Thomas Mann Memorial Museum, Literary memorial museum in Skruzdynė, Lithuania.
The Thomas Mann Memorial Museum occupies a restored summer house positioned on a hillside overlooking the Baltic Sea, built with traditional regional architectural features. Inside, the house displays manuscripts, personal objects, and photographs from the writer's life through both digital and carefully curated physical exhibitions.
The writer and his family occupied this house for three consecutive summers in the early 1930s before the building served other purposes during wartime. After the war, the structure remained unused as a residence until it was eventually restored and opened to the public as a museum.
The museum holds connections to a major European writer whose work shaped 20th-century literature, and visitors encounter his personal world through displayed objects and documents. The house itself reflects how intellectual figures from abroad were welcomed into the local community during the interwar period.
The museum is accessible during the warmer months with varying hours depending on the season. It is helpful to check in advance if your visit timing works, especially if you plan to come during the quieter months.
The reconstruction used original building plans and incorporated memories from family members to maintain historical accuracy. This approach made it possible to preserve how the house looked and felt during the writer's time there.
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