THE MOST VALUABLE MATERIAL and spiritual cultural treasures of Kretinga and the
surrounding areas are preserved in the museum of Kretinga.
The museum was founded in 1935 by the initiative of a school inspector Juozas Žilvitis.
At the beginning, the main fund was made up of the founders personal
collection.
The first exhibition was held in July 12, 1935.
For a long time the museum was located in a small one-storeyed house.
In 1977 the largest and most complete exhibition was opened in the newly restored early
XVII century architectural monumentthe Franciscan monastery building.
In 1992 the museum was moved to the count Tiškevičius estate in Kretinga, which was
built in the XIX century.
In the fifty years of its existence some 36,700 exhibits were collected. Curators I.
Jablonskis and J. Mickevičius were especially involved in the preservation of our
countrys cultural inheritance.
The museum in Kretinga is located near such mayor tourist centers as Klaipėda and
Palanga. Travellers always have a possibility to visit this historical estate. In the
glass-enclosed premises, exotic plants from all over the world grow and blossom, in the
halls throughout. The estates interior has been fully restored. Visitors can see unique
archeological finds , old wooden sculpture and paintings.
The XIXXX century park surrounding the estate was known as one of the most beautiful
parks in western Lithuania. It is visited by a lot of visitors.
The romantic traveller will have a chance to walk among hundred-years-old oaks or
limetree and chestnut alleys, to go for a walk around the lake, and to ponder by the Stone
of Love.
In the winter garden, there is a bar called Pas Grafą. Its unique environement,
music, flowing cascades leave an ever lasting impression.
The administration of the museum is doing everything to bring back the previous beauty
of the estate and the park in Kretinga.
, the main fund was made up of the founders personal
collection.
