Pasvalys Area Museum

Joniškėlis Area Museum

Memorial Museum of Eugenijus and Leonardas Matuzevičiai

Fragment of the exposition

Pasvalys Area Museum

Fragment of the exposition

Fragment of the exposition

Fragment of the exposition

Fragment of the exposition

Pasvalys area Museum

Contacts
Address: P. Avižonio g. 6, LT-39149, Pasvalys.
Tel.: (+370 ~ 451) 34 096, (+370 ~ 451) 34 097.
Fax (+370 ~ 451) 34 096.
E-mail: muziejus[at]pasvalys.lt 
http://www.pasvaliomuziejus.lt/
Director – Vita Povilionienė.

Information for Visitor

Opening hours:
Tuesday to Sunday 9–17.

Admission:
adults – 2 Lt; 
Pupils, students and OAP – 1 Lt;
Child under 7, disabled – free.

Guided tours – Lt 10.

Additional services:
booking of excursions in the museum;
booking of excursions through Pasvalys Region.

Collection
The collection of the museum comprises displays of ethnography, geology, archaeology, folk art, photographs, printed matters and other documentary material.

Exposition

Introduction into the Exposition
Natural, geographical, economical, administrative and cultural heritage characteristic (numbers, diagrams, schematic maps) of the plain land is presented.

Geology
The emphasis is laid on the displays giving to visitors an exhaustive explanation what peculiarities of the geological structure of the north Lithuania are, there origin and consequences. The exposition has been arranged under the leadership of geologist Eduardas Vodzinskas.

Ethnography
Agricultural implements are displayed; the year cycle of the activity of the farmer is told (as seen by a folk-painter). Some attributes of the development of cattle breading are shown, it is told about country's everyday life, crafts, and bee keeping. One can see here a lot of displays reflecting spiritual culture of the country - music instruments; equipment of home industry and crafts, transport and other means of communication, tools for textile and weaving are shown and cycles of production described. 

Archaeology
Finds characterizing peculiarities of the North Lithuania and Pasvalys land (presented in the general chronology of the archaeology of Lithuania) are displayed.

General History and History of Culture of Pasvalys Region
Exposition reviews:
Roots of early education;
Book-spreading;
Enlivening of Lithuanianism in the period of czarism;
Activity of the people of the land in struggles for the Independence of Lithuania 
Formation of self-government in the land, "duel" with Biržai: education, the level of agro-culture.
Resistance and exile.

Panorama of Art and Science People of the Land
Photographs, books are displayed, the displays tell about prominent people of the land, their relations with relatives.

Characteristic Features of the Rebirth (1988–1998)

Relations of Pasvalys with Scandinavian States and France
Documents and photographs reflecting co-operation with municipalities of foreign countries are displayed.

Museum of Millestones
An open-air collection of stones and milestones that contains 400 exhibits, 300 milestones, 66 bowled stones, 7 stones with footprints on them, a landmark-stone and an exposition of mill’s gears. The exposition is located in the neighborhood of Pasvalys’ resident Antanas Stapulionis in Lėvens Str. The beginning of collection dated back to 1979. On the occasion of the 10th anniversary Antanas Stapulionis donated his exposition to Pasvalys Area Museum.

Exhibitions
Entrance hall of the museum – a traditional places for periodically arranged exhibitions in the opening ceremonies of which music is one of the most important accents.
Exhibitions of art, folk art, ethnography, literature, photography are arranged in the museum.

Cultural, educational activity
Writing and staging little performances on themes of culture and history of the land;
Organization of competitions for pupils;
Preparation of oral journals;
Giving review and thematic lessons;
Organization of conferences.

Branch Museum

Memorial Museum of Eugenijus and Leonardas Matuzevičiai
Address: Žalgirio g. 42, Krinčinas, LT-39464, Pasvalio rajonas.
Tel. (+370 ~ 451) 44 226.
Two poets lived in a house in Krinčinas built by a chemist Vilius Matuzevičius in 1928–1929. During 1987–1994 a poet Eugenijus Matuzevičius used to rest and write here. He compiled his two last books of poetry here.
After the poet's death (1994) the homestead became memorial.
A permanent exposition has been arranged which reflects the creative way of two brothers – Eugenijus and Leonardas Matuzevičiai.
Traditional festivals of poetry "Krinčino verdenės" are held annually in the garden of the museum. 

Joniškėlis Area Museum
Address: Joniškėlis, LT–39301 Pasvalio r. sav.
Mob. +370 684 48 554.
E-mail: joniskelio[at]gmail.com
Opening hours: Tuesday to Saturday 10–17.

Public Museums
Public Museum of Ignas Karpis Agricultural School of Joniškėlis
Address: Narteikių kaimas, LT-39295, Pasvalio rajonas.
Tel. (+370 ~ 451) 38 635.

History of the Museum
In 1965 a little exposition displaying archaeological, ethnographic items, photographs, printed matters was arranged in a wooden building of the former Maironis primary school near Pasvalys park on the concern of a teacher of history Juozas Velzis and an enthusiast of ethnography Antanas Stapulionis. 
A historian Albinas Kazlauskas co-operating with school children, antiquarians of Vilnius, Kaunas, Panevezys, accumulated old publications, periodicals with the material about Pasvalys land. He managed to collect many books, other publications written, compiled by famous people descending from the land or in which they published their works.
On November 29, 1991 Pasvalys area museum was established by the decision of the municipality of the district. Material accumulated earlier has been constantly replenished with new displays.
Pasvalys area museum is settled in a reconstructed former cinema "Svalia".
High inner space of the building was divided horizontally into two parts. Thus, two stories appeared - two spaces without small partitions or halls. The interior somewhat resembles a ship, on the lower deck of which ethnographic displays, on the upper deck – displays telling about the development of the culture and history of the land are exhibited.
In the meantime, tourism-information center is being established in the museum.

Pasvalys
Pasvalys, town in northern Lithuania, about 35 km north of Panevėžys.
The town has founded in 1497 when Grand Prince Alexander bequeathed land at the confluence of the Levuo and the Svalia rivers to the church that was being built there by Rev. Jonas Grotas. The latter was given permission to open stores and taverns, to hold markets, and to collect the market fees.
Situated in an agriculturally rich district and on an important trade route to Riga (Latvia), Pasvalys became a center of commerce. At the beginning of the 18th century export of agricultural produce to Western Europe increased sharply thus contributing to the growth of Pasvalys.
During the period of the press ban, Pasvalys was a distribution point for illegal Lithuanian books; the printed contraband was smuggled in from Prussia.
With the restoration of Lithuania's independence after World War I, Pasvalys became a township seat in the county of Biržai.
Under Soviet system, Pasvalys has been a district center since 1950.