Šilutės Hugo Šojaus muziejus

About the museum

The Šilutė (Šilokarčema) manor was established in 1721 during the administrative reforms carried out in Prussia. In 1889 it was bought by the landowner Hugo Šojus (Hugo Scheu) from Klaipėda, one of the best-known people of the Klaipėda region, who was active in the economic and cultural life of East Prussia. Noticing how quickly traditions and crafts were disappearing, he began to collect ethnographic material and folklore of the Klaipėda region in two rooms of the manor house. It was the first museum in the Klaipėda region.

During the Second World War the manor and the collections suffered greatly. In 1949 a regional history museum opened in Šilutė, and in 1990, after the restoration of independence, the Šilutės rajono savivaldybė (Šilutė district municipality) became its founder; branches were set up in Kintai, Bitėnai, Švėkšna, Žemaičių Naumiestis and Macikai. Since 2015 the museum has borne the name Šilutės Hugo Šojaus muziejus.

Highlights

• Archaeological collection of Hugo and Erich Šojus
• Natural history and ethnographic exhibitions of Dr Hugo Šojus
• Šojus family travel exhibition
• Hugo Šojus's study and the hall with frescoes
• Manor complex of Šilutė

Permanent exhibitions

• Hugo ir Ericho Šojų archeologinė kolekcija – Archaeological collection gathered by Hugo and Erich Šojus.
• Dr. Hugo Šojaus gamtos ekspozicija – Natural history exhibition devoted to the collection of Dr Hugo Šojus.
• Dr. Hugo Šojaus etnografinė ekspozicija – Ethnographic material of the Klaipėda region, which Hugo Šojus began to collect in the rooms of the manor house.
• Šojų šeimos kelionių ekspozicija – Exhibition devoted to the travels of the Šojus family.
• Hugo Šojaus darbo kabinetas – Exhibition in Hugo Šojus's study.
• Freskų salė – Hall decorated with frescoes in the manor house.

Founded

1949

Operated by

Šilutės Hugo Šojaus muziejus, biudžetinė įstaiga

Admission & discounts

Pre-school children, children from children's homes, people with disabilities and one accompanying person, people aged 80 and over, employees of Lithuanian museums and ICOM members visit free of charge. Tickets can be bought at the museum's ticket office or in the online shop.

Accessibility

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Kids & families

• Family tours & workshops

Educational sessions are offered.

Getting there & parking

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Amenities & dining

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Events & venue rental

• Spaces for rent

The museum rents out premises; the conditions are published in the website section “Nuomojamos patalpos” (Premises for rent).

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