Address
Bukante cottage, Sateikiai area, LT-90401, Plunge district.
Telephone nr. +370-687-52836.
Information
for Visitors
Working Hours: Wednesday -
Sunday 10 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Tickets: Children - 0.5 Lt; Adults - 1 Lt
Exposition
In the manor house of the Counts
Pliateriai in Bukante, Zemaite (Julija Beniuseviciute-Zymantiene,
1845-1921), the classic of Lithuanian literature, was born and grew up. In
her homeplace - the only building that had remained from the manor of the
Counts - a memorial exposition about the writer`s life and works has been
opened.
The exposition comprises ethnographical-historical aticles, books,
publications, photographs. Until 1994 the museum was a subdivision of
Telsiai Alka Museum.
Cultural
and Educational Activities
The museum organizes traditional
celebrations of Zemaite`s anniversaries.
About
the Museum
The museum was established in
1965. The museum is supervised by Laimute Arlauskiene.
(Photograph taken from the
publication
Acquaintance with Lithuania. Book of the Millennium. K.,
1999.)
