Siesikų pilis

About the museum

The Siesikų pilis (Siesikai Castle) was built at the beginning of the 17th century and is considered the oldest surviving building of its kind in Lithuania. Little is known about its supposed builder, Gabrielius Daumantas Siesickis – he is mentioned in sources only a few times. The Daumantai-Siesickis family owned the Siesikai manor for more than two hundred years, until 1736; after a short period under the Radziwiłł family, the castle and manor were sold to Konstantinas Daugėla in 1746.

In the middle of the 17th century the walls of the first-floor rooms were decorated with secular frescoes and rich plant ornament. In the middle of the 19th century, on the initiative of Dominykas Daugėla, the building was reconstructed and acquired classicist features. The palace once held a large collection of art objects and historical exhibits and a collection of weapons, and a pagan shrine was set up, but these treasures were lost during the wars of the 20th century.

Today the castle is a branch of the Ukmergė Regional History Museum (Ukmergės kraštotyros muziejus). Other buildings stand on the Siesikai manor grounds, for example the brewhouse building with a conference hall and a gazebo; visitors can also climb the observation tower.

Highlights

• The oldest surviving building of its kind in Lithuania, built at the beginning of the 17th century
• Frescoes and plant ornament on the first floor from the 17th century
• Classicist features from the 19th-century reconstruction
• Observation tower
• The ticket is also valid at the other branches of the Ukmergė museum

Operated by

Ukmergės kraštotyros muziejus

Admission & discounts

Free admission: Admission to the museum and its branches is free on the last Sunday of every month.

The ticket is valid for the museum and its branches (Siesikai Castle, the Presidential Manor of A. Smetona and the Užugiris school museum). A visit to the observation tower costs €1 (the visitor is accompanied by a museum employee). A tour of Siesikai Castle (1.5 hours in Lithuanian, group of up to 20 people) costs €40, and each participant also buys a visitor ticket.

Accessibility

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Kids & families

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Getting there & parking

The castle is in the village of Daugaliai, Siesikai eldership, Ukmergė district.

Amenities & dining

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Events & venue rental

• Spaces for rent

A gazebo on the manor grounds and a conference hall in the brewhouse building can be rented.

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