Maironis Lithuanian Literature Museum
Maironis Lithuanian Literature Museum (MLLM) was established in 1936 in the house of the poet, priest Jonas Mačiulis-Maironis (1862–1932), which he bought in 1909. The poet lived in eight rooms on the second floor of this house.
Maironis’ apartment was decorated by the artist Tadas Daugirdas. Four years after the poet’s death, three memorial rooms were installed and opened in Maironis’ apartment.
1940–1944 the poet Bernardas Brazdžionis worked as the head of the museum. At his initiative, the collection of archival material by other writers began. Eventually, the museum became the Republican Museum of Literature.
1989 March 1 The LSSR Literary Museum was renamed the Maironis Lithuanian Literature Museum, and a sculpture of Christ was restored in the Maironis garden by the director Aldona Ruseckaitė, which was demolished in 1976.
The whole Maironis apartment was furnished in 1992, and in 1998. authentic wall decor was restored for the first time.
2016 Maironis’ rooms were opened after a new restoration: the ornaments of the Great Living Room of the artist T. Daugirdas, the Art Deco style drawings of the study, the early Rococo style decor of the Red Living Room Maironis memorial apartment was reconstructed for the first time, and visitors can go around the rooms in a circle, see the home kitchen, which was hosted by sister Marcelė Mačiulytė.
The palace, which houses the museum, was built in the 18th century. in the middle of the three Gothic 16th century. basement foundations. After 1812. war in this house was a hospital. Suppression in 1863–1864. uprising, a court-martial operated here. It is believed that one of the leaders of the uprising, priest Antanas Mackevičius, was imprisoned in the basement and sentenced to death.
While Maironis lived in this house, the book publishing house Sakalas, the School of Fine Crafts, the first public Lithuanian library and reading room in Kaunas, and a number of other cultural organizations were located on the ground floor.
Many prominent figures of Lithuanian art, science, church and society have lived and visited Maironis house.
Our museums employ more than 70 hard-working, creative, cultural heritage workers.
Position | Full name | Phone | |||||
Administration | |||||||
Director of the Museum | Deimantė Cibulskienė | 0 37 207477 | deimante.cibulskiene@maironiomuziejus.lt | ||||
Deputy Director for Museum Activities and Communication | Jolanta Mickienė | 0 37 200410 | jolanta.mickiene@maironiomuziejus.lt | ||||
Deputy Director – Chief Curator of Museum Collections | Reda Rėklytė | 0 37 200752 0 679 40072 |
reda.reklyte@maironiomuziejus.lt | ||||
Specialists | |||||||
Document Management Specialist | Lina Kučinskaitė | 0 37 207477 | info@maironiomuziejus.lt lina.uksiene@maironiomuziejus.lt |
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Public Procurement Specialist | Greta Džiugienė | 0 685 60210 | greta.dziugiene@maironiomuziejus.lt | ||||
Financial Accounting Department | |||||||
Finance manager | Jovita Leščauskienė | 0 37 204987 0 618 26885 |
jovita.lescauskiene@maironiomuziejus.lt | ||||
Financier | Elena Šumskaitė | 0 37 204987 | elena.sumskaite@maironiomuziejus.lt | ||||
Department of Record and Preservation of Collections | |||||||
Head of Department | Gražina Venslovienė | 0 37 200752 | grazina.vensloviene@maironiomuziejus.lt | ||||
Chief Collection Curator (Vilnius Writers’ Memorial Museum Funds) | Danguolė Jasinskienė | 0 37 206488 | danguole.jasinskiene@maironiomuziejus.lt | ||||
Collection Curator (Vilnius Writers’ Memorial Museum Funds) | Eglė Rankauskienė | 0 620 53365 | egle.rankauskiene@maironiomuziejus.lt | ||||
Chief Collection Curator (Salomėja Nėris and Bernardas Bučas House-Museum) | Viktorija Seredžiūtė | 0 37 373606 | viktorija.seredziute@maironiomuziejus.lt | ||||
Chief Collection Curator (Balys and Vanda Sruogos House-Museum) | Birutė Glaznerienė | 0 37 730474 | birute.glazneriene@maironiomuziejus.lt | ||||
Collection Curator | |||||||
Collection Curator | Rasa Pranskaitienė | 0 37 200752 | rasa.pranskaitiene@maironiomuziejus.lt | ||||
Collection Curator | Daiva Gaižauskienė | 0 37 200752 | daiva.gaizauskiene@maironiomuziejus.lt | ||||
Collection Curator | Kristina Maščinskaitė | 0 37 200752 | kristina.mascinskaite@maironiomuziejus.lt | ||||
Education and Visitor Services Department | |||||||
Head of Department | Sandra Gruzdienė | 0 618 26887 | sandra.gruzdiene@maironiomuziejus.lt | ||||
Guide (MLLM) | Tadas Jakubauskas | 0 618 26887 | tadas.jakubauskas@maironiomuziejus.lt | ||||
Educator (MLLM) | Dovilė Pangonytė | 0 618 26887 | dovile.pangonyte@maironiomuziejus.lt | ||||
Educator (MLLM) | Ugnė Baliutavičiūtė | 0 618 26887 | ugne.baliutaviciute@maironiomuziejus.lt | ||||
Educator (Children Literature Museum) | Iveta Zalieckaitė | 0 620 53365 | iveta.zalieckaite@maironiomuziejus.lt | ||||
Educator (Children Literature Museum) | Vilma Danguolė Petrikienė | 0 620 53365 | vilma.petrikiene@maironiomuziejus.lt | ||||
Educator (Salomėja Nėris and Bernardas Bučas House-Museum) | Gintarė Mališkaitė | 0 37 373606 | gintare.maliskaite@maironiomuziejus.lt | ||||
Educator (Balys and Vanda Sruogos House-Museum) | Kristina Grigonytė-Šerpenskienė | 0 37 730474 | kristina.grigonyte@maironiomuziejus.lt | ||||
Educator (Juozas Grušas House-Museum) | Giedrė Kaziliūnaitė | 0 37 330860 | giedre.kaziliunaite@maironiomuziejus.lt | ||||
Educator (Juozas Tumas-Vaižgantas Apartment-Museum) | Remigijus Jakulevičius | 0 37 222371 | remigijus.jakulevicius@maironiomuziejus.lt | ||||
Writer‘s Collections Research Department
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Head of Department | Jurgita Davidavičiūtė | 0 37 207372 | jurgita.davidaviciute@maironiomuziejus.lt | ||||
Chief Museologist (Juozas Grušas House-Museum) | Beata Starodubova | 0 37 330860 | beata.starodubova@maironiomuziejus.lt | ||||
Chief Museologist (Juozas Tumas-Vaižgantas Apartment-Museum) | Gintarė Sadauskaitė | 0 37 222371 | gintare.sadauskaite@maironiomuziejus.lt | ||||
Museologist | Virginija Paplauskienė | 0 37 427145 | virginija.paplauskiene@maironiomuziejus.lt | ||||
Museologist | Jonas Jonušas | 0 37 207372 | jonas.jonusas@maironiomuziejus.lt | ||||
Museologist | 0 37 206842 | ||||||
Museologist | Audronė Gedutienė | 0 37 207372 | audrone.gedutiene@maironiomuziejus.lt | ||||
Museologist | Jūratė Ivanauskienė | 0 37 427145 | jurate.ivanauskiene@maironiomuziejus.lt | ||||
Museologist | Nijolė Raižytė | 0 37 206842 | nijole.raizyte@maironiomuziejus.lt | ||||
Museologist | Marija Kaškonienė | 0 37 427145 | marija.kaskoniene@maironiomuziejus.lt | ||||
Museologist | Vaiva Balickienė | 0 37 427145 | vaiva.balickiene@maironiomuziejus.lt | ||||
Museologist | Kristina Dambrauskaitė | 0 37 207372 | kristina.dambrauskaite@maironiomuziejus.lt | ||||
Museologist | Daiva Irena Šarkanauskaitė | 0 620 53365 | daiva.sarkanauskaite@maironiomuziejus.lt | ||||
Cultural Activities Organization and Communication Department | |||||||
Head of Department | Asta Zenkevičienė | 0 684 14823 | asta.zenkeviciene@maironiomuziejus.lt | ||||
Communication Specialist | Viktorija Kochanauskaitė | 0 638 07931 | viktorija.kochanauskaite@maironiomuziejus.lt | ||||
Digital Communications Specialist
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Justina Džiuvytė | 0 626 44622 | justina.dziuvyte@maironiomuziejus.lt | ||||
Cultural Activities Coordinator
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Kristina Tutlytė | 0 64270318 | kristina.tutlyte@maironiomuziejus.lt | ||||
Cultural Project Coordinator | Benas Drukteinis | 0 605 68689 | benas.drukteinis@maironiomuziejus.lt | ||||
Events Organizer
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0 37 206842 | ||||||
Events Organizer
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Agnė Cesiulė | 0 37 206842 | agne.cesiule@maironiomuziejus.lt | ||||
Exhibition Curator | Audronė Meškauskaitė | 0 615 24983 | audrone.meskauskaite@maironiomuziejus.lt | ||||
Designer of Exhibition and Publishing Project | Inga Zamulskienė | 0 37 209520 | inga.zamulskiene@maironiomuziejus.lt | ||||
Audio and Video Technician-Operator | Arvydas Čiukšys | 0 669 740657 | arvydas.ciuksys@maironiomuziejus.lt | ||||
Grounds and Building Maintenance Department | |||||||
Head of Department | Martynas Čiuderis | 0 37 200437 0 618 26886 |
martynas.ciuderis@maironiomuziejus.lt | ||||
Maintenance Coordinator | Jūratė Dailidonienė | jurate.dailidoniene@maironiomuziejus.lt | |||||
Civil Engineer | Zenonas Palukaitis | 0 37 200437 | zenonas.palukaitis@maironiomuziejus.lt | ||||
Driver | Elvinas Zaleskis | 0 37 200437 0 683 63795 |
elvinas.zaleskis@maironiomuziejus.lt |