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10. THE PHOTOGRAPHY MUSEUM
The museum is located in the authentic building
representing modern architecture of the interwar
period of the 20th century, right in the centre of
Šiauliai. It is the only museum of such type in
Lithuania, a particularly important photography
storage and representation centre.
The reconstructed museum has a modern galle-
ry, educational space, photo laboratory, reading
room and information centre, shop of souvenirs
and publications, there is a panoramic viewpoint
with the “camera obscura” on the outdoor roof
terrace.
Vilniaus St. 140, Šiauliai
55.931288, 23.315405
+370 41 524 393
fotomuziejus.lt

11. ŽALIŪKIAI MILLER’S HOMESTEAD
Žaliūkiai Miller’s Homestead is a space of ethno-
culture, traditional customs and entertainments,
surrounded by the modern city. The homestead
consists of the restored miller’s house and the
only surviving building of Lithuanian traditional
wooden architecture of the second half of the
19th century in Šiauliai – Žaliūkiai windmill.
Popular workshops “Bread Baking”, “The Excur-
sion with a Miller and Bread Tasting” are held in
the miller’s house.
Architektų St. 73, Šiauliai
55.923962, 23.271774
+370 41 211 189
ausrosmuziejus.lt

12. THE VENCLAUSKIAI HOUSE

It is a distinct object of the modernist architectu-
re of the interwar period, unique and one of the
most characteristic examples of private interior
painting decor of the first half of the 20th century
in Lithuania. The cultural heritage site restored in
2019 presents historical exhibitions, hosts events
and workshops, and has an open reading room.
“Našlaičių sodas” (“The Orphans’ Garden”) invi-
tes visitors to enjoy themselves in the children’s
playground, rest, and socialize. The museum ex-
position tells the history of the city of Šiauliai in
the first half of the 20th century and reveals the
place of an exceptional, national, civic, and acti-
ve large family of the Venclauskiai in it.
Vytauto St. 89, Šiauliai
55.927504, 23.315656
+370 41 524 392
ausrosmuziejus.lt