Mato Grigonio literatūrinis muziejus
Museum in Panevėžys dedicated to the teacher and writer Matas Grigonis, who wrote the first Lithuanian children's poetry book; visits by prior arrangement.
Have only individual sections read aloud
About the museum
Teacher and writer Matas Grigonis was one of the most active figures of Lithuanian culture at the beginning of the 20th century; he lived, worked and wrote in Panevėžys for 46 years. His collection of poems “Kvietkelis” (1913) is the first Lithuanian children's poetry book. For pupils he wrote and published about 40 booklets, mostly original and translated poetry and stage works. He translated books by L. Tolstoy, I. Turgenev, K. Ushinsky and other authors, as well as Charles Perrault's fairy tales, and he published about 2,000 various articles and 700 poems. The museum is a structural unit of the Panevėžys District Municipality Public Library.
Highlights
- First Lithuanian children's poetry book “Kvietkelis” (1913)
- Life and work of Matas Grigonis in Panevėžys
Permanent exhibition
- Mato Grigonio memorialinė ekspozicija – Presents the life and literary legacy of the teacher and writer Matas Grigonis.
- Operated by
- Panevėžio rajono savivaldybės viešoji biblioteka
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Kids & families
Only partly suitable for kids
The exhibition is devoted to the pioneer of children's poetry.
Getting there & parking
The museum is in Panevėžys, on Koldingo Street.
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