The M. K. Čiurlionis National Art Museum is a group of museums based in Kaunas, Lithuania. It is primarily dedicated to exhibiting and publicizing the works of the painter and musician M.K. Čiurlionis (1875–1911). The museum was founded in 1921, and opened a temporary gallery in 1925. It was renamed

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Museum of Culture in 1936, receiving its current name in 1944. An expansion took place in 1969. The interwar part of the building was built in

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and early functionalism style. The museum sponsors international exhibitions along with lectures, concerts, conferences, and special educational activities for children. The museum shares its building with the

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and is located in the New Town of Kaunas. The oldest still functioning Žaliakalnis Funicular Railway is situated nearby. It climbs up from behind the M. K. Čiurlionis National Art Museum to the Church of the Resurrection. In 2015, the building was one of 44 objects in Kaunas to receive the

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Exhibition

M.K.Ciurlionis Art Museum in Kaunas has more than 355,000 items. The museum’s exhibit collections consist of M.K.Ciurlionis’ heritage, Lithuanian

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art, fine and applied arts of Lithuania of the fifteenth-twentieth centuries, ancient world art, foreign fine and applied art, numismatics, archives of folk art and the artistic life items of Lithuania. Branches of the M. K. Čiurlionis National Art Museum include: * the Mykolas Žilinskas Art Gallery * Kaunas Picture Gallery * Kaunas Historical Presidential Palace * Ceramics Museum * Devils' Museum * M. K. Čiurlionis Memorial Museum * Antanas Žmuidzinavičius Memorial Museum *

Paulius Galaunė Paulius Galaunė (January 25, 1890 in Pagelažiai near Ukmergė – October 18, 1988 in Kaunas) was a Lithuanian art historian, museum curator, and graphic artist. He was one of the first professional museum curators in Lithuania and was well-pub ...

Family House * Liudas Truikys and Marijona Rakauskaite Museum *

Juozas Zikaras Juozas Zikaras (November 18, 1881 – November 10, 1944) was a Lithuanian sculptor and artist, who created the design for pre-war Lithuanian litas coins. He is considered to be one of the first professional Lithuanian sculptors. Biography He was ...

Museum *

Vytautas Kazimieras Jonynas Vytautas Kazimieras Jonynas (10 March 1907 in Ūdrija, near Alytus – 4 December 1997 in Vilnius) was a Lithuanian artist. He worked as a book illustrator, graphic, painter, sculptor, stained glass artist, posters and furniture designer. Biog ...

Gallery.

Gallery

File:Čiurlionio nac. muz. Administracinis pastatas.JPG, Administrative building of the M. K. Čiurlionis National Art Museum File:Čiurlionio nac. muz. Administracijos ir konferencijų pastatas.JPG, The M. K. Čiurlionis National Art Museum File:Čiurlionio nac. muz. Laiptai tarp admin. ir ekspozicijų pastatų.JPG, Stairs to the M. K. Čiurlionis National Art Museum File:Čiurlionio nac. muz. Naujasis ekspozicijų pastatas.JPG, New exhibition building of the M. K. Čiurlionis National Art Museum

References

External links

Website of the M. K. Čiurlionis National Art Museum
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