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Rokiškis Manor

Manager – Rokiškis region museum

Dvaro adresas: Tyzenhauzų al. 5, LT-42115, Rokiškis, LT-42115

In an old park on the outskirts of Rokiškis town you can see a palace. It is the former Rokiškis manor, which was governed by several generations of Tyzenhausai (Tyzenhauz) and Pšezdziecki families from the end of the 18th century, famous for its cultural and academic activities, collections of paintings and musical instruments, and arts patronage.

Now Rokiškis Regional Museum (established in 1933) is located in the palace. Everyone who wants to get a sense of a distant past is welcome here. It presents unique cultural and historical exhibits of Rokiškis region: there are many archaeological findings, old books, documents and printings, numismatics, pieces of pictorial and applied arts of manor culture, as well as photographs. The visitors admire a valuable collection of dukes’ clothing, the carvings of the most famous Lithuanian godmaker Lionginas Šepka born in the 20th century and a unique collection of nativity scenes.

The museum organizes various events, open-air workshops, concerts and festivals. Moreover, the exhibitions at the museum are constantly changing. There is a wide variety of exhibitions: including folk artisans, primitivists, and professionals, classics. Every two years it also holds a unique national exhibition and a competition of wood carvers for the award of Lionginas Šepka (1907–1985), and the exhibitions of nativity scenes.

Tel.: +370 458 31512, +370 615 44586 E-mail:edukacija@muziejus.rokiskyje.lt

Website: www.muziejusrokiskyje.lt