Activities in Prienai

Participants meet Lithuanian fairy tales and the paintings of M. K. Čiurlionis and draw in pastel like the artist.

Participants recall and discover old words, sayings and their meanings and do tasks in groups.

A programme on Midsummer customs, herb gathering and spells, and how to weave a wreath of herbs.

A programme on Christmas Eve and Christmas customs; participants make an ornament for their own tree.

A programme on preparing the Christmas Eve supper, the number of dishes, their symbolic meaning and the customs of the evening.

A programme on the history of paper and the watermarks of the old Prienai paper mill; participants try to make their own. Adapted for people…

Moving together with a friend, participants braid a cord and make bracelets from it and learn the meaning of a folk song.

Participants learn about bee products and old candle making and pour candles themselves; old lighting tools are also shown.

A programme on weaving and sashes, the oldest kind of woven fabric. Participants twist or weave a band for a bookmark or bracelet.

At the Christmas exhibition and fair you can see and buy handicrafts, gifts and decorations by local makers. Makers can bring their work to…

A programme on the traditions of bread baking in peasant life, where participants help bake. The museum's bread has a national heritage prod…

An educational programme on the Lithuanian national costume and the heritage, folklore and dance traditions of Suvalkija, led by the culture…