Address
3 Laisves Square, LT-18111, Svencionys.
Tel. +370-387-51831.
E-mail: nalsiosmuziejus@hotmail.com
Web site address: http://www.nalsia.lt 

Opening times
Monday to Sunday  10.00-17.00.
Closed on the last day of the month.

Admission
Adult - 2 Litas.
Pupil - 1 Litas.
Guide service for groups to 20 people - 15 Litas.
Guide service for groups to 30 people - 20 Litas.
50%discount is applicable for the pupils groups started from 15 persons (without guide service), families, soldiers, students and pensioners (on producing of certificate).
Free from charge are pre-school age children, inmates of a Children's Home, invalids of I and II group.

Additional services
Reservation of excursions to the museum and to Svencionys Region.
Guided tours to Lugiai Rural Life Farmstead and to Lugiai area.

Museum's collection
The museum contains nature, archaeology, history and ethnography collections.

Exposition
Exposition of Archaeology Section
Mesolithic Age (8th millennium BC)-Late Iron Age (13th century)
In the showcases of Stone Age maps are displayed reflecting prevalence of Mesolithic and Neolithic camp-sites in the territory of Europe, in the environs of the Retunes lake (Svencionys region), as well as implements typical to that period and to special cultures, such as arrow points, axes, scrapers, cutters etc.
The Neolithic period is reflected by the Narva culture, characteristic of articles out of bone and horn.
There is also presented the rich material from investigations in the Kretuona settlement 1C (Old Brass Age: from 1600/1400 to 1400/1100 BC) (A. Girininkas, Ph.D., the archaeologist).
Hunter-worn wild beast teeth, fangs, amulets, and anthropomorphic masks for worshipping of ancestors’ cult, zoomorphic distributors, reflect spiritual life of the Stone and Brass Ages.
The Iron Age period is represented by items from latest investigations, these items being typical to culture of burial mounds in the East Lithuania.

Exposition of Nature Section
The exposition starts from sights of the Svencionys area made by art photographer A. Jakstas. Birds from oak woods, fields and gardens sitting on oak-tree - the national tree of Lithuania - meet the visitor. One may find birds and animals of marshes, lakes and rivers, large birds and beasts of prey, as well as fauna from mixed forests.

Exposition of History Section
In the exhibition “From Past of the Svencionys Town” the visitors get to know the history of Svencionys from the 19th to 20th century. The general plan of Svencionys and the old scenes of town are exposed here. Emphasis is laid on damage done by World War One and World War Two for the town. Features of industry, trade and education once existed in this town are revealed.
In the exhibition “Archives of Tigras Regiment from the Lithuanian Freedom Army” the archives of partisans’ headquarters of abovementioned regiment are presented.
The exhibition “2000 Years for Christianity” exposes monumental works of art from the Svencionys Church, a selection of prayer books, books of Holy Scripture, examples of religious folk art.
The visitors of History Section exposition are familiarized with household articles of manors and town-dwellers from the late 19th century to the early 20th century, such as furniture, dishes, clocks and watches, candlesticks and other exhibits.

Exposition of Ethnography Section
Here are displayed crafts and trades of people from the Svencionys area.

Exhibitions
Art, folk art, history and ethnography exhibitions are arranged in the museum.

Cultural, educational activity
Organization of conferences and lectures;
Organization of various events;
Organization of expeditions.

Branch Museums
Lugiai Rural Life Farmstead
Address: Lugiai Farmstead, LT-18139, Strunaitis Prefecture, Svencionys Region.
Tel. +370-387-51831.
The museum's exposition presents creativity of folk artists and ethnographic articles.

Reskutenai the “Rytas” Society’s Primary School Museum

Museum’s history fragments
In 1912 Ignotas Silkinis, the inhabitant of the Santaka village (the Svencionys region) started collecting and storing various historical and ethnographical items.
In 1925 the society was established for preservation of old heritage.
In 1934 the public museum was established at the Svencionys Section of the Teachers’ Union.
In 1937 the Polish Government closed the Museum. The exhibits did not remain.
In February of 1945 the Svencionys Ethnography Museum was established. The Museum’s funds were composed of teaching means used at school, a collection of minerals, small stone axes, a collection of coins and banknotes.
On February 19, 1992, by decision of the Sections District Board, the Museum was named as Nalsia Museum.
On February 15, 1999 the keys of a new building were transferred to the Museum and on February 14, 2000 the Nalsia Museum opened its door to visitors.
Museum’s founder is Svencionys Region Municipality.
Head of the museum is Alyte Svirbutoviciene.

Svencionys Region
Land of Svencionys region is famous not for its wealth or luxury. It’s mainly proud of lowlands and small hills, sky-blue eyes of lakes, green forests, pale blue Zeimena braid, burial mounds, sites of ancient settlements witnessing about a rich history of Lithuanian tribes.
A territory of the region occupies 1 691 square km area. 38 000 residents live here. Forests are the biggest wealth of this region. They make up 53% the region territory. Pine-tree forests occupy 87,6%.
286 lakes stretch in Svencionys region. Kretuonas Lake is the biggest, smaller lakes decorate the Labanoras forest landscape. There are six isles on a surface of Kretuonas Lake where birds like to settle.
There are many archaeological monuments near Kretuonas Lake. Unique Kretuonas settlement is known since late Stone Age times. Archaeological excavations are organized here every summer.
Notable little towns are Pabrade, Svencionys, Svencioneliai, and Kaltanenai.
Svencionys is an administrative center. The town is located on a lowland territory that is rounded by hills. Architectural accents are two towers Catholic Church and the roundish Byzantine style Russian Orthodox Church. It’s the old settlement known already since the XIII century. In 1414 the first church was built in Svencionys. In the XVI century the town belonged to grandees Gostautai. At the end of the XVII century the town was transferred to province supervisor Jurgis Tiskevicius. After the Lithuania-Poland separation, in 1795, the town belonged to admiral Ciciagovas. In 1812 the Napoleon army strode through Svencionys to Moscow. Perhaps that’s a reason why the Persaukstis burial hills are called the French graves are in the 55th bloc of the Mondziunai forestry.
In the period of the World War II Jews ghetto was organized in Svencionys.
Now more than 6 000 residents live in Svencionys: 44% Lithuanians, 25%Russians, 21,3% Polishes, 7% Byelorussians and 3% other nationalities.

Photos from the museum's funds