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 clock Museum
Contacts
Address: Liepų g. 12, LT-92114, Klaipėda.
Tel. (+370 ~ 46) 41 04 14.
Fax (+370 ~ 46) 41 04 17.
E-mail: klm@takas.lt
http://www.muziejai.lt/klm/index.htm
http://www.ldm.lt/KLM/Index.htm
Director
– Romualdas Martinkus.
Information for
Visitor
 Opening hours:
Tuesday to Saturday 12–18.
Sunday and National Holiday Eve 12–17.
Admission:
Admission charge – 6 Lt;
Pupil, student and OAP – 3 Lt;
Guides tours – 50 Lt.
Child under 7, disabled, ICOM member – free.
Additional services:
Guided tours by arrangement;
Lectures, seminars, art appreciation classes, drawing classes, etc by prior
arrangement;
Museum grounds hire for events up to 300 persons;
Every Saturday and Sunday 12.00–12.30 in the Clock Museum Courtyard –
Carillon Music Concert.
Exposition
History of the clock structures from the ancient times till the present and
development of the clock form since Renaissance till art moderne.
Park of Sundial in the yard of Museum.
Exhibitions
'Baroque – the amazing technique of Charles Boulle (1642–1732)'
'The history of Klaipeda Clock Museum's building, 19th – 20th c.'
History of the Museum
 Klaipeda
Clock Museum was opened in 1984 in a renovated 19th century's building. Its
exposition consists of two parts. The first part introduces the development
of the construction of time measuring devices from older times until today;
originals, models or reconstructed copies of ancient calendars, sun, water,
fire and sand clocks, mechanical time measuring devices; exhibits which show
the change of clock forms from Renaissance to modern styles. Together with
the clocks from different countries, characteristic furniture and artistic
works are selected and displayed according to particular periods. A part of
a 19th century park is still preserved near the museum and a large "quator"
clock is on display in the closed courtyard. A vertical sun clock showing
the time of Klaipeda latitude is mounted on one wall and the monumental
composition "The Sun's Path Through Constellations" - on another. A working
belfry is located in the old post office building near the museum and on
weekends one can listen to concerts of carillon (bell) music. Music
festivals, poetry, theatre, dancing eve and other events also take place in
Clock Museum courtyard.
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