In 2024 on May 18, Saturday, Šiauliai will host the Night of European Museums. 19 museums in the city will open their doors and invite you to free activities.

PROGRAM:

  19-24 hours MUSEUM OF PHOTOGRAPHY (Vilnius St. 140)

II floor (19:00-24:00)

• Exhibition "Freedom for Photography!"

• Photography LAB: introduction to analog photography, game "Guess the author: photographer or AI?"

• Photo safari at the Museum of Photography: photo hunting of virtual animals

III floor (19:00-24:00)

• Multimedia of artistic photography from the Museum of Photography's funds

• Video projection "Šiauliai Studio". Auth. Dalia Mikonytė, Adomas Žudys and Pijus Džiugas Meižis. Projection presentation with the authors - 8:00 p.m.

IV floor, Gallery (19:00-24:00)

• Raimundos Urbonas photography exhibition "Life under the table"

Roof terrace (20-24 hours)

• Positive vinyl vibes with Mantu Ri

• Arturo Vai. a mix of radio waves and electronic music

19-24 hours CHAIM FRENKEL'S VILLA-MUSEUM (Vilniaus St. 74)

In the villa-museum:

• Familiarity with lithophany (3D technology of the 19th century)

• DJ Senio program at Kapitol cinema hall

• Visiting the exhibition "Litvaki painters in Paris".

• Excursions "Path of restoration of museum values" in the Department of Restoration. FULL.

• 8-10 p.m. Tomas Mackevičius plays in the concert hall

• Visiting the exhibition "Renaissance Šiauliai Cathedral in Art".

In the park:

• Concerts of youth groups:

8 p.m. group „Storm“

9 p.m. „Neto“ group

9:30 p.m. Festoo and Jacob Blond

22.40 group „Empyrean“

• Outdoor snack bar

• Car exhibition of the Šiauliai „Old Wheels" club

• 7 p.m. excursion "MELIOR MORS MACULA: The legacy of Pliateri and the 19th century delivery of soldier's weaponry'. FULL

19-24 hours VENCLAUSKIAI HOUSE-MUSEUM (89 Vytauto St.)

• 7-12 p.m. The exhibition "Portrait of an Interwar Woman" is dedicated to the 150th anniversary of the birth of Stanislava Venclauskienė.

• 9 p.m. presentation of the exhibition

• 8 p.m. "Guitar Trio" performance

19:00-24:00:

• Educational activity "Unexpected discoveries in the museum"

• Educational activity "Read the coin"

• Action "Create an interwar portrait" in the Orphanage Garden

• 8-10 p.m. scout activities and songs in Orphans' Garden

  19-24 hours ŠIAULIAI HISTORY MUSEUM (Aušros al. 47)

• 7-10 p.m. education "Daily newspaper lesson in the class of the beginning of the interwar Lithuanian school"

• 7-10 p.m. education "Archaeological excavations"

• 7-12 p.m. Music and games in outdoor and indoor space

• 7-10 p.m. Hexa Cinema cinema space. Tickets and registration - https://hexacinema.lt

• 8:30 p.m. excursion "XIX century image of a soldier: clothing, weaponry, military technology'. There are no more places, registration is over.

 19-24 hours ŽALIŪKIAI VILLAGE MILLER’S FARMSTEAD-MUSEUM (Architektų st. 73)

• From 7 p.m. until dusk - shepherds' entertainment: baking shepherds' bread, making and whistling, fried potatoes on embers, tasting herbal tea, shepherds' outdoor games.

• 9 p.m. Lecture about celestial lights (Vacys Jankus)

• 11 p.m. Observing the stars in the sky with the head of the astrophysics club of the Šiauliai Technical Creativity Center, Vacias Jankums, and young astrophysicists

• 24 hours Midnight excursion with the miller at the Žaliūkiai Windmill

19-24 hours BIKE MUSEUM (Vilniaus st. 139)

Educational activities await visitors at the bicycle museum, during which visitors will be able to create unique bicycle-themed souvenirs and try the grating technique. In the museum, visitors will get to know the history of the appearance of bicycles, view the expositions, and be able to compete in matching modern and ancient bicycles.

19-24 hours RADIO AND TELEVISION MUSEUM (Vilniaus st. 174)

In the museum exposition, you will see working television receivers made in different periods, you will hear mechanical turntables, electrophones, and tape recorders playing.

On the night of the museum, the film "Yesterday in the Šiauliai TV Factory" will be broadcast, and young visitors will be able to put together puzzles of the exhibits.

19:00-23:00 CENTER FOR KNOWLEDGE OF BALTIC CULTURE "BALTIC ROAD" (Vilniaus St. 213)

The first interactive center for learning about Baltic culture in Lithuania and Latvia, it is a unique space that helps visitors get acquainted with the past and present expressions of Baltic culture.

Visitors will find four interactive games in the spaces of "Baltic Road": the game "Baltic 'profession'" based on biometric human data, the educational game "Know Baltic things", "Go to the daily life of the Baltic" and the game-installation "Baltic life", presenting the uniqueness of individual Baltic tribes. , general aspects of the Baltic way of life.

The center presents the history, culture, and lifestyle of the Baltics with modern technologies, replicas of exhibits, and educational activities, creating opportunities to develop awareness of the Baltic heritage and its preservation.

19:00-23:00 ŠIAULIAI ART GALLERY (Vilniaus St. 245)

Visiting the "Résumé" exhibition of Šiauliai artists' photographs. During the night of the museum, visitors will not only be able to summarize the works of the exhibition, but also get involved in the creative frenzy by becoming co-authors of the exhibition.

6-10 p.m. VANDA KAVALIAUSKIENĖ CAT MUSEUM (Žuvininkų St. 18)

Get to know the museum exhibit, the "museum director" the cat Perl and six thousand cats from all over the world.

7-10 p.m. JONAS KRIVICKAS MUSEUM OF THE HISTORY OF JULIAUS JANONIS HIGH SCHOOL (Tilžės st. 137)

In the museum and cellars - unique stories and facts about the school, the opportunity to sit on an old wooden school bench and learn from old textbooks.

 7-10 p.m. ŠIAULIAI FILM MUSEUM (Aušros al. 15, Šiauliai)

Šiauliai cinema history exhibition and cinema retrospective "Šiauliai in movies".

6-11 p.m. UAB "ŠIAULIŲ VANDENYS" MUSEUM OF WATER MANAGEMENT (103 Vytauto St.)

Visiting the museum located in one of the highest buildings in the city of Šiauliai - the water supply tower -: the history of the Šiauliai water management company, the stages of development of the water supply and sewage system, the development and modernization of the farm, the traditions of the company's team.

Educational activities:

6:20 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. and 8:30 p.m. to 9:10 p.m. lesson for children "Journey of water drops".

7:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. water tasting.

Games "What do you know about tap water?" and "Fish the pollutant".

19:00-23:00 MILITARY MUSEUM (P. Višinskio st. 38)

Familiarity with the development of Lithuanian warfare and defense, 20th century. partisan wars, army uniforms.

 6-10 p.m. ŠIAULIAI RAILWAY MUSEUM (Dubijos st. 26)

The Šiauliai Railway Museum invites you to get acquainted with the history of railways in Lithuania, discover old rolling stock and other museum exhibits, learn how the turning mechanism works and hear the stories of Lithuanian exiles!

In the outdoor and indoor exhibitions, visitors will see exhibits reflecting the history of railways and will take part in tours led by the museum staff of the Railway Museum. The game "Questionnaire" will allow you to learn the most important facts of the history of railways.

Visitors will be able to explore the passenger car with compartment compartments, and volunteers based inside will introduce interesting places of interest where you can travel by train. Young visitors will be invited to solve crossword puzzles and draw trains.

The event program:

18-19 hours – Education about safety in the railway infrastructure

18-20 hours – Educational classes of Vilnius University Šiauliai Academy STEAM Center.

6 to 10 p.m. - educational game "Questionnaire"

6 to 10 p.m. - viewing of historical films about railway infrastructure and rolling stock

6 to 10 p.m. – the history of the former Lithuanian exiles in the freight car, which is equipped with an exhibition inviting to remember the Lithuanian exiles

19-20 hours - sightseeing tour in the Šiauliai Railway Museum

20:30-21:30 – Education of canine experts of the Šiauliai border checkpoint of the Pagėgii border guard of the State Border Guard Service under the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Republic of Lithuania

20-20.30 – Ferris wheel demonstration and education

There will be games and activities for the little visitors of the museum in the event area, and a food tent will be waiting for those who are hungry!

6-10 p.m. THE HOUSE OF ARTIST GERARDAS BAGDONAVIČIUS (Aušros al. 84)

It is one of the most expressive wooden buildings of interwar modernism in Šiauliai, designed by architect Karolis Reisonas and G. Bagdonavičius himself. The artist's private house (a state-protected cultural heritage object of national significance level), which he left to the state, in 2018. was restored, arranged, some of the interior rooms were equipped with spaces presenting the life and work of the artist.

5 to 8 p.m. LITHUANIAN PRISON SERVICE ŠIAULIAI PRISON MUSEUM (10 Trakų str.)

In the museum, you will get to know the system of execution of punishments, the history of the Šiauliai detention center, the living conditions and organization of free time of the detained persons, resocialization projects, the working conditions of the employees and the activities of the institution.FULL.

7-11 p.m. THE SCHOOL MUSEUM OF ŠIAULIAI REKYVA (Poilsio St. 1)

7, 8, 9, 10 p.m. education "Gentlemen's entertainment in the Rêkyva Karpis manor"

Visitors who come to the Rêkyva Progymnasium Museum will enter the 19th century. The impromptu environment of Räkyva Karpis Manor. They will be welcomed by the retinue of Rêkyva Karpis manor with butlers, servants and ladies of the manor. Visitors will have the opportunity to dress up in the clothes characteristic of the lords of the manor and capture themselves in an impromptu photo session (the photos of the photo session will be sent to the e-mail addresses specified by the visitors). After dressing up and becoming real lords of the manor, the education participants will learn the ancient dance of the manors. After the dance, visitors will be invited to drink evening tea and chat with the gentlemen of the Rêkyva Karpis Manor. FULL.

6-10 p.m. COURT HISTORY MUSEUM OF THE ŠIAULI DISTRICT COURT (Dvaro st. 83)

In the Court History Museum of the Šiauliai District Court, the only one of its kind in Lithuania, you can find interesting exhibits: from the 16th century. related documents to the current decisions made by the court. Here you can see interwar and Soviet judges' offices, medieval torture devices, judges' uniforms and more! Also get to know the courts, their history and the profession of a judge. On this Night of Museums, you also have a unique opportunity to view the exhibition dedicated to the 140th anniversary of Peliks Bugailiškis.FULL.

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Visiting museums is FREE.

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