Užupis Blacksmithery Gallery-Museum

Contacts
Address: Užupio g. 26, Vilnius.
Tel. (+370 ~ 5) 215 37 57.
Mob. tel.: (+370 698) 14 122, (+370 616) 70 981.

The workshop „Vilniaus kalviai“
Address: Piliakalnio g. 13, Vilnius.
Tel. (+370 ~ 5) 230 77 92.
Tel./fax (+370 ~ 5) 230 77 63.
E-mail: info@vilniauskalviai.lt
www.vilniauskalviai.lt  

Information for Visitor

Opening hours:
Tuesday to Friday 10–19;
Saturday 10–17.

Iron forging is demonstrated by professional blacksmiths:
Tuesday 13–18. For other time book in advance.

About the Museum
Unfortunately, prevalent trends of modern architecture and interior styles almost leave no space for forged iron items. The trade lost appeal and master smiths don‘t find apprentices to pass their trade secrets onto. The blacksmithery gallery-museum in Užupis hopes to preserve this trade, so that forged iron articles would continue to decorate our homes and cities as they have had during many centuries.
In this gallery- museum you can learn about blacksmith trade, tools and history, visit exhibitions, view museum collection, watch professional blacksmiths forging iron, learn about essential equipment and tools or buy forged iron articles.
The Užupis gallery-museum of blacksmithery has been founded by UAB „Vilniaus kalviai“ in 2004. This gallery- museum is related with a program of fine crafts, ethnographic trades and fairs, which is coordinated and supervised by Vilnius Old Town Renewal Agency.