Jonas Basanavicius Birthplace

Contacts
Address: Ožkabalių II kaimas, Bartninkų seniūnija, Vilkaviškio rajonas.
Tel./fax (+370 ~ 342) 69 365.
E-mail: j.basanaviciaus.gimtine[at]lnm.lt
http://www.lnm.lt
Director – Rūta Vasiliauskienė.

Information for Visitor

Opening hours:
Monday to Friday 8–17, Saturday 10–18.

Admission:
charge – 2 Lt.

Guided tours:
Guide tour in museum – 10 Lt (duration – 1 hour);
Guide tour in historical places of Bartininkai – 15 Lt (duration – 1,5 hours).
Ride with carriage through the Lithuanian National Revival oak-grove:
Price for one person – 2 Lt (duration – 15 minutes);
Ride on a pony (children under age 12 only);
Price for one child – 2 Lt (duration – 10 minutes);
Entrance for free: children under school age, children from foster home, people with disability, children groups under the guidance of teachers from September 1 to May 31, employees of museums of Lithuanian Republic (visitors have to present a certificate indicating their belonging to one of the listed groups).

Additional services:
photography of exhibits and events;
filming of events;
scanning of photographs, negatives and slides kept in the museum.
copying of documents displayed in the exposition.

Collection
The museum accumulates historical items since 1990. Exhibits tend to reflect the life and work of Dr. Jonas Basanavičius, a public figure and proponent of Lithuanian National Revival at the end of 19th – beginning of 20th centuries. At the moment Museum’s collection includes 90 exhibits and 157 deposited items.

Exposition
Exposition about the life and work of Jonas Basanavičius (arranged in the sitting-room of the house);
Exposition about Jonas Basanavičius, collector of tales and songs, the brother of Jonas Basanavičius (arranged in the pantry of the house);
Exposition of ethnographic furniture and meal preparation tools (arranged in the kichen of the house);
Exposition of domestic appliances and housewares (granary);
In the yard of the farmstead one can see some old threshing, harvesting and earthworks equipment typical for Lithuanian countryside in the turn of XIX-XX centuries.

Expositions and events
In the farmstead various exhibitions, seminars, and conferences are held.

The Lithuanian National Revival Oak-Grove
In 1988 several Vilnius’ citizens initiated the idea to express Lithuanian National Revival by planting oaks. The first planting of the oak-grove was organized by the Initiative group.
The Oakery was formed not only by the efforts of locals but also Lithuanians from Latvia, Kaliningrad, Belarus and other places. During several weekends 12 oak-groves were created. Presently, the Lithuanian National Revival Oakery covers an area of 39.4 ha. 8400 oaks have been planted in 14 oak-groves. The oakery is embellished with sculptures of students of Vilnius Academy of Art.