Opening times
Tuesday to Friday 10.00-12.00; 13.00-18.00.
Saturday 9.00-12.00; 13.00-16.00.
Additional services
Guided tours.
Museum's collection
Museum collection consists of illustrative material, photographs, books, paintings, charts, documents, etc.
Exposition
A Memorial Exposition to Salomeja Neris
(1904–1945)
The
exposition has been installed in the main building of the museum –
Seinai’s former “Ziburys” Gymnasium. In one room, called “Karstas” (The
Coffin), materials are shown that tell of Salomeja Neris’s life in
Lazdijai (1928–1931).
Exhibition of Lazdijai’s History of Education
The exhibition is dedicated to the most well-celebrated
inhabitants of the Lazdijai area and former “Ziburys” Gymnasium
students. Various types of textbooks, teaching programs, and educational
materials are on exhibit.
The Old Gymnasium Class
Becoming acquainted with the schools of yesteryear,
visitors can sit down at a school bench and write with a goose feather.
Late 19th century – early 20th century photographs of schools and their
students in the Lazdijai area are also on exhibit.
Exhibitions
Exhibits of fine arts, literature, and ethnographic study
exhibitions are arranged in the exhibit hall.
Cultural, educational activity
Organization of exhibitions;
Organization of literature afternoons;
Organization of Advent evening gatherings;
Organization of meetings with famous people;
Celebrations of notable dates;
Arrangements and readings of the announcements in schools and libraries.
Branch
Museums
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Motiejus Gustaitis Memorial Museum
Address: 29 Seinu St, LT-67113, Lazdijai.
Tel. +370-318-52726.
Exposition installed in the residency of the priest, poet,
interpreter, researcher of culture and literature, educator, doctor of
philosophy, musicologist and linguist Motiejus Gustaitis (1870-1927)
presents photographs, books, letters, memoirs about his life and work. M.
Gustaitis wrote 6 collections of poetry, 3 monographs, first
textbook on stylistics, translated 6 works of literature (mainly Antique).
Exposition also introduces social activities and works in literature by
professor Grazina Gustaityte-Krivickiene
as well as Antanina Gustaityte-Salciuviene.
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Ethnography Farmstead of Pranas Dzukas
Address: Delnica village,
Sestokai prefecture, LT-67421, Lazdijai region.
Ethnographic
homestead-museum of Pranas Dzukas is established in
1970. The farmstead characteristic to Lazdijai district presents archaic
agricultural implements, furniture, household objects which illustrate
19th-20th century everyday living of pheasants of Dzukija.
Ethnographic festivals take place in the homestead-museum during summer
season.
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Museum of Fights for Freedom
Address: 17 Vytauto St, LT-67122, Lazdijai.
Museum of Struggles for Freedom was initiated by the exiles, partisans,
political prisoners and their relatives of Lazdijai region and established
in 1992. Exposition is installed in the building, which housed KGB office
of Lazdijai during the postwar period. This building was the place where
Lithuanian people were being questioned; from here they were taken to
prisons. Lists of Lithuanians and other citizens of the country to be
deported to Siberia were also compiled here. Documents of that period,
photographs of exiles, partisans and political prisoners, memoirs, used
objects, audio and video material presented in this exhibition reflect the
resistance movement, deportations and imprisonments.
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Veisiejai Area Museum
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Emilija Pliateryte's Museum in
Kapciamiestis
Public Museums
The Museum supports the museums of Region's secondary schools as well as
the Gustaitis Secondary School Museum.
Museum's history fragments
The Lazdijai Museum - the first in the
ethnographic region of Dzukija was founded by Gustaitis in 1924 next to the old building of
Ziburys Secondary School.
In 1936, when the school was nationalized, the museum languished.
Since 1974 Neris Memorial Museum has operated in the former secondary school.
In 1995 when the old Ziburys school building was renovated, Lazdijai
Region History, Culture and Education Museum was established.
Since 2004 – Lazdijai Area Museum.
Other news about the Museum
The founder of the Museum is Culture Department of Lazdijai Municipality.
The director of the Museum is Daina Plediene.
Nature of Lazdijai District
The Lazdijai district at the border with Poland and Belarus in southern Lithuania encompasses 154 000 hectares. Its beautiful lakes and woods are untouched by man's activities.
The district boasts a host of historical and ethnographic monuments and the hospitality of the local people, the dzukai.
The population of the district is about 33 000. Most of the people live in villages and market towns.
Lazdijai, the largest town of the district, is its administrative center. Established in 1560, in May 1597 it was granted a city charter by the King of Poland and the Grand Duke of Lithuania, Sigismung Vasa. Its coat of arms bears a golden elk and three black keys. Now the town has about 5 800 inhabitants.
A bird's-eye view of the district reveals a 202-metre hill at the village of Dainavele. It is the highest point in the northern part of the district.
The Nemunas, the country's largest river, flows in the eastern part of the district. The lowest point - 66 meters below sea level - is in this part of the district. Out of over 200 lakes, the largest are the lakes of Dusia, Metelys and Seirijis. The largest wood called Kapciamiestis is rich in wildlife.
As the soil is sandy, the local people earn their living growing flax and gathering berries and mushrooms.
There are two regional parks in the district. The Meteliai Regional Park encompasses the lakes of Dusia and Metelys as well as Lake Obelija, which is in the neighboring Alytus district. The town of Veisiejai surrounded by Lake Ancia on three sides is in the central part of the Veisiejai Regional Park.
Besides these regional parks, there are several sanctuaries and natural monuments in the district. Legends are told about the fortified hills of Rudamina, Paveisininkai and Prelomeiskes.
Picture taken from the funds of the
museum
