On 23 May, Klaipėda’s museums and cultural spaces invite you to the European Night of Museums. Visitors will enjoy exhibitions, guided tours, education, workshops, concerts and special evening programmes.
European Night of Museums programme
Pranas Domšaitis Gallery
📍 Liepų g. 33
17.00-22.00 | Free gallery visit17.00 | Guided tour of the exhibition “Always on the move”
18.00 | Guided tour of the exhibition “Richard Pfeiffer (1878-1962) – Painter of Sacred Spaces”
19.00 | Guided tour of the exhibition “Always on the move”
20.00 | Guided tour of the exhibition “Worlds of Jurgis Mikševičius”
21.00 | Guided tour of the exhibition “Richard Pfeiffer (1878-1962) – Painter of Sacred Spaces”
KCCC Exhibition Hall
📍 Didžioji Vandens g. 2
17.00-21.00 | Free exhibition visits
18.00-19.30 | “Relief Line: small printmaking workshops“
Workshops on linocut and congress techniques, during which participants will create individual bookmarks.
LNDM Clock Museum
📍 Liepų g. 12
18.00-22.00 | Free museum and park visits
18.00-19.00 | Exhibition “Senses and Feelings“
18th-19th century works of art from the collection of the Lithuanian National Museum of Art.
18.00-22.00 | Exposition “Clocks Speak…”
Exposition of clocks from different eras in a darkened environment.
18.00-22.00 | Educational programme “Time and Games“
Outdoor games in the Museum Park for children and adults.
Klaipėda Castle Museum
📍 Priešpilio g. 2
18.00-22.00 | Free museum visit
18.00 | Ukrainian Culture Evening
The event is dedicated to Vyšyvanka Day. The programme includes a presentation of traditions, a performance by the folklore ensemble “Namysto” and cultural stories.
18.00-22.00 | Educational workshop “I’m going to decorate Delmonelis“
Activities for children and families.
18.00-22.00 | Visit the Castle Tower
No pre-registration, live queue.
20.00 | Exhibition “Mosaic of the Past. Archaeological Discoveries in Klaipėda in 2020-2025”
📍 Frydricho poterna
Lithuanian Maritime Museum
📍 Baltic Sea Animal Rehabilitation Centre, Smiltynės str. 2
18.00-19.00 | “Stories about the body, appearance fashions and the cult of relaxation: from European beaches to Lithuanian summer rituals“
Conversation between Prof. Dr. Eugenijus Skerstonas and Vytenis Pauliukaitis.
Visitors are invited to dress up in retro-style clothing or a detail of it.
Other Lithuanian Maritime Museum events on 23 May
📍 Baltic Sea Animal Rehabilitation Centre, Smiltynės str. 2
11.00-12.30 | “Traditions and Games of the Lithuanians of Lithuania Minor“
Educational activities for families. Participants: Klaipėda Ethnoculture Centre and Šilutė Hugo Šojaus Museum.
12.30-14.00 | LIDL Seal naming festival and excursion
Getting to know seals and Lithuanian traditions. Participants: the collective “Alkiukai”.
📍 Dangė embankment by the “Fisherman” sculpture, Danės str. 17
13.00-13.20 | Street performance “Vivat, eternal seaside! Time travel”
13.30-17.00 | Visit to the open deck of Kurėnas SÜD.1
Sailing between Biržos and Pilies Bridges.
📍 Senoji perkėla, Ernesto Galvanauskas bulv. 1
13.45-14.00 | Street performance “Vivat, eternal seaside!”
📍 Old Ferry Pier, Smiltyne
14.00-14.15 | “Jazz Fam Lindy Hop Klaipėda” performance
📍 Courtyard of the Lithuanian Maritime Museum, Nerijos Fort, Smiltynės str. 3
14.00-17.45 | Retro Afternoon Picnic
Visitors are invited to dress up in retro style and bring a treat.
14.30-17.00 | Educational activities for families
“Signs of Clothing by the Sea”, “Sports Games of the Interwar Period” and workshops “Fashion from the Past”.
14.30-18.00 | Theatrical live photo-object “Retro Car”
14.45-15.00 | “Jazz Fam Lindy Hop Klaipėda” performance
📍 Senoji perkėla, Ernesto Galvanauskas bulv. 1
14.45-15.00 | Street performance “Vivat, eternal seaside!”
15.45-16.00 | Street performance “Vivat, eternal seaside!”
📍 Lithuanian Maritime Museum courtyard, Nerijos Fort
15.45-17.45 | Open Lindyhop lesson and dancers performance
Events at the Nerija Fort are free of charge with an Aquarium ticket.
Other events on 23 May
14th International Festival “Day of National Cultures”
📍 Theatre Square and Turgaus str.
11.00 | “Port of Traditions, Crafts and Flavours“
Fair for ethnic communities, education and national specialities.
14.00 | Concert “Here Cultures Meet“
Performances by art groups and performers of Lithuanian national communities. Guests from Vilnius region and Sakartvelo.
14.00 | Flavour competition “Port of Flavours”
Klaipėda Culture Factory
Education “Knights and Ladies“
Learn about the history of knights, the traditions of tournaments and creative workshops.
💶 Price – 8 €
⏱ Duration – 1 hour.
ARTYN Theatre
📍 Danės st. 8
18.00 | Improvisation show “LONG“
Long-form improvisational comedy with the troupe POSH.
⏱ Duration – 1,5 hours.
Klaipėda Drama Theatre
Performance “Anonymous Dances“
Directed by. Darius Gumauskas. Part of the International Theatre Festival “TheATRIUM”.
Performance “Milena“
Dir. Laura Kutkaitė. A performance inspired by the story of letters between Franz Kafka and Milena Jesenska.
