Lithuanian Museum of Ethnocosmology
Lietuvos Etnokosmologijos muziejus | |
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| Established | March 15, 1990[1][2] |
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| Location | Kulionys village in Molėtai District Municipality of Utena County, Lithuania |
| Coordinates | 55°18′55″N 25°33′18″E / 55.31539°N 25.55506°E |
| Director | Gunaras Kakaras |
| Website | www |
The Lithuanian Museum of Ethnocosmology (Template:Lang-lt) is a sky observatory and ethnocosmology museum in Kulionys village located about 70 kilometres (43 mi) north of Vilnius, Lithuania. It is the first museum of such kind in the world.[3] It was established in 1990 next to the Molėtai Astronomical Observatory.
History of the museum
The museum was opened in 1990. The buildings of the museum are built a few hundred meters from the main observatory of Lithuania.
In honor of the 125th anniversary of the Vilnius University Astronomical Observatory (1978), a museum was opened on one of the floors of the telescope tower of the Molėtai Astronomical Observatory, its fund, in addition to the astronomical exhibits (telescopes from the old Vilnius Observatory), included the first ethnographic exhibits.
Since for the present embodiment of the ethnocosmological idea other spaces, premises and special buildings were required on a separate hill located several hundred meters from the main observatory, the so-called special astronomical pavilion (1989) was erected. Together with the museum buildings, the concept and concept of ethnocosmology was born - the model of the cosmic world created by the ancient Lithuanian people, the system of communication with it and respect for it. Decision of the Presidium of the Lithuanian Academy of Sciences on March 15, 1990 was founded Ethnocosmological Museum.
In the building of the museum's observatory, the dome was erected and a telescope was installed (1997).
After transfer to the balance of the museum of land and buildings (2003), the implementation of the architectural idea and the project of the museum was begun. Construction work began. Reconstruction of the museum's buildings took two years (2007-2008). The second telescope with a diameter of 80 cm was installed in the museum's observatory (2008).
Exposition of the museum
In the architecture of the complex of buildings of the museum the image of the cosmic, world tree is reflected. In the roots of the tree - in the underground gallery rising up the hill - there is an exposition, and on the top of the hill there is a telescope crowning the tower-tree, looking to the sky.
The exposition of the museum includes almost everything that is related to cosmology: from ancient meteorological instruments, astronomical and astrological calendars to musical works and works of fine art connected with cosmology. Excursions begin with an inspection of the underground rooms, where the main exposition is located and ends at the viewing platform of the 45-meter-high tower, where you can see the large-scale installations on the museum territory, as well as the landscapes of the lake area.
Galleries of photos of the museum
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Museum building (entrance to the museum) -
The lower building of the museum -
Tower of the museum with a viewing platform -
The main tower of the museum -
The building of the museum's observatory -
Complex of museum buildings -
Model of the solar system (installation of stones) -
The model of Jupiter (an element of the model of the solar system) -
The central stone of the model of the solar system -
Installation 12 months -
Ethnographic exposition on the territory of the museum -
Decorative elements in the ethnographic garden of the museum
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The Lithuanian Ethnocosmological Museum -
Alien in the reception museum -
A model of a solar space telescope -
Lithuanian National Cosmological Calendar -
Lithuanian National Cosmological Calendar -
Runic Calendar -
Models of Lithuanian satellites -
Mythological and cosmological world of hut -
The wooden sculpture of Vaižgantas - the god of flax -
The cosmic mirror - the whole world upside down -
The model of the satellite Luna-1 -
Satellite layout -
The stand of the most significant achievements in the history of cosmonautics -
Stone installation of the model of the solar system (view from the observation platform) -
The ethnographic garden of the museum (view from the observation deck)
References
- ^ "Lietuvos astronomijos istorija". Retrieved 16 Sep 2013.
- ^ www.muziejai.lt
- ^ Lithuanian Museum of Ethnocosmology Archived 2012-05-19 at the Wayback Machine