Kraštiečių muziejus

About the museum

The Kraštiečių muziejus (Museum of Local Residents) is a branch of the Zarasų krašto muziejus (Zarasai Regional Museum). Its building, built in 1855, is one of the oldest brick buildings in Zarasai. On the modernly arranged ground floor are displayed works by famous Jewish creators of the Zarasai region: photographs by the interwar photographer and participant in the Lithuanian independence wars Moisiejus Botvinikas, reproductions of paintings by the painter and teacher Yjegudas Penas (Yehuda Pen), the first teacher of Marc Chagall, and an exhibition of the illustrations of the famous American cartoonist Al Jaffe, “Vaikystės nuotykiai Zarasuose” (Childhood Adventures in Zarasai).

On the first floor the gallery of the honorary citizens of the Zarasai region, the painters Šarūnas Sauka and Nomeda Saukienė, has been set up. Šarūnas Sauka is one of the most distinctive Lithuanian painters; in 1989 he was awarded the first Lithuanian National Prize for Culture and Art, and in 2017 Nomeda Saukienė received the Government Prize for Culture and Art. The exhibitions of both creators are arranged in a circle, so that the works can be viewed by choosing one of two directions.

In the basement there are exhibitions related to resistance: one devoted to the partisan movement in the Zarasai region, the other to Soviet repression. Artefacts, authentic documents and personal belongings are displayed. One hall is set up as an exhibition in memory of Augustinas Voldemaras (1883–1942), the first and later Prime Minister of the Republic of Lithuania.

Highlights

• Exhibitions of the creativity of Jewish artists of the Zarasai region
• Gallery of Šarūnas Sauka and Nomeda Saukienė
• Al Jaffe exhibition “Vaikystės nuotykiai Zarasuose” (Childhood Adventures in Zarasai)
• Exhibitions on the partisan movement and Soviet repression
• Exhibition in memory of Augustinas Voldemaras

Permanent exhibitions

• Zarasų krašto žydų kūryba – On the ground floor: photographs by Moisiejus Botvinikas, reproductions of paintings by Yjegudas Penas and the Al Jaffe exhibition “Vaikystės nuotykiai Zarasuose”.
• Šarūno Saukos ir Nomedos Saukienės galerija – On the first floor, works by the painter Šarūnas Sauka and the artist Nomeda Saukienė, arranged in a circle.
• Rezistencijos ir Augustino Voldemaro ekspozicijos – In the basement, the story of the partisan movement in the Zarasai region, Soviet repression and the fate of Prime Minister Augustinas Voldemaras.

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Zarasų krašto muziejus

Admission & discounts

The price of €2.50 / €1.50 applies to the museum’s exhibitions and displays. Photography costs €3 per person.

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• Family tours & workshops

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