962.
Founder of the museum – Anyksciai Region Municipality.

Anykščiai Town
Anykščiai, town in northern Lithuania, 30 km west of Utena. Situated on the Šventoji River.
The town is known for it’s felt and fruit wine industries. The winery, established by the agronomist Balys Karazija in 1926, is the largest in Lithuania.
There was a settlement on the site as early as the 13th century but the castle and manor house are first mentioned in historical sources of the 15th century. The town received a charter in 1516. The wooden St. Matthew’s Church was built in 1514, and a new Gothic edifice in 1899-1909. A small storehouse in which the Lithuanian poet Bishop Antanas Baranauskas (1835–1902) wrote his famous poem Anykščiu šilelis (The Grove of Anykščiai) is preserved as a monument.
Another Lithuanian writer, Antanas Žukauskas-Vienuolis (1882–1957) was a long-time resident of Anykščiai and is buried there.
A memorial museum has been founded in commemoration of the two writers.
The Anykščiai countryside is very picturesque: it is a hilly and forested region with many lakes and streams. Over 200 ha of town land has been designated a rest and recreation area.
6 km southwest of Anykščiai is the famous rock Puntukas.

Antanas Baranauskas
Antanas Baranauskas (1835–1902) was the leader of the Lithuanian Romantic Movement. He was born in the northeastern town of Anykščiai . He became a priest, and studied in St. Petersburg, Munich and Rome. In 1897 he was appointed Bishop of Seinai, a town in the south of the country, now in Poland.
Baranauskas wrote on number of subjects including mathematics, theology and dialectology (he was the author of a seminal work on local dialects). Although he only wrote poetry for a few years, one of his poems dominates the country's literary landscape.
Anykščių šilelis (The Forest of Anykščiai ) was published in 1860. The work is in two parts. The first consists of rich images of the beauty of the countryside around his hometown, recalled from memory. In the second part the poet returns to the present, where he sees a devastated landscape, the forest is destroyed, and only tree stumps and bare valleys remain.
The poem is read as allegory of his country’s ruins, its past splendor and present desecration. He wrote it at a time when Lithuania was a part of the Russian Empire. Despite the political aspect, the poem has a universal appeal, being rich in imagery of the natural world.
The museum is in the wooden granary on the outskirts of Anykščiai where it is said that Baranauskas wrote his famous poem. It is a simple building containing information about his work and shoving examples of translations of it into foreign languages.