Juozo Tumo-Vaižganto butas-muziejus
The memorial flat of the writer and priest Juozas Tumas-Vaižgantas in Aleksotas, with four restored rooms and a view of the Vytautas the Great Church.
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About the museum
The Juozo Tumo-Vaižganto butas-muziejus (Juozas Tumas-Vaižgantas Flat Museum) was set up in 1997 in an authentic way, according to archive photographs, because the writer had photographed all his rooms. In the four memorial rooms practical simplicity combines with aesthetics; Vaižgantas himself called the surroundings of his flat artistically priestly. He had a “gallery of inexpensive but select paintings”, and these paintings, as in those days, hang in all the rooms; there are also several sculptures.
Juozas Tumas-Vaižgantas lived and worked in this flat for thirteen years. From its windows can be seen the Švč. Mergelės Marijos Ėmimo į dangų (Vytauto Didžiojo) bažnyčia (Church of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary, the Vytautas the Great Church) – the oldest early Gothic monument in Kaunas. Vaižgantas was rector of this church for almost twelve years and looked after its reconstruction and repair. As the church had no vestry, all church business was handled in the petitioners’ room, so the popular, much-loved priest was constantly visited by guests and petitioners.
The museum is a branch of the Maironio lietuvių literatūros muziejus (Maironis Lithuanian Literature Museum). Visitors with hearing impairments can use an audio guide in sign language.
Highlights
- Four restored memorial rooms
- Vaižgantas’s “gallery of select paintings”
- View from the windows of the Vytautas the Great Church
- Audio guide in sign language
- Flat restored from the writer’s own photographs
Permanent exhibition
- Vaižganto memorialinis butas – Four restored memorial rooms with the writer’s paintings, sculptures and personal belongings.
- Founded
- 1997
- Operated by
- Maironio lietuvių literatūros muziejus
Admission & discounts
| Adults | €4 |
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| Reduced | €2pupils, students, pensioners and others entitled to a discount |
| Children & teens | freefree up to age 6 · Pre-school children (under 7) visit free of charge. |
| Family ticket (1 adult and 2 or more children) | €7With discount. |
| Family ticket (2 adults and 2 or more children) | €11With discount. |
Free admission: On the last Sunday of the month the permanent exhibitions are open free of charge.
Free admission for pre-school children (under 7), orphans and children without parental care, persons with disabilities and accompanying persons (one per person), seniors aged 80 and over, Family Card holders and Lithuanian museum staff. A discount applies to pupils, students, pensioners, victims of occupations and freedom fighters (on presentation of documents).
Accessibility
- Wheelchair accessible: not available
- Elevator: not available
- Accessible restroom: no information
- Accessible parking: no information
- Service dogs welcome: no information
- Tactile models & exhibits: no information
- Sign language tours
- Easy-to-read materials: no information
- Audio description: no information
The museum is on the first floor, reached by stairs; there is no lift, so access is difficult for persons with mobility impairments. Visitors with hearing impairments can use an audio guide in sign language.
Kids & families
The museum hasn’t published any information on this.
Getting there & parking
By public transit
Karaliaus Mindaugo pr. · 400 m
Stop “Karaliaus Mindaugo pr. A / B” (about 400 m): buses 6, 6A, 6B, 18, 20, 22, 26, 31, 31A, 42. Stop “Kauno pilis A / B” (about 800 m): many buses and trolleybuses 2, 5, 7, 10, 10A, 11.
By car
No on-site parking at the museum.
There is no car park for visitors.
Amenities & dining
The museum hasn’t published any information on this.
Events & venue rental
The museum hasn’t published any information on this.
Plan your visit
| Guided tours | yes |
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| Audio guide | yes |
| School programs | yes |
| Good to know | There is no car park for visitors. Please take the events calendar into account. |
