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 Museum
of samogitian village
Contacts
Address: Malūno g. 5, LT-87357 Telšiai.
Tel. (+370 ~ 444) 70 001, mob. tel. (+370 688) 42 566.
Head of the Museum – Gediminas Šatkauskas.
Information for Visitor
Opening hours:
from May till October:
Wednesday - Saturday 9–17;
Sunday 10–16.
 Admission:
adults – 4 Lt;
pupils, retired persons, students – 2 Lt.
The entrance to the museum is free for orphans, inmates of Children Homes,
disabled persons (of 1st and 2nd groups), children of pre-school age, museum
workers.
Guided tour – 15 Lt.
Exposition
The museum of Samogitian village, stretching for 15 hectares, is situated in
authentic buildings of the end of the 19th c. – the beginning of the 20th c.
In these buildings, the household utensils, agricultural equipment and
furniture of those times are presented.
 Cultural,
educational activity
The museum organizes traditional folklore festivals Er paauga žale leipa,
Pasiejau maža popa (titles of traditional Samogitian songs), and arranges
village meetings (the so-called `krivulės`) of `barn` theatres.
Other
news
In 1967 the first exhibit – a bath-house from Tryškiai area – was brought to
the museum. In 1982 the museum welcomed its visitors.
Photos by R. Eitkevičius
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