Memorial Museum of B. Grinciavičiute
Lithuania, Vilnius, Venuole Street, 12/1
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The B. Grinciavičiute Memorial Museum is a house-museum, opened in honor of the famous Lithuanian singer who sang with the voice of soprano - People's Artist Beatrice Grinciavičiute. She has lived in this post-war house since 1970, and in 1991, by decree of the Vilnius City Administration, the Beatrice Grincevičiute Museum was opened here.
The popularity of the singer began in 1937, when she made her debut on Kaunas Radio. The repertoire of Grincevicciute was very diverse, consisting of about 1000 musical compositions. She performed both folk songs and other musical works by Lithuanian, Polish and German composers. Some of these works can be heard in this museum.
The collection of the memorial museum includes about 2,500 exhibits, this includes personal belongings of the people’s artist, art objects, library, phono library, photos of the singer, letters, records, and a typewriter. Also, the museum always organizes various exhibitions, meetings with interesting people, educational lectures and other events related to the activities of Beatrice Grinciaviciute and her work. Visitors to the museum can use materials and books from the museum fund, listen to the recordings of the singer’s voice, and enjoy the creative atmosphere of the house.