THE
SAMOGITIAN-JAPANESE HOMESTEAD MUSEUM OF
AFREDAS JONUSAS
Address
Muziejaus
street 88, LT-87381, Telsiai.
Tel.: +370-444-70763, +370-444-51367.
Craftsman and jeweler
Alfredas Jonusas is founder of the museum and the Japanese Association. He
himself conceived and designed the Island of the Oriental Sun: Japanese-Samogitian
Homestead Museum. Visitors may enjoy views of a model of the oldest
“Horuji pagoda” (Buddhist temple), a copy of the “Okame” mask which
belonged to the aristocratic “Nor” theatre, and scenic views of the
“Kabuki” traditional Japanese theatre. The most popular symbols of
Japanese culture are also presented, such as the teahouse at the base of
Mount Fuji and Buddha sculptures.
An exhibition in memory of the artist’s father, Pranas Jonusas,
a self-educated mechanic, has been set up in the former hunting cabin.
Part of this exhibition is dedicated to the “Dievo Krėslas,” political
dissidents who hid in this forest.
Museum guests may also get acquainted with amber treatment techniques and
traditions.
This information was assembled from
theTelsiai municipality Internet site
http://www.telsiai.lt
