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1 Druskininkai WELLNESS SPRINGS RESORT Culture Guide

The museum M. K. Čiurlionis was founded in 1963 in the home of the artist and parents, and in which he lived sporadically from 1890 to 1910.

Čiurlionis (1875 1911) creative work, biography and family life is arranged in the other two buildings. Museum keeps contemporary painters collections of works devoted to M. K. Čiurlionis.

00 PM Druskininkai Museum of Resistance and Relics of Deportations ranks as one of the best museums in Lithuania focusing on the Soviet occupation period.

00 PM 5.00 PM The Museum of Druskininkai Town.

lake, in the centre of the town. Since 2001, the museum ha a permanent exposition, hosts events, shows, chamber music concerts and lectures.

00 AM 5.00 PM Grūto parkas The Park of Soviet Sculptures. Unique open-air exhibition in the shade of fir and pine trees.

2 The museum M. K. Čiurlionis was founded in 1963 in the home of the artist and parents, and in which he lived sporadically from 1890 to Authentic living atmosphere of the artists family is restored in two little houses of Čiurlioniai family, expositions reflecting painter and composer M. K. Čiurlionis ( ) creative work, biography and family life is arranged in the other two buildings. Museum keeps contemporary painters collections of works devoted to M. K. Čiurlionis. Opening hours: Tuesday Sunday AM 5.00 PM Druskininkai Museum of Resistance and Relics of Deportations ranks as one of the best museums in Lithuania focusing on the Soviet occupation period. The Museum includes exposition related with deportations and resistance and a memorial room dedicated for A. Dambrauskas, a famous cultural character. Opening hours: Wednesday Sunday 1.00 PM 5.00 PM The Museum of Druskininkai Town. The representational villa Linksma build in the beginning of 20th century, where the Town Museum is located, is a beautiful architectural monument located on the shores of the Druskonis lake, in the centre of the town. Since 2001, the museum ha a permanent exposition, hosts events, shows, chamber music concerts and lectures. During the holiday season, the museum terrace hosts the traditional concerts Serenades of Druskininkai ( Druskininkų serenados ) and other town events. Opening hours: Monday Saturday AM 5.00 PM Grūto parkas The Park of Soviet Sculptures. Unique open-air exhibition in the shade of fir and pine trees. The exhibition offers soviet monuments collected from various locations in Lithuania. Such a great collection of ideological sculptures is unique worldwide. This is a heritage of the Lithuanian monuments of a few decades. Idols and symbols imposed by the soviet regime on the Lithuanian nation reveal historic truth on the soviet occupation period in Lithuania. Opening hours: In winter 9.00 AM 5.00 PM, in summer 9.00 AM 8.00 PM Branch of the Museum of Druskininkai Town (Children Art Gallery The Gallery exhibits over 30 thousand various pieces of art from Lithuania and 47 foreign countries. The Museum offers a variety of art exhibitions and presentations of children creativity. Opening hours: Monday Saturday:11.00 AM 5.00 PM

Skulpture and leisure park of A. Česnulis.

His country house at a picturesque Ratnyčėlė stream is an open air museum of wood carvings.

00 PM The Gallery of K. Jonynas. The gallery was founded in 1993 m.

paintings and stained-glass projects. Photographs and films show the most valuable interiors of churches and works of monumental architecture created by the artist.

The Gallery annually holds 15 exhibitions of the works by the artists from Druskininkai, Lithuania and foreign countries.

Opening hours: Monday 8.00 AM 5.00 PM. On other weekdays 8.00 AM 7.00 PM. Saturdays 11.00 AM 5.00 PM. Girios Aidas forest museum.

3 Skulpture and leisure park of A. Česnulis. At a distance of 3 km from Druskininkai, there is Naujasodė village, a place where a folk artist and wood carver Antanas Česnulis has lived for over 30 years. His country house at a picturesque Ratnyčėlė stream is an open air museum of wood carvings. At the entrance the visitors may explore a four storey windmill displaying the wood carver s works. Opening hours: In winter 9.00 AM 5.00 PM, in summer 9.00 AM 8.00 PM The Gallery of K. Jonynas. The gallery was founded in 1993 m. The gallery exhibits the works of the Lithuanian artist Vytautas Kazimieras Jonynas ( ), who worked for a long time in Germany and the USA, his drawings, graphics, paintings and stained-glass projects. Photographs and films show the most valuable interiors of churches and works of monumental architecture created by the artist. Opening hours: Tuesday Sunday AM 5.00 PM Gallery Sofa. The Gallery annually holds 15 exhibitions of the works by the artists from Druskininkai, Lithuania and foreign countries. In addition to exhibitions, the Gallery organizes open air sessions, projects, renders advertisement design, interior design, printing, picture framing and e-solution services. Opening hours: Monday 8.00 AM 5.00 PM. On other weekdays 8.00 AM 7.00 PM. Saturdays AM 5.00 PM. Girios Aidas forest museum. Oak hall, birch hall, fir hall and pine hall of the museum display exhibitions of art works in the background of voices of forest birds.the museum has its own library. Wood carvings, smith works, ceramics, amber works are displayed in an original atmosphere. Professional artists, folk artists from all over Lithuania organize regional workshops and creative camps here. Opening hours: Wednesday Sunday AM 6.00 PM The Small Gallery. The Gallery organizes the exhibitions and open air sessions of the artists group 3X and exhibits the pieces of modern art by the local and foreign artists. Opening hours: Wednesday Sunday PM 4.00 PM Folk Handicraft Museum. The Museum is hosted by the Storo Romo homestead. The Museum comprises over 30 sculptures and present ancient Lithuanian handicraft.

Traditional events in Druskininkai February A commemoration of the restoration of the Lithuanian state Mardi Gras March A commemoration of the restoration of the Lithuanian independence Easter events

John July The Family day-camp Family Traditions Concerts to commemorate the Lithuanian Statehood Day Artists open air session Druskos metamorfozės (Salt metamorphoses) August Dainava region Folk Art

4 Traditional events in Druskininkai February A commemoration of the restoration of the Lithuanian state Mardi Gras March A commemoration of the restoration of the Lithuanian independence Easter events May A concert on the occasion of the Mother s day Druskininkai town feast May- September Druskininkai Theatre Festival June Feast of St. John July The Family day-camp Family Traditions Concerts to commemorate the Lithuanian Statehood Day Artists open air session Druskos metamorfozės (Salt metamorphoses) August Dainava region Folk Art Festival The Summer Farewell Party Vasaros aidai (Echo of summer) September A Week of Cultural Tourism Song Poetry Festival December Christmas events Find more at: The restaurant-music club Kolanada and SPA Vilnius SANA offer various events on a regular basis. For more information please visit or Business events Name of the institution Number of halls Capacity Centre DAINAVA Druskininkai tourism and business information centre Medical SPA EGLĖ Medical SPA LIETUVA SPA Vilnius SANA conference centre Best Western hotel Central 2 37 Hotel DE LITA 2 36 Hotel DRUSKININKAI Hotel EUROPA ROYALE Druskininkai conference centre Hotel GALIA Hotel PUŠYNAS 1 80 Hotel REGINA Hotel VIOLETA 1 60 Hotel AQUA MEDŪNA, conference centre AMBASSADOR PI Profesijų spektras Publisher: Druskininkai Tourism and Business Information Centre Project managers: Anna Kaciun, Dalia Talandzevičienė Photos: L. Rekevičienė, V. Skrabulis, A. Norvydas, Spa Vilnius Sana, Spa centras East Island, Eglės sanatorija, Druskininkų miesto muziejus, Rezistencijos ir tremties muziejus, Raudoni drambliai, Druskininkų TVIC printed by: UAB Arx Baltica, Veiverių g. 142b, Kaunas. Designed by: Ieva Verikaitė The publication is supported by Ministry of Economy of the Republic of Lithuania and Lithuanian Business support Agency 8000 copies. Order number No EFFICIENT WORK AND RELAXATION IN A UNIQUE INTERIOR SPA Vilnius SANA conference centre situated in Druskininkai resort offers modern conference facilities for your efficient work and the 4 **** hotel, SPA centre and mineral water swimming pool, more than 250 different treatments and 50 kinds of massage therapies for your pleasant relaxation. The restaurant and SPA bar serves healthy meals and our leisure centre entertains the visitors with bowling tournaments and music evenings. The conference centre surrounded by picturesque landscape has 10 modern conference halls of various sizes and can accommodate up to 900 guests at a time. Our novelty SPA Conference includes relaxing and energizing Burmese massages for the conference participants during the coffee breaks. We also organize various banquets and receptions. Conference centre K. Dineikos g. 1, LT Druskininkai Tel. No , info@spa-vilnius.lt

Grūtas LT-66441 Druskininkai Tel. (+370 313) 55511 info@grutoparkas.

5 Grūtas LT Druskininkai Tel. ( ) I information, passage post E Soviet sculpture exposition M museum G picture gallery K cafe Z zoo V children s playground P parking In Grūtas Park, monumental sculptures are positioned in a 2 km-long exposition, where guard towers, fragments of concentration camps and other details resemble Siberia. Grūtas Park is situated on a 20 ha area, exhibiting 86 works by 46 uthors. Such a large concentration of monuments and sculptures of ideological content in a single out-door exposition is a rare and maybe even unique phenomenon in the world.

Druskininkai WELLNESS SPRINGS RESORT

Druskininkai WELLNESS SPRINGS RESORT Route Guide Druskininkai Latežeris. Distance: About 12 km Tourist routes for vehicles Druskininkai Tourist Information Centre (Gardino g. 3) is a starting point of