Adelės ir Pauliaus Galaunių namai-muziejus

Memorial house of the museum curator Paulius Galaunė and the opera singer Adelė Galaunienė, with collections of graphic art, folk art and rare books: the Adelės ir Pauliaus Galaunių namai-muziejus (Adelė and Paulius Galaunė House Museum).

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About the museum

The Adelės ir Pauliaus Galaunių namai-muziejus (Adelė and Paulius Galaunė House Museum) opened in 1996 in Kaunas, on Vydūno Avenue. The opera singer Adelė Galaunienė and the teacher, art historian and collector Paulius Galaunė lived here and built up their collections. Paulius Galaunė collected works of art, so the museum shows many graphic works he gathered, as well as folk art objects and rare books.

The house is a branch of the Nacionalinis M. K. Čiurlionio dailės muziejus. It preserves the cultural heritage of the Galaunė family, which Paulius Galaunė's wife, Kazimiera Galaunienė (1924–2016), planned and carried out to keep in one place. For her centenary, in 2024 a new biographical exhibition was opened, presenting more than 150 photographs, manuscripts and personal belongings.

The museum also has a memorial exhibition on the Galaunė family, dedicated also to the memory of Kazys Bizauskas, a signatory of the Act of Independence.

Highlights

Memorial rooms of the Galaunė family
Graphic works collected by Paulius Galaunė
Folk art objects and rare books
Biographical exhibition on Kazimiera Galaunienė
Exhibition on Kazys Bizauskas, a signatory of the Act of Independence

Permanent exhibitions

Galaunių šeimos memorialinė ekspozicija. Nepriklausomybės akto signataro Kazio Bizausko ekspozicija – Memorial exhibition of the Galaunė family and an exhibition dedicated to Kazys Bizauskas, a signatory of the Act of Independence.
Biografinė Kazimieros Galaunienės ekspozicija – More than 150 photographs, manuscripts and personal belongings about the life of the museum curator Kazimiera Galaunienė.

Founded: 1996
Operated by: Nacionalinis M. K. Čiurlionio dailės muziejus

Admission & discounts

Adults	€5
Reduced	€2.50
Children & teens	€1free up to age 5 · Family ticket: an adult buys a ticket and €1 is paid for each child; children up to 6 years visit free of charge.

Free admission: On the last Sunday of every month.

The ticket to the branches of the Čiurlionis museum (except the Čiurlionis Art Museum, the Kaunas Picture Gallery and the Žmuidzinavičius Museum) costs €5, or €2.50 with a discount. Admission is free for children up to 6, orphans, persons with disabilities and one accompanying person per person, museum staff, artists, art school pupils and art students, journalists, persons aged 80 and over, citizens of Ukraine, and holders of a “Šeimos kortelė” (family card) or “Muziejaus bičiulio” (museum friend) card.