Lithuanian Museum of Ethnocosmology

The Museum of Ethnocosmology selects, accumulates, systematizes, preserves, researches ethnocosmological information and provides it to the visitors.

Ethnocosmological information may be the following: ethnographic material therein texts, songs, rites, symbols, scientific works and science achievements (astronomy, astronautics, cosmology), space exploration technologies and the results of space programmes, audio, video or photo materials, heavenly sight through the telescope, artworks, philosophical and religious texts, etc.

We have day and night time programmes, 80 and 40 cm telescopes for public observations, educational programmes, events (for example our Museum participating at International Asteroid Day). We have about 40 000 visitors per year.