Kaunas

I. Gruoggio Memorial Museum

Sakalu g. 18, 44136 Kaunas, Lithuania

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The Gruoggio Memorial Museum, a museum of the famous Lithuanian composer I.Gruoggio, was opened in Kaunas, Lithuania. The museum is housed in a house designed by renowned architect Felix Vizbaras. The composer lived in this house from 1932 to 1948, and in 1974 the official opening of the museum took place.

The first exhibition dedicated to the centenary of the composer took place in 1984. Then, in 1994, the exposition of the museum was updated, supplemented with interesting exhibits, and in 2005 the museum was added to the list of cultural heritage objects protected by the state.

The exposition of the museum tells the story of the life and work of the composer, conductor, teacher, who made a great contribution to the development of culture and education of Lithuania, raising the level of musical culture in the country. The museum consists of two memorial rooms, one of them is the creative studio of I.Gruoggio, which houses a piano, a desk, a bookcase, and the other is the bedroom of the composer and his wife. In one of the exhibition halls there is a training class.

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