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Lithuanian folk music wind-instruments and
their development |
Lithuanian folk stringed-instruments |
Exposition of “Lithuanian folk theatre” |
International folk music instruments |
Musical instruments of world nations
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Povilas
Stulga's Museum of Lithuanian Folk Instruments
(Branch
of the Kaunas City Museum )
Contacts
Address: L. Zamenhofo g. 12/Kurpių g. 12, LT-44287 Kaunas.
Tel. (+370 ~ 37)
42 22 95 (expositions, guided tours), 22 24 64.
E-mail: kaunomuzik.muz[at]gmail.com
Director – Virginija Golubavičienė.
Information for
Visitor
Opening hours:
Tuesday - Friday 9–17, Saturday 9–16.
Admission:
adults – 6 Lt (1,74 €),
pupils, students, seniors – 4 Lt (1,16 €).
Free entrance for: children under school age, children from foster home,
children under social support, the disabled of Group I and Group II,
museologists of Lithuanian republican museums, members of International
Council of Museums.
Guided tours:
charge – 20–40 Lt (5,79–11,58 €).
Collection
The collection consists of the following:
Lithuanian national musical instruments;
International musical instruments used in Lithuania long since;
Musical instruments of world nations;
Musical records, books about music, placards, photos and letters.
Expositions
Lithuanian
folk music wind-instruments and their development
Multi-pipe whistles, whistles, pipes, reed-pipes, trumpets and other ancient
music instruments.
Lithuanian folk
stringed-instruments
There is exhibited kanklės (Lithuanian folk music instrument with strings)
and its’ variety, transformation to academic instrument.
Exposition of “Lithuanian
folk theatre”
There is presented a first Lithuanian art association during Soviet
Occupation. Associations’ creative work was based on original Lithuanian
folk music.
International
folk music instruments
There are exhibited instruments used in professional and folk music and have
deep tradition in Lithuania.
Musical instruments of world
nations
There is presented a collection of musical instruments from various
countries.
Exhibitions
The Museum arranges exhibitions of national art, photography, folk art,
domestic tools, musical instruments, traditional costumes and others.
Other
news
The founder of the Museum is the Kaunas City Council.
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