Skansen w Puńsku
Small open-air museum with a Lithuanian homestead from the turn of the 19th and 20th centuries, moved from the nearby village of Wojtokiemie.
Have only individual sections read aloud
About the museum
The idea of an open-air museum in Puńsk appeared in 1986, and in its present form the museum has operated since 1992. It is looked after by the Dom Kultury Litewskiej (Lithuanian Culture House) in Puńsk, whose task is to cultivate Lithuanian traditions and customs and to document the heritage of the region.
The homestead recreates the farm of a moderately prosperous farmer from the Sejny region from the turn of the 19th and 20th centuries. The cottage, cowshed and granaries were moved from the nearby village of Wojtokiemie, and the barn was reconstructed on the basis of residents’ accounts. The buildings are arranged in a quadrangle around a yard with a well and a crane, and the whole is complemented by a fence of wooden pales, an iron horse-powered mill (kierat) and a village garden.
In the three-room cottage you can see a tall clay stove, a loom, a spinning wheel, a cradle and a dowry chest. In the cowshed there are, among other things, troughs carved from tree trunks, a threshing machine and decorative sledges, and in the granary there are tools, baskets, shoe lasts and old everyday objects. In the barn, performances of the Festiwal Teatrów Stodolanych (Barn Theatres Festival) and concerts of folk music take place.
Highlights
- Lithuanian homestead from the turn of the 19th and 20th centuries
- Three-room cottage with a stove, loom and cradle
- Granary with old tools and household objects
- Cowshed with troughs carved from tree trunks and decorative sledges
- Barn used for performances of the Barn Theatres Festival and for concerts
- Virtual walk around the open-air museum on the website of the Lithuanian Culture House
Permanent exhibition
- Zagroda litewska – Cottage, cowshed and granaries from the turn of the 19th and 20th centuries, moved from the village of Wojtokiemie, with furnishings typical of a better-off farm in the region.
- Founded
- 1992
- Operated by
- Dom Kultury Litewskiej w Puńsku
Admission & discounts
The museum hasn’t published any information on this.
Accessibility
The museum hasn’t published any information on this.
Kids & families
The museum hasn’t published any information on this.
Getting there & parking
The museum hasn’t published any information on this.
Amenities & dining
The museum hasn’t published any information on this.
Events & venue rental
The museum hasn’t published any information on this.
Plan your visit
| Good to know | A virtual walk around the open-air museum is available on the website of the Lithuanian Culture House. |
|---|
