Address
Pilies
takas street 4, LT-54127, Raudondvaris, Kaunas region.
Tel.: +370-37-449601, +370-612-53314.
E-mail:
zitamuziejus@gmail.com
The museum is located on the premises of Raudondvaris
Castle.
Information
for visitors
Hours of Operation:
Thursday Saturday:
9 a.m.
4.45 p.m.
If visitors so desire, the museum can organize tours in Raudondvaris
District and Municipality.
Tours should be booked in advance.
Museum guests may also visit the 25 meter-high Castle Tower and enjoy
beautiful views of Nevezis nature reserve.
Collections
of the museum
The majority of the museum
collections compromises exhibits connected with the life and public
activity of Juozas Naujalis, such as photographs, documents, personal
items, and samples of his written music. Another part of the collection
consists of exhibits reflecting the region of Raudondvaris and the lives
of prominent people from this area. For example, there is a plaque
recalling The Counts Tiskeviciai who were the owners of the Raudondvaris
estate. In addition, there are old photographs of the church and district
as they looked in former times, as well as a collection of books from the
end of the 19th Century and beginning of the 20th Century from the
personal library of Mr. D. Budrys.
Expositions
The exhibition dedicated to
pioneer Juozas Naujalis reveals that he was not only one of the first
professionals in the field of Lithuanian music, but also the first
Lithuanian to write about music, and the founder of the first Lithuanian
bookshop and the first music school in Kaunas. More still, he was the most
prominent organist of his time as well as choir director, teacher, and
organizer of the first music festival in Lithuania.
The second exhibition introduces Raudondvaris District and its history.
The flag Tiškevičiai flag with its Polish coat of arms is exhibited. In
addition, unique displays from Benetiktas Tiškevičius trips through
Uganda, the Congo and Egypt are presented.
Additional
information about the museum
The Juozas Naujalis memorial
museum was founded on 1st January 2002.
