Location: Kaunas
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The 7 Best History Museums in Kaunas, Kaunas County
Kaunas (/ˈkaʊnəs/; Lithuanian: [ˈkɐʊˑnɐs] ( listen); also see other names) is the second-largest city in Lithuania and has historically been a leading centre of Lithuanian economic, academic, and cultural life. Kaunas was the biggest city and the centre of a county in Trakai Municipality of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania since 1413. In the Russian Empire, it was the capital of the Kaunas Governorate from 1843 to 1915. It served as temporary capital of Lithuania during the interwar period, while the traditional capital of Vilnius was part of Poland between 1920 and 1939. During that period Kaunas has been nicknamed the Little Paris because of rich cultural and academic life, fashion, construction of countless Art Deco, Lithuanian National Romanticism architectural style buildings as well as popular furniture, interior design of the time and widespread café culture. The city interwar architecture is regarded as one of the finest examples of the European Art Deco and received the European Heritage Label, it also resulted in naming Kaunas the first city in Central and Eastern Europe as a UNESCO City of Design. In 2022, Kaunas will be the European Capital of Culture, together with the Luxembourgish city of Esch-sur-Alzette.
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1. Kaunas City Museum M. and K. Petrauskas House
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5.0 based on 1 reviews
In Žaliakalnis, in the house of brothers Mikas and Kipras Petrauskai, which was designed by A. Golovinskis in 1924, the visitors can see the reconstructed interior of the Petrauskai flat from the interwar period. The exhibition presents a versatile personality of singer Kipras Petrauskas, introduces pedagogical and artistic work of composer Mikas Petrauskas, and delicate poetry of Elena Žalinkevičaitė-Petrauskienė. Interactive exhibition of The State Theater introduces its repertoire and tells exciting stories of the people who worked there. At present, it is a Kaunas City Museum branch.
2. Kaunas City Museum Folk Music Branch
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4.5 based on 9 reviews
The first and only museum in Lithuania dedicated to folk music culture. At the moment, it is a Kaunas City Museum Folk Music Branch. The museum contains exhibits from Lithuanian and international musical instruments to audio recordings, photographs, letters, and posters. In the interactive and modern exposition, you will be able to learn how kanklės (chordophone) are made, to sing a sutartinė (Lithuanian multipart song), play some instruments or hear some folk music performed by contemporary bands.
3. Kaunas City Museum Juozas Gruodis House
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4.5 based on 2 reviews
This Kaunas City Museum branch is established in the house where Lithuanian composer, conductor and professor Juozas Gruodis and his wife Stasė lived in the first half of the 20th century. The building designed by famous interwar architect F. Vizbaras resembles a decorated wooden Lithuanian manor and is distinct in architecture and landscape. The memorial rooms of J. Gruodis and his wife represent the most important moments of their life and tell the Gruodis family history.
4. Old car museum
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4.5 based on 9 reviews
5. Communications History Museum
6. Kauno rajono tradicinis amatU centras
The museum carrying out educational projects, preparing various festivities, introducing to the ancestral crafts, traditions and customs. Exposition pleasantly surprised and stimulated curiosity for many. Experienced designer and museum administrator Juozapas Liekis and his wife Vanda will answer any questions to you and tell you more information.
