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 Address
Naisiai, LT-81473, Siauliai region.
Tel. +370-41-386043.
E-mail:
gelesmuz@takas.lt
Opening times
Tuesday to Saturday 10.00-18.00.
Additional
services
Ordering excursions.
Allowing students to use Museum’s funds.
Collections
The museum contains collections of
ex-libris and medals of the subjects of literature. It accumulates
exhibits related to artists, linguists and authors who were born in this
area or are otherwise connected with it.
Exposition
 The Museum is established in Naisiai, poet’s
Zigmas Gaidamavicius-Geles’ (1894-1912) birthplace home. One room is set
up for the poet’s exposition.
In other two expositions halls and funds are custody and materials of 78
ancient and present day writers, men of letters and linguists.
Exposition also informs about Z. Geles’ prize laureates. This prize is
awarded annually for best first book of poetry (prize was created in
1977).
On the Museum’s second floor is displayed a collection of unique medals,
granted to Lithuanian and foreign writers, cultural workers.
Medals were created by Lithuanian artists.
Exhibitions
Exhibitions of literature, folk art are arranged at
the Museum.
Cultural,
educational activity
Every year the museum organizes a ceremony
to award a prize named after poet Zigmas Gele (Zigmas Gaidamavicius,
1894-1912). The prize is awarded to the author of the best debut poetry
book.
Organizing literature evenings.
Organizing meetings with writers and poets.
Branch Museums
Picture
Exposition of A. Tycina
Other
news about the Museum
The museum founded in 1984.
Museum’s establisher - former Siauliai region Collective Farm “Uz
taika” (“For peace”).
Museum’s director - Rita Zukauskiene.
 Zigmas
Gaidamavicius-Gele
Z. Gaidamavicius-Gele (1894-1912), poet,
born in Naisiai, county of Siauliai.
He started writing poetry at the age of 13 and his first poems appeared in
periodicals in 1908. One of his several plays, Uzgavenes (Shrovetide),
was performed in Siauliai. He also wrote prose fiction and several essays
on Lithuanian literature.
He died in Kiev on Dec. 4, 1912, shortly after his matriculation at the
university there. Early death prevented him from manicuring as a poet. He
belongs to the post-Maironis era in Lithuanian poetry, marked by aesthetic
concerns and individualism. His main themes are the joys and sorrows of
youth, and intimate communion with nature. Some of his poems are patterned
after folk songs. A collection of his poems, called Gelynas (Flower
Bed) was published posthumously in Vilnius in 1963.
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