MATAS SLANČIAUSKAS HOMESTEADMUSEUM

Matas Jonas Slančiauskas was a wellknown Lithuanian public figure of the late 19th to early 20th century, an editor of the first national Lithuanian newspaper Aušra, a book smuggler, a publicist, a collector of folklore. Together with his comrades, the social activist founded the secret society Atgaja in 1889, the aim of which was to revive the Lithuanian spirit, disseminate books, and collect materials for local history. He collected, created and bequeathed more than 70 unique handwritten collections of folklore to future generations. Most of the tales written by M.J. Slančiauskas consist of magical tales, which contain many remnants of the old Balts religion and mythology, typical of the plots of traditional tales. There are many mythical creatures (God, the Devil, fairies, witches, wizards) with whom people come into contact. Visit the museum and feel the living texts, the unique breath of time through fairy tales, fables, anecdotes, beliefs and spells, proverbs and sayings. The museum also has an ethnographic exposition of the Aukštaitians.