List of museums in Lithuania

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">Samogitia</span> Lithuanian ethnographic region

Samogitia or Žemaitija is one of the five cultural regions of Lithuania and formerly one of the two core administrative divisions of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania alongside Lithuania proper. Žemaitija is located in northwestern Lithuania. Its largest city is Šiauliai. Žemaitija has a long and distinct cultural history, reflected in the existence of the Samogitian language.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Mikalojus Konstantinas Čiurlionis</span> Lithuanian painter, composer and writer (1875–1911)

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">Kretinga</span> City in Samogitia, Lithuania

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">Palanga</span> City in Samogitia, Lithuania

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">Tourism in Lithuania</span>

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">Centras Eldership</span> Eldership in Lithuania

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">Žmuidzinavičius Museum</span>

Žmuidzinavičius Museum, also known as the Devil Museum, is a museum in Kaunas, Lithuania, dedicated to collecting and exhibiting sculptures and carvings of devils from all over the world. The collection was started by artist Antanas Žmuidzinavičius (1876–1966), and a memorial museum was established in his house after his death. In 1966, the devil collection consisted of 260 sculptures but visitors began to leave their own devils as gifts to the museum. In 1982, a three-story extension was built to house the expanding collection and, as of 2009, the museum's holdings had grown to 3,000 items.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Kretinga Museum</span> Manor in Kretinga, Lithuania

The Kretinga Museum, also known as Kretinga Manor, is located near the Baltic Sea in Kretinga, Lithuania. Originally a private estate, it was converted to a museum in 1992, and now contains a number of archeological finds, fine and applied art collections, folk art, and ethnographic exhibits, as well as a restored orangery. Nearby is a sculpture garden featuring a reconstruction of a Lithuanian solar calendar. The museum is operated by the Kretinga district municipality.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Historical Presidential Palace, Kaunas</span>

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">Antanas Žmuidzinavičius</span> Lithuanian painter and art collector

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">Culture of Lithuania</span>

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">M. K. Čiurlionis National Art Museum</span>

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">Anortė Mackelaitė</span> Lithuanian artist

Marija Anortė Mackelaitė, better known as Anortė Mackelaitė, is a Lithuanian stained glass artist. Along with stained-glass artists such as Stasys Ušinskas, Algimantas Stoškus, Kazimieras Morkūnas, Antanas Garbuskas, Filomena Ušinskaitė, Konstantinas Šatūnas and Bronius Bružas, she has been cited as one of the leading artists in this field in Lithuania and the Baltic States. Her best-known work is the brightly colored stained-glass windows which she contributed to Anykščiai Church, the tallest church in Lithuania.

Vidmantas Jusionis is a Lithuanian painter.

Juozas Lebednykas is a Lithuanian artist and sculptor.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Plungė Manor</span> Building in Plungė, Lithuania

Plungė Manor is a former Ogiński residential manor in Plungė, Lithuania. It now harbors the Samogitian(Žemaitija in Lithuanian) art museum.

Victor Paukstelis is a Lithuanian pianist and painter.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Lithuanian Art Society</span>

The Lithuanian Art Society was a society that organized Lithuanian art exhibitions and supported Lithuanian artists. Based in Vilnius, it was active from 1907 to the outbreak of World War I in 1914. It was chaired by painter Antanas Žmuidzinavičius. The society was established after the first Lithuanian art exhibition was successfully organized in early 1907. The society continued to organize annual exhibitions that displayed works both by professional and folk artists. Influenced by the Arts and Crafts movement, the society paid great attention to Lithuanian folk art which was increasingly seen as an expression of the Lithuanian character. In 1912, the society published an album of drawings of Lithuanian crosses, column shrines, and roofed poles, which is considered the first study of Lithuanian folk art. The society was also instrumental in preserving the art of Mikalojus Konstantinas Čiurlionis and organized his first solo exhibitions in 1911 and 1913. The society also collected works by other artists and worked with the Lithuanian Scientific Society to establish a Lithuanian art museum. The collection was transferred to the present-day M. K. Čiurlionis National Art Museum in 1920.