Lithuanian Sea Museum is located
in the farthest northern point of the Curonian Spit – Kopgalys. Its
shores are swashed by the Curonian Lagoon and the Baltic Sea from three
sides.
In the reconstructed central sconce (project author is
the architect P. Lape and the constructor T. Tubis) aquariums with
Lithuanian freshwaters, Baltic and tropical seas fish decorated with
sea fauna exposition are fitted. In outside pools by the aquarium
building, penguins, Baltic seals and sea-lions of the North Sea reside.
In the casemates under castle mounds, in the former gunpowder
depots, there is the exposition of Lithuanian navigation history; on
the mounds, in the former gun squares, the ancient and modern anchors
collection is exhibited. On the shore of the Curonian Lagoon, in the
place of ancient village of Kopgalys fishermen, the ethnographic
seaside fisherman’s homestead is built, and near it – the site for
fishing ships, the pioneers of industrial fishing in Lithuania.
In 1994, the dolphinarium was opened, which has completed the complex
of Lithuanian Sea Museum covering all areas of human relationship with
the sea. That complexity is exactly what makes our museum stand out
from other sea museums in Europe.
Working hours:
From 16th April, May and September
Wednesday to Sunday 10.30 - 18.00.
Closed on Monday and Tuesday
Dolphin shows: 12.00; 15.00
June and from 18th
August to 31th August
Tuesday to Sunday
10.30 - 18.30.
Closed on Monday
Dolphin shows: 12.00;
14.00; 16.00
From 1st July to 17
th August
Tuesday to Sunday 10.30 - 18.30.
Closed on Monday
Dolphin shows: 11.00;
13.00; 15.00; 17.00
From 1st October to 15 th October
Wednesday to Sunday 10.30 - 18.00.
Closed on Monday and Tuesday
Dolphin shows: 12.00; 15.00
From 16th October to 15 th April
Saturday and Sunday 10.30 - 17.00.
Closed Monday to
Friday
Dolphin shows: 12.00; 15.00
