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THE CAT MUSEUM

Address
Jaunųjų gamtininkų centras (The Young Naturalists Center), Žuvininkų 8, Šiauliai.
Tel. +370-41-523883.
E-mail: info@gamtininkucentras.mir.lt

Opening hours
Tuesaday to Saturday 10.00–17.00.

Exhibitions
The museum features about 10 000 exhibits from many countries throughout the World, including England, Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Denmark, Holland, The Czech Republic, Canada, Cuba, China, Japan, France, Portugal, Russia, Germany, Senegal, Zambia and Lithuania. There are miniatures of both male and female cats created from porcelain, glass, amber, marble, crystal etc. Artistic photographs, stained glass windows, postage stamps, cards, books and other items are also presented. Lamps, seats and even ornamentation on banisters contain cat pattern. The museum contains more than 4,000 poems about cats.

Addition information about museum
The museum was established on 17 May 1990 in the Junior Naturalists Center in Siauliai.

This material has been assembled from information given
on the Siauliai municipality Internet site http://www.siauliai.sav.lt

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