LITHUANIAN ART MUSEUM

Vilnius, Didzioji 4, tel. 628030, fax. 226006.

Lithuanian Art Museum and its departments in Vilnius are open from 12 a.m. until 5(6) p.m. Tuesday through Sunday. Excursion booking tel. 628639	Cavalcade. Early 18th c. Brussels. Wool, silk, tapestry technique
Vilnius Picture Gallery, 4 Didzioji, tel. 224134, 224258. The gallery was founded in 1994 in the renovated part of Chodkeviciai Palace, which was built in the early 17th - mid 19th centuries. 1956 - 1988 this exhibition was opened in the Vilnius Cathedral. In the Vilnius Picture Gallery one can see Lithuanian paintings, drawings, sculptures, petty plastics, plackets, medals, water colours and oil miniatures of the 16th - 19th centuries. Today Chodkeviciai Palace is a building of old classical shape with retained stucco mouldings and polychrome. In the Vilnius Picture Gallery in Chodkeviciai Palace exhibitions and musical performances are often held.	Interior
Radvilos Palace, 22 Vilniaus, tel. 221477, 220166. Foreign fine art of the 16th - 19th centuries has been exhibited and short - term exhibitions have been held.	Radvilos Palace
Museum of Applied Art, Arsenalo 3, tel. 628080, 620140. Museum of Applied Art was founded in 1987 in the reconstructed Old Arsenal. In the museum one can see Lithuanian and foreign applied art of the 14th - 20th centuries. In the museum exhibitions of Lithuanian and foreign applied art and design are held. It is also a place for numerous musical performances.	Museum of Applied Art
The National Gallery, Studentu 8, tel. 725165, 725167. Fine and applied art of Lithuanian ethnographic regions of the 19th - 20th centuries. Works donated by sculptor Vytautas Kasuba (USA) are also exhibited here. Various exhibitions are often held in the gallery.	The National Gallery
Klaipeda Picture Gallery, Liepu 33, Klaipeda, tel. 219057, 219126, open Tuesday through Sunday 12 a.m. - 7(5) p.m. In the gallery one can see heritage of emigrant artists from small Lithuania, contemporary Lithuanian paintings and sculptures. Art exhibitions are often held there.	In the Exhibition Hall
The Clock Museum, Liepu 12, Klaipeda, tel. 213694, 213531, open Tuesday through Sunday 12 a.m. - 6(5) p.m. The museum was founded in 1984 in the building restored in the late 18th - early 19th centuries. In the museum there are sun, water, fire, sand and mechanic clocks, precise time measurement instruments of the 20th century. Visitors can see mechanic clocks of the Renaissance, baroque and classical styles. There is a sun clock and a bell carillon in the museum yard. Musical performances are often held in the museum.	The Clock Museum
Juodkrante Exhibition Hall, 3 Liudviko Rezos 3, Juodkrante, tel. 53323. The exhibition hall is open June 1 - August 31, Tuesday through Sunday 12 a.m. - 6 p.m. Exhibitions of Lithuanian and foreign artists are held there.
The Amber Museum, Vytauto 17, Palanga, tel. 53501, 51319. Open Tuesday through Sunday 11 a.m. - 8(7) p.m. It was founded in 1963 in Tiskevicius Palace built in 1897. The Amber Museum exhibition reflects the history of amber in the context of Earth evolution. Samples of various fossil resin found in other countries and a unique inclusion collection can be found there. There is also a number of amber articles found in the graveyards of western Balts. Various amber articles from the 17th - 19th centuries, an amber workshop of the late 19th century and works by contemporary artists are exhibited in the museum. In the chapel of the palace temporary exhibitions are held.	Amber with inclusions
Renavas Mansion Exhibition, Renavas, tel. 43668, open Wed. through Sun. 12 a.m. - 6(5) p.m. An exhibition was opened in oder to broaden people's knowledge on Lithuanian mansion culture and representative interior.

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