Painter, composer, mystic and depressive are some of the words that have been used to describe the nation's favourite painter and composer. During his short lifetime, the Polish-speaking Čiurlionis (1875-1911) penned the first Lithuanian symphony, Miške (In The Forest, 1901), painted prolifically, dabbled in photography and even found time to get married, have a daughter and learn Lithuanian. The museum features many of his original paintings and offers the chance to sit in a small lecture theatre and listen to his music. Various posters, postcards and CDs of his work are on sale here for reasonable prices. The museum also houses a small exhibition of work by some of his contemporaries, including a series of bizarre sculptures made from tree bark and sewn together by Elžbieta Daugvilienė (1886-1959).

Admission 6/3Lt.

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• Letitia - Brattleboro 05 January 2010
  The small theater playing Ciurlionis' music was a great way to end a visit to the museum. I sat there for a few minutes, lulled by the joyous, peaceful music, when someone in some back room began to beat a metal file cabinet to death with a sledgehammer - - or at least that's what it sounded like. Definitely worth a visit, as the museum shows just how much of an Eastern European renaissance man Ciurlionis was, and how much he achieved artistically before his premature death.