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national Museum of lithuania
Contacts
Address: Arsenalo g. 1, LT-01143, Vilnius.
Tel.: (+3708 ~ 5) 262 77 74, (+370 ~ 5) 262 94 26.
Fax (+370 ~ 5) 261 10 23.
E-mail: muziejus[at]lnm.lt
http://www.lnm.lt/
Director – Birutė Kulnytė.
Information for Visitor
Opening hours:
The New Arsenal,
The Old Arsenal:
1 May – 30 September: Tuesday – Sunday 10–18;
1 October – 30 April: Wednesday – Sunday 10–17.
Gediminas Castle Tower:
April 1 – September 30: daily 10–19;
October 1 – March 31: daily 10–17.
Kazys Varnelis House-Museum:
Tuesday – Saturday 10–16.
The Signatories House:
1 May – 30 September: Tuesday – Saturday 10–17;
1 October – 30 April: Tuesday – Saturday 10–17 val.
The Bastion of Vilnius Defence Wall:
Wednesday – Sunday 10–18.
The Memorial Farmstead of Dr. Jonas Šliūpas:
1 June – 31 August: daily 12–19;
1 September – 31 May: Tuesday – Saturday 10–17; Sunday 10–15.
The Museum of Dr. Vincas Kudirka:
Museum is closed.
Jonas Basanavičius Birthplace:
May – September:
Monday – Friday 9–18, Saturday 10–18, Sunday 10–15.
October – April:
Tuesday – Saturday 10–17.
Admission:
The New Arsenal,
The Old Arsenal:
adults – 2 €,
pupils, students and OAP – 1 €.
child under 7, disabled – free.
Gediminas Castle Tower:
adults – 4 €,
pupils, students and OAP – 2 €,
child under 7, disabled – free.
Funicular to Gediminas Hill:
Up and down 2 €,
Up or down 1 €.
The Memorial Farmstead of Dr. Jonas Šliūpas:
admission charge – 1, €.
child under 7, disabled – free.
The Museum of Dr. Vincas Kudirka:
Museum is closed.
The Bastion of Vilnius Defence Wall:
adults – 2 €,
pupils, students and OAP – 1 €,
child under 7, disabled – free.
Jonas Basanavičius Birthplace,
The Signatories House:
admission charge – 0,60 €.
Kazys Varnelis House-Museum:
free of charge.
Guided tours:
lithuanian language 6–10 €.
foreign language 6–15 €.
Departments
Department of Archaeology. Tel. (+370 ~ 5) 261 00 30. E-mail:
archeologija lnm.lt
Department of Ethnography. Tel. (+370 ~ 5 261 62 44. E-mail:
etnografijalnm.lt
Department of Iconography. Tel. (+370 ~ 5) 212 03 49. E-mail:
ikonografijalnm.lt
Department of History. Tel. (+370 ~ 5) 212 28 21. E-mail:
istorijalnm.lt
Sector of Latest History. Tel. (+370 ~ 5) 260 96 58. E-mail:
istorijalnm.lt
Department of Numismatic. Tel. (+370 ~ 5) 212 02 50. E-mail:
numizmatikalnm.lt
Department of Information and Education. Tel. (+370 ~ 5) 262 9426. E-mail:
infolnm.lt
Department for Displays Registration and Preservation. Tel. (+370 ~ 5) 212
66 87.
Department of Restoration. Tel. (+370 ~ 5) 262 89 34. E-mail:
restauravimaslnm.lt
Department of Publishing. Tel. (+370 ~ 5) 212 02 65.
Archives and Library. Tel. (+370 ~ 5) 212 02 58. E-mail:
bibliotekalnm.lt
Photo-studio. Tel. (+370 ~ 5) 261 81 44.
Expositions
The Old
Arsenal
Address: Arsenalo g. 3, LT-01143 Vilnius.
Tel. (+370 ~ 5) 212 24 52.
More information >
The New
Arsenal
Address: Arsenalo g. 1, LT-01143, Vilnius.
Tel. (+370 ~ 5) 262 94 26.
More information >
Gediminas
Castle Tower
Address: Arsenalo g. 5, LT-01143 Vilnius.
Tel. (+370 ~ 5) 261 74 53.
E-mail pilis[at]lnm.lt
Opening hours: April 1 – September 30: daily 10–19; October 1 – March 31:
daily 10–17.
In the exposition there are on display the reconstruction models of Vilnius
castles of the 14th-17th centuries, arms, iconography material. The tower
has a sightseeing platform: from there visitors are welcome to enjoy the
panorama of the city.
The Signatories House
Address: Pilies g. 26, LT-01123, Vilnius.
Tel. (+370 ~ 5) 231 44 37.
E-mail:
signataru.namailnm.lt
More information >
Kazys Varnelis House-Museum
Address: Didžioji g. 26, LT-01128 Vilnius.
Tel. (+370 ~ 5) 279 16 44.
E-mail:
k.varnelio.muziejuslnm.lt
More information >
The
Bastion of Vilnius Defence Wall
Address: Bokšto g. 20/18, LT-01126 Vilnius.
Tel. (8 ~ 5) 261 21 49.
Wednesday – Sunday 10–18.
The Memorial Farmstead of
Dr. Jonas Šliūpas
Address: Vytauto g. 23 a., LT-00135 Palanga.
Tel. (+370 ~ 460) 54 559.
More information >
The Museum of Dr. Vincas
Kudirka
Address: V. Kudirkos g. 29, Kudirkos Naumiestis, LT-4482 Šakių rajonas.
Tel. (+370 ~ 345) 57 451.
E-mail v.kudirkos.muziejus[at]lnm.lt
More information
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Jonas Basanavičius
Birthplace
Address: Ožkabalių II kaimas, Bartninkų seniūnija, Vilkaviškio
rajonas.
Tel./fax (+370 ~ 342) 69 365.
E-mail: j.basanaviciaus.gimtinelnm.lt
More information
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History of the Museum
The history of the National Museum of Lithuania begins from the year 1855 –
in that year the Vilnius Museum of Antiquities was founded by Eustachijus
Tiškevičius, the eminent collector and researcher of Lithuanian culture
history. From the first day of its foundation the Museum was representing
culture and history of The Lithuanian Grand Duchy. It was very popular and
enjoyed abundance of the visitors. The defeat national liberation
insurrection in the year 1863 brought a painful impact on Lithuanian
culture. The administrative reparations also did not pass by the Museum of
Antiquities. The exhibits, directly related to Lithuanian history, were
taken away to Moscow in 1868. The remaining collections of the Museum of
Antiquities were reorganised and passed to the possession of newly founded
Vilnius Public Library. It was founded on the basis of former library of the
Museum. During the years 1866 -1914, the Museum itself worked as a part of
this library. In 1915, when the front of World War I approached, part of the
exhibits was taken far away to Russia.
In 1919, based on the collections of the Museum of Antiquities and the
Lithuanian Scientific Society, the Museum of History and Ethnography was
founded. One of Lithuanian national liberation leaders, Dr. Jonas
Basanavičius, was appointed there as the Director. In 1919, the Museum's
creation work was interrupted by Polish occupation of Vilnius. On the basis
of remaining collections, the museums of Archaeology, Ethnography and Nature
were working in the University.
In 1941, the Academy of Sciences took over all collections from all the
museums in Vilnius. The eminent museum worker, culture historian Vincas
Žilėnas successfully restored the structure of the Museum of Antiquities in
1952. The work, started in 1919 by Dr. Jonas Basanavičius, was completed -
the Lithuanian Museum of History and Ethnography was created. In 1967, the
Museum established itself on the territory of Vilnius castles in the
building of the former New Arsenal.
In 1968, the exposition, reflecting history and culture of Lithuanian State,
were opened. Careful work in the expeditions, permanent searching for the
scattered collections allowed to accumulate the largest collection of
Lithuanistics in the country. In 1992, taking into consideration the main
collections, which witness the Lithuanian statehood and national history,
the Museum was named as the National Museum of Lithuania.
There are six specialised departments of the Lithuanistic collections:
History, Archaeology, Ethnography, Numismatics, and Iconography. In these
departments there are stored more than 800000 of exhibits.
Text from the Web site
http://www.lnm.lt
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