Amber Museum-Gallery

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8 Sv. Mykolo G.
Vilnius 01124
In the Amber museum you will get acquainted with Baltic amber witch is 50 million years old. Its morphology embraces the pieces of amber that are different in form, size and colour. Your attention will be caught by a unique collection of inclusions: a shell in amber, a mosquito that has sucked the blood, the leg of a grasshopper... You will get opportunity to reveal the beauty and power of amber in its entirety as much as possible. What is more, you will see the reconstructed treasure of Juodkrantė ( this treasure was found in 1882 in Curonian Spit and consists of 434 amber artifacts of the Neolithic period). In the unearthed cellar there is a valuable archeological find- 15th century complex of furnaces used for baking ceramics with authentic finds: pottery, tiles and ceramic money-boxes,coins, crosses, a needle from the 16th-17th century. You will get a chance to touch a natural amber piece, to taste an amber drink, to see the process of amber polishing and modern jewellery.

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Learn about amber and make tour own amulet
10/1/2024

Both the museum and amber amulet-making workshop were informative and enjoyable. The staff who ran o...

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Museum
6/3/2024

The museum portion is in the basement of a shop. The amber was absolutely beautiful. There is a port...

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