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to measure time, from sundials near Königsberg and settled VISITORS’ CHECKLIST
to atomic clocks, is the focus of in South Africa in 1949. Heavily
this unique museum. The Clock influenced by the Norwegian Practical Information
Museum was opened in 1984 Symbolist painter Edvard Road Map B5. * 180,000.
inside a villa built in 1820 by Munch (1863–1944), Domšaitis n Turgaus 7, (46) 412 186.
John Simpson, an English won recogni tion for his art in _ Klaipėda Jazz Festival (mid-
merchant. Reconstructions of inter-war Germany and later in Jul), Sea Festival (late Jul).
ancient calendars, sun, fire, South Africa. The gallery exhibits ∑ klaipedainfo.lt
water and sand clocks, and 20th-century Lithuanian art as Transport
timepieces showing the well as a permanent exhibi tion £ Priestočio gatvė 1. @
changes in the faces and of works by Domšaitis. Priestočio gatvė. g New Port,
mechanisms of clocks from Dedicated to the author of Nemuno 8, (46) 365 018, (46) 311
Renaissance times form the bulk the first Lithuanian book, 117; Old Port, Danės 1, 86203
of the exhibits. Martynas Mažvydas (1510–63), 4561, (46) 311 117. Jun–Aug:
The pleasant courtyard, the Sculpture Park is situated 6:30pm–2:15am daily, Sep–May:
featuring a large sundial, is a behind the gallery. Until the at least hourly 6:30pm–2am.
popular venue for music, dance 1970s it was the site reserved
and poetry evenings. The house for the city’s cemetery. It covers and intriguing sculptures by
next door was built by another almost 10 ha (25 acres) and is various artists. New works are
English merchant and indus- scattered mainly with abstract added to the park each year.
trialist, Mae Lean. In 1905, it
was reconstructed in the Art
Nouveau style. The Neo-Gothic
post office close by is another
striking building in the
neighbourhood.
E Picture Gallery and
Sculpture Park
Liepų 33. Tel (46) 410 412.
Open noon–6pm Tue–Sat, noon–
5pm Sun. &
The city’s main state-run art
gallery is named after Pranas
Domšaitis (1880–1965), a
Lithuanian artist who was born Unique creations laid out in the Sculpture Park

Klaipėda Railway Station
1 km (0.6 mile)
1 Ännchen of Tharau Picture Bus Station
Gallery and
2 Castle Museum Sculpture Park L AI V U SKG 1 km (0.6 mile)
3 Lithuania Minor History J KAROSO G AT V Ė
Museum H M A N L I E P U G AT V Ė GATVĖ
4 Blacksmiths’ Museum Clock
D A N ĖS
5 Clock Museum Museum
N A UJ OJI S O DO G ATV Ė
6 Picture Gallery and
Sculpture Park Danė
VY TA UTO GATV Ė T O G AT V Ė
D A N ĖS G AT V Ė ZVE J U G ATV Ė
T I LT
OLD
TOWN
N A U J O J I U O S T O G AT V Ė
Danė THEATRE TURGAUS GATVĖ U G AT V Ė
SQUARE
Lithuania Minor
History Museum
TEATRO GATVĖ
Ännchen of
Tharau
Blacksmiths’
GALINIO
Museum
PILIES GATVĖ
SUKILELIU GATVĖ
Castle Museum PY L I MO GATVĖ
Car Ferry
0 metres 200 1 km (0.6 mile)
0 yards 200
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