A white sheet of history…   KULTŪROS PASAS

 

Duration: 1 hour (may vary according to the needs of the visitors)

For: everyone
Moderator: head of educations E. Petrauskaitė

Location: the Museum of Prienai Region, 13 F. Martišiaus St, Prienai
Visiting time: a visit can be prearranged by calling +370 656 37554

Minimum number of participants: 5

Fee: 4 euro for children, pupils and students; 5 euros for adults.

During the education you will get acquainted with: the history of the paper, how and for whom paper was made, the old watermarks of the Prienai Paper Workshop (which have been preserved in old documents and books), their shapes and meanings, and a reconstructed watermark grid with filigree. You will try to create your own filigree, print it on paper and write your own story on it.

 

The museum is closed during the following holidays:

 

• January 1st. – New Year

• February 16th – Lithuanian State Restoration Day
• March 11th. – Day of Restoration of Independence of Lithuania
• St. Easter (Sunday and Monday).
• May 1st. – International Labour Day
• Mother’s Day on the first Sunday in May
• The first Sunday in June – Father’s Day
• June 24th. – St. John’s Day (Dew and Midsummer’s Day)
• July 6th – Statehood Day (Coronation of King Mindaugas)
• August 15th. – Assumption day (Day of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin)
• November 1st. – All Saints Day
• December 24th. – Christmas Eve
• December 25 – 26. Christmas

 

Day before public holidays, the museum closes 1 hour earlier.