Kupiškis Ethnographic Museum

Kupiškio etnografijos muziejus

The collection of the Museum contains exhibits of archaeology, household and ethnography, art, photography, letters, numismatics.

History of the Museum
The museum dates back to 1943. The first exhibits came from the collections of the ethnographers Stefanija Glemžaitė (1885–1974) and Mikalina Glemžaitė (1891–1985) as well as collections belonging to other Kupiškis area intellectuals.
The museum started its activities in 1943. The first director was Povilas Spudas.
At the end of war the museum was named the Museum of Ethnography, but soon its exhibits were thrown into street and the Museum was closed.
In 1961 the Kupiškis secondary school arranged a big ethnographic exhibition of the sisters Stefanija and Mikalina Glemzaitė. After it, the Ministry of Culture purchased many exhibits and they became the first exhibits of the Kupiškis museum.
In 1962 the filial of the Aušra Museum of History and Ethnography in Šiauliai was established in the House of Culture of Kupiškis, the previous synagogue.
In 1984 the present museum opened its door after moving into the building of a former parish school constructed in 1823.
In 1989 the museum was named the Museum of Ethnography.
In 1996 the Museum of Ethnography in Kupiškis became an independent museum subordinated to the district municipality.
The founder of the Museum is the Kupiškis Municipality.

Collections

Kupiškis Ethnographic Museum

142 objects