Maironio LietuviU Literaturos Muziejus

About

Maironis Lithuanian Literature Museum (then it was named Maironis Museum) was founded on the 28th June, 1936 on the fourth anniversary of Maironis’ death. In 1909 Maironis returned from Petersburg (Russia) to Kaunas and purchased the mansion. He settled in eight rooms of the second floor and the remained part of the mansion reserved for the Lithuanian cultural organizations. In this part of the mansion there was established the first Lithuanian library-athenaeum in Kaunas, Catholic Women Association, Craft School, the edit of the magazine "Garnys", publishing office "Sakalas". Today in the museum you can visit fully renovated Maironis memorial flat with all poet’s belongings, furniture. You can see special walls and ceilings decorations that still savour enchanting interwar period. Check out the photos and decide yourself is it worth to visit us!

At a glance

• Typical visit: about 1 hour 30 minutes