Povilas Stulga Museum of Lithuanian Folk Instruments, Kaunas, Lithuania
The Povilas Stulga Museum of Lithuanian Folk Instruments is a museum in Kaunas that displays traditional musical instruments from Lithuania. The collection includes zithers, lyres, flutes, drums, harmoniums, and seven-string guitars, arranged to help visitors understand each instrument's purpose and construction.
The museum was founded in 1985 to honor Povilas Stulga, a music expert who collected folk instruments over many years. It is housed in a Gothic-style building from the 16th century and later became part of the Kaunas City Museum in 2013.
The museum is named after a music collector dedicated to preserving Lithuanian traditions. The instruments displayed reveal how music was central to weddings, festivals, and village gatherings, and remains important in community life today.
The museum is located in the Old Town and housed in several historic buildings, including a structure from the 16th century. The exhibitions are interactive, and visitors are encouraged to touch and play many of the instruments themselves.
The museum features a musical staircase that produces sounds as visitors walk on it, along with flutes made from bird feathers. These unusual objects show the creativity and variety within Lithuanian musical traditions in unexpected ways.
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