Marijos ir Jurgio Šlapelių namas-muziejus

About the museum

The family of Marija and Jurgis Šlapelis moved to the house at Pilies g. 40 in 1926. The Šlapeliai were prominent figures: their bookshop, opened in Vilnius in 1906, was one of the first to sell Lithuanian-language press; it operated for almost 40 years and set up the first Lithuanian-language lending library. The house was built on 15th–17th-century Gothic cellars, remodelled in the Baroque style in the 18th century, and at the beginning of the 19th century acquired features of classicism – an open gallery was set up in the inner courtyard.

After Jurgis Šlapelis's death part of the family left abroad, while Marija Šlapelienė remained to live in two rooms of the nationalised house until her death in 1977. After the restoration of independence, the daughter Gražutė Šlapelytė-Sirutienė regained her parents' house and gave it to the City of Vilnius, on condition that the Marijos ir Jurgio Šlapelių namas-muziejus be set up in it.

The core of the museum consists of family belongings preserved by Marija Šlapelienė and donated by her daughter and granddaughter, as well as books, documents and iconographic material. The collections hold more than 25 thousand exhibits: books, dictionaries, furniture, personal items, photographs, letters and works of art.

Highlights

• Gothic cellars of the 15th–17th centuries and an open gallery in the courtyard
• Exhibition of the first Lithuanian bookshop
• Rooms of the Šlapelis family with furniture, photographs and letters
• More than 25 thousand exhibits
• Experiential tour for blind and partially sighted visitors

Permanent exhibition

• Šlapelių namo ekspozicija – During the tour visitors ascend from the Gothic cellars to the open gallery, see the exhibition of the first Lithuanian bookshop and the rooms of the Šlapelis family.

Founded

1991

Operated by

Marijos ir Jurgio Šlapelių namas-muziejus, biudžetinė įstaiga

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An experiential tour for blind and partially sighted people is offered.

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