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Vilnius Region Ethnography Museum
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Abbreviation | VKEM |
Address | Švenčionių g. 14, LT-15168, Nemenčinė, Vilniaus r. sav., Lietuva |
Phone No | +370 523 713 82 |
Fax No | +370 523 714 36 |
mew.vkem@gmail.com | |
Website | |
Type by theme | istorija, etnografija, buitis |
Institution code | 300607010 |
Type by founder | savivaldybės muziejus |
Name in English | Vilnius Region Ethnography Museum |
Information about the museum
The Vilnius Area Ethnographic Museum in Nemenčinė collects, preserves, and presents exhibits on the daily life and customs of the Vilnija Region.
The museum was founded in 2000. The exhibit collection grows every year through organised regional expeditions. The permanent exhibition presents old household and other everyday objects, tools of craftsmen and farmers, clothes, furniture, documents, books and works of art. Popular with visitors are a typical Vilnius region hut and wood carvings.
The museum has three branches: Centre of Traditional Crafts in the Houvalt Manor in Maišiagala; the Museum of the Priest, Prelate Józef Obrembski; the Granary-Museum of Rural Life and Lithuanian Palms in Čekoniškės and Vilnius Regional Museum of Education.
Branches and units of the museum
Granary-Museum of Rural Life and Lithuanian Palms of Čekoniškės | A. Mickevičiaus g. 179, Čekoniškių k., Zujūnų sen., LT-14207, Vilniaus r. sav., Lietuva | ||
Museum of the priest, prelate Józef Obrembski | Šv. Antano g. 5, Maišiagala, LT-14242, Vilniaus r. sav., Lietuva | ||
Centre of Traditional Crafts in the Houvalt Manor | Algirdo g. 4, Maišiagala, LT-14242, Vilniaus r. sav., Lietuva | ||
Vilnius Region Education Museum | Nemenčinės g. 1, Ažulaukės k., Riešės sen., LT-15142, Vilniaus r. sav., Lietuva | |