Antano ir Jono Juškų etninės kultūros muziejus

Museum in the old Vilkija parsonage, devoted to the heritage of the folklorist Antanas Juška and his brother Jonas, and to folk everyday life.

Opening hoursAdmission €4

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About the museum

The Antano ir Jono Juškų etninės kultūros muziejus (Antanas and Jonas Juška Museum of Ethnic Culture) was founded in 1990 in the former parsonage of Vilkija, the oldest surviving building in the town, believed to be more than 300 years old. The walls of this house saw many well-known Lithuanian creators, but the most striking mark was left by the most famous Lithuanian folklorist and ethnographer, Antanas Juška.

The wealth of Lithuanian folk heritage he collected is striking: contemporaries mention a dictionary of more than 70,000 old Lithuanian words, a songbook of about 7,000 songs and a collection of about 2,000 melodies. The museum displays letters handwritten by Vydūnas, books marked with autographs by B. Buračas, fabrics with woven patterns, chests and hundreds of old household furnishings.

Every year traditional song and calendar festivals of the Juška brothers take place here, as well as exhibitions and meetings with interesting people. The museum is a branch of the Kauno rajono muziejus (Kaunas District Museum).

Highlights

The folklore legacy of Antanas Juška
Letters by Vydūnas and books with autographs by B. Buračas
Fabrics, chests and old household furnishings
The oldest surviving building in Vilkija – the former parsonage
Song festivals of the Juška brothers

Permanent exhibition

Juškų etninės kultūros ekspozicija – The folklore legacy of Antanas Juška, fabrics, chests, books and old household furnishings.

Founded: 1990
Operated by: Kauno rajono muziejus

Admission & discounts

Adults	€4
Reduced	€2Pupils, students, pensioners, persons with disabilities and their accompanying persons, Kaunas District residents with the app “Kauno Rajonas”
Children & teens	freePre-school children visit free of charge.
Ticket to all branches (valid for a week)	€8With discount – €4.
Guided tour in Lithuanian or English (group of up to 10 people)	€20Each participant also buys a visitor ticket; for a group of 10 or more people – €35.

A ticket to one branch costs €4 (€2 for the Babtai Local History Museum); a ticket to all branches (valid for a week) costs €8, with a discount €4. Free admission for museum staff, ICOM members, pre-school children, children in families and institutional care, and children from families receiving social benefit (on presentation of a document). A 50% discount applies to pupils, students, pensioners, persons with disabilities and their accompanying persons, and Kaunas District residents using the app “Kauno Rajonas”; discounts cannot be combined.