Kazimiero Jauniaus muziejus

About the museum

In the vicinity of Kvėdarna, in Lembas village, is the birthplace of the Catholic priest and researcher of the Lithuanian language Kazimieras Jaunius. He studied the connections of the Lithuanian language with other Indo-European languages, systematised the dialects, described the pitch accents (priegaidės) and created new grammatical terms; in 1891 he prepared and published a grammar of the Lithuanian language.

After the restoration of independence, a memorial museum began to be created on Jaunius’s homestead: a granary and a farm building were restored, and an ethnographic exhibition was installed. The museum recreates the atmosphere of Jaunius’s time and of his homestead. It is a branch of the Šilalės Vlado Statkevičiaus muziejus (Šilalė Vladas Statkevičius Museum).

Highlights

• Native home of the linguist Kazimieras Jaunius
• Restored little granary and farm building
• Ethnographic exhibition

Permanent exhibition

• Kazimiero Jauniaus tėviškės ekspozicija – Memorial and ethnographic exhibition in the restored little granary and the farm building.

Operated by

Šilalės Vlado Statkevičiaus muziejus

Admission & discounts

Pre-school children and persons with disabilities visit the museum free of charge; on the first Wednesday of the month pupils, students, pensioners and soldiers visit free of charge.

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