Address
14 Zemaiciu St, LT-84143, Joniskis.
Tel.: +370-426-52492.
Fax +370-426-53475.
E-mail:
muziejus@joniskis.lt
Information
for visitors
Opening times:
Monday to Friday 8.00-17.00.
Additional services
Ordering and leading excursions through established routes.
Collections
The museum collections and displays feature the history of Joniskis and its cultural heritage, and reflect the activities of the most prominent people of the area.
Expositions
There are divisions at the Museum's expositions, acquainting visitors with the nation's
antiquity, Czarist times, Lithuania's history during the years of Independence (1918-1940) and about prominent residents of
Joniskis and others Museum's Exposition shows the only remaining pre-war Lithuanian Customs official's uniform.
The Museum purchased in 1991 two art works of Christ's torture stations from the Joniskis' Church.
The author of one work is a Joniskis native, a prominent Lithuanian painter Adomas Varnas, who created
this work in 1903, while in Warsaw.
There is an abundance of informative material about the residents of Joniskis armed resistance to the Soviet Army.
It is anticipated to set up very soon a modal of VII-VIII century grave modal at the museum.
Exhibitions
Every year 5-7 exhibits are organized (most often applied and folk-art).
Cultural, educational activity
Propagation scientists' and artists' works descendants of Joniskis
region.
Visiting countryside, historical and other places of interest.
Organising historical theme educational activity.
During last three years, the Museum collaborated in publishing five publications. One about Matas Slanciauskas, another about Marce Katiliute and three about armed resistance in the
Joniskis region.
Branch Museums
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Exposition
of the Painter – Graphic Artist Marce Katiliute
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The Farmstead of Folklorist Matas Slanciauskas
Address: Reibiniai Village, LT-84379, Subordinate of Skaistgiris
Village,
Joniskis region.
Tel. +370-426-52492.
Exhibits items at the folklorist's farmstead describe his life and projects.
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Rudiskiai
Museum
Address: Rudiskių km., Gatauciu
sen., Joniskis region.
Tel.: +370-426-52492,
+370-426-53475.
Items on exhibition at the Museum include household items,
furniture, textiles, handiworks, photographs, publications, and research
material concerning important personalities in the Joniškis area.
Public Museums
M. Slanciauskas Gymnasium Museum
Address: 19 Pasvitinio St, Joniskis.
Tel. +370-426-52584.
"Ausra" Gymnasium Museum
Address: 18 Zemaiciu St, Joniskis.
Tel. +370-426-52804.
Secondary School II Museum
Address: 6 Livonijos St, Joniskis.
Tel. +370-426-51279.
Other news
The museum was opened to the public in 1989.
The organizer – Joniskis Municipality.
Museum's Director – Rasa
Alisauskiene.
Joniskis
Joniskis, town in northern Lithuania situated 14 km from the Latvian border.
Joniskis was founded by Bishop John of Vilnius in 1526 when he gave permission for the construction of a church to serve the Catholic faithful along the Latvian border.
By 1530 the town had one of the first elementary schools in Lithuania and by 1589 it had entered the grouping of towns known as the "king's table estate", centred at
Siauliai.
In 1616 it received Magdeburg Town Law.
With the Russian occupation of Lithuania in 1795, Joniskis and it environs became the possession of the Russian Count Platon
Zubov. But because of constant unrest and resistance on the part of the town's inhabitants, it was granted self-rule.
In 1890-1891 the church currently standing in the town was erected. It is an example of Lithuanian eclecticism, with its high tower and nave.
Joniskis' greatest period of growth and development occurred during the years of Lithuania's independence
(1918-1940).
Photos by G. Vieciene
