Nidos žvejo etnografinė sodyba
A branch of the Neringos muziejai: a fisherman's homestead built in 1927 on the shore of the Curonian Lagoon, with an exhibition on the everyday life of Curonian Spit fishermen.
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About the museum
The Nidos žvejo etnografinė sodyba stands on the shore of the lagoon, in the southern part of old Nida, in the former village of Hakenas. The homestead was built by local craftsmen in 1927 and consisted of two houses joined together, so that a young family could settle next to its parents. Part of the house where the museum is now set up was home to the fisherman Martynas Purvinas and his family; later his stepson Johanas Peleikis took over the fishing business. In 1944 the family, like most inhabitants of the Curonian Spit, left for northern Germany.
The homestead was badly damaged by the ice drift of 1970. In 1973 restorers from Klaipėda rebuilt both the residential and the farm buildings, and in the house on the lagoon side an exhibition was set up on the interior and everyday life of Curonian Spit fishermen's homes at the end of the 19th and the beginning of the 20th century.
In 2017 the exhibition was renewed with contemporary means and creative installations. Its concept is the feeling of a frozen moment, as if the house were full of life and the authentic objects were displayed as if the owners had just stepped out.
Highlights
- 1927 fisherman's homestead on the shore of the Curonian Lagoon
- Interior and everyday life of Curonian Spit fishermen
- Exhibition based on the principle of “sustabdytos akimirkos” (frozen moments)
- Combined ticket with the Thomas Mann Memorial Museum and the Curonian Spit History Museum
Permanent exhibition
- Nidos žvejo etnografinė sodyba – The renewed exhibition on the interior and everyday life of Curonian Spit fishermen's homes at the end of the 19th and the beginning of the 20th century.
- Founded
- 1973
- Operated by
- Neringos muziejai
Admission & discounts
| Adults | €2 |
|---|---|
| Reduced | €1pupils and students |
| Students & apprentices | €1 |
| Ticket to three museums (Thomas Mann Memorial Museum, Curonian Spit History Museum, Nida Fisherman's Ethnographic Homestead) | €5For pupils and students – €3. |
The combined ticket is valid for three exhibitions of the Neringa museums.
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