The Žemaicai Village Museum is a branch of the Žemaicai Museum "Alka", founded in the 20th century. in the 1960s in the southwestern part of the coast of Lake Mastis in an area of 8.5 ha under the open sky.
There are 16 buildings in the museum, which make up three homesteads and a public sector. They reflect the 19th century. help - 20th century Ave. A view of the village of Žemaitija.
The largest number of buildings is the homestead of a large farmer. The following were built in it: a residential house, a barn, a piggery, a barn, a vegetable garden, a barn, a garden and a sauna. The homestead of an average peasant has a dwelling house, a barn, a barn and a barn. There is a hut and a shed in the Mažežemi ( bēdniokas ) homestead.
All buildings are equipped with expositions, where authentic furniture, work tools, household utensils, dishes are displayed, and the interiors are decorated with crosses and paintings.
The so-called public sector of the museum consists of a forge, a cemetery and a mill, the height of which reaches 12 meters, the length of the wings is 8 meters. In favorable weather, the mill ground 200 kg of grain per hour. The building was built in 1924. In the village of Nerimdaičiai (Telšiai district), 1970. transferred to the museum, the broken wings of the mill were restored in 2020.
A collection of more than 25 different types of peonies blooms in the Žemaitsi village museum, different medicinal herbs are grown, an authentic farmer's garden with Lithuanian vegetables is constantly cultivated, horses, sheep, goats and rabbits of the Žemaits breed live here.
VIRTUAL TOUR OF ŽEMAIĆI VILLAGE MUSEUMS.
ŽEMAIĆI VILLAGE MUSEUM WORKING HOURS:
November 1 - April 30
Monday-Friday 8:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
May 1 - October 31
Monday-Friday 9:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m.
Saturdays - Sundays 11:00 - 19:00
in 2023 Žemaičiai Village Museum will be closed: February 16, March 11, April 9, 10, November 1, 2,
December 25, 26
* We work one hour shorter before public holidays.
Ticket price - 5 EUR, for students, schoolchildren and pensioners - 2.5 EUR. Education and guide services must be ordered in advance by phone. +370 601 92417 during the working hours of the Žemaičiai Village Museum.
PRICES OF TICKETS AND SERVICES CAN BE FOUND HERE
Authors of the photos: Tomas Viršilas, Loreta Norvaišienė, Audrius Aluzas, Žemaičiai village museum archive.
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