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Aušros Palace

Aušros Palace
Established in 1923, this is the home of Šiauliai’s Aušros Museum, which has several branches throughout the city. Read_on (No Comments)

Bicycle Museum

Bicycle Museum
Proof that you don’t need a converted power station or banks of computer screens to make a great museum, Šiauliai’s exemplary Bicycle Museum offers three floors of over 250 bicycles and other bicycle-related paraphernalia. Read_on (No Comments)

Cat Museum

Cat Museum
Opened in 1990 to an unsuspecting world who still can’t quite get over the shock, Šiauliai’s quirkiest museum by far features over 10,000 cats manifest in every possible material from ceramics to postcards to stained glass. Read_on (No Comments)

Fire Engine Museum

Fire Engine Museum
Where most cities can’t summon up the energy or enthusiasm to open one fire brigade-related museum, Šiauliai opens two. Read_on (No Comments)

Fire Protection Museum

A tiny room upstairs inside the fire station, this rather depressing museum includes a lovely old German wooden fire engine from around 1900, a handful of uniforms and examples of what can happen to ordinary household goods if they catch fire. Read_on (No Comments)

Frenkel's Villa

Frenkel's Villa
Built in 1908 as the weathercock on the roof testifies, the one-time grand residence of the Jewish industrialist Chaim Frenkel Read_on (No Comments)

Osvaldas Lapienis Pathology Museum

Dr. Osvaldas Lapienis (1928-2001), who founded the hospital’s Pathology Department, started collecting his gruesome exhibits in about 1955 for teaching purposes only. Read_on (No Comments)

Police Museum

With tours available in Lithuanian and Russian only, you’ll need an interpreter to make sense of this peculiar contribution to the city’s life of crime-busting. Read_on (No Comments)

Prison Museum

Not only does this place spend a lot of time trying to stop people getting out, they also expend a certain amount of energy preventing innocent members of the public from getting in. Read_on (No Comments)

Radio & Television Museum

Opened in 1982 and seemingly not added to ever since, this tiny little museum features a handful of glass cabinets stuffed with everything from an original Edison phonograph to a black box flight recorder. Read_on (No Comments)

Railway Museum

A small collection of railway-related detritus including the usual display of hats, whistles, lamps and clocks plus assorted gifts from the grateful workers of the Lithuanian Soviet Republic to mark the centenary of the Lithuanian railway system. Read_on (No Comments)

Sport Museum

Opened in January 2008 inside the city’s large modern, multi-purpose arena, this small museum celebrates the sporting legends of the area and is the only sport-related museum in northern Lithuania. Read_on (No Comments)

Water Sanitation Museum

Almost as interesting as it sounds, enter the Administracija building, knock or door Nº106 and ask the lady to let you in. Read_on (No Comments)