Džūkste Fairy-Tale Museum
Džūkste Civil Parish, Lancenieki School, Tukums District
municipal museum
Type by the Law of Museums
accredited
Accredited by Ministry of Culture
member
Member of Latvian Museums Association
Offer and services
- offer for families with children
- outdoor activities
- offer for pupils
- offer for newlyweds
Džūkste Fairy-Tale Museum is located in the former schoolhouse of Lancenieki, ex-workplace and residence of educator, fairy-tale and legend collector, writer and columnist, gardener and public figure, Anss Lerhis-Puškaitis (1859-1903).
Working hours
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Monday | Closed |
Tuesday | 10:00 – 17:00 |
Wednesday | 10:00 – 17:00 |
Thursday | 10:00 – 17:00 |
Friday | 10:00 – 17:00 |
Saturday | 11:00 – 16:00 |
Sunday | 11:00 – 16:00 |
Admission fee
Adult | 1.50 EUR |
Pupil | 1.00 EUR |
Student | 1.00 EUR |
Senior | 1.00 EUR |
Disabled person | 1.00 EUR |
Free Entrance
• preschool-age children
• learners from special education institutions, boarding schools and children’s homes located in Tukums District
• residents of Tukums District with disabilities, attendants of persons with Group I disabilities
• Latvian museum workers
• ICOM members
• attendants of learner groups (max. 2 attendants per group)
• tour guides who accompany groups of 20+ people
Museum exhibitions are thematically rooted in legends and fairy-tales, including those written down and authored by Lerhs-Puškaitis. The museum follows into the footsteps of the distinguished educator, who used oral folk traditions to stimulate the imaginative and cognitive abilities of his pupils, by offering its visitors an immersive museum experience. Visitors can examine the objects on display, listen to the fairy-tales of Džūkste area and tell some of their own, watch an animated film or a puppet theatre show and become its participants or throw birthday parties for children. Museum tours are most often led by a fairy-tale character from Džūkste. The younger visitors love retracing the journey of Sprīdītis, whereas adults tend to enjoy the display “Anss Lerhis-Puškaitis and Fairy-Tales”.
Džūkste Fairy-Tale Museum
Džūkste Civil Parish, Lancenieki School, Tukums District
municipal museum
Type by the Law of Museums
accredited
Accredited by Ministry of Culture
member
Member of Latvian Museums Association
Offer and services
- offer for families with children
- outdoor activities
- offer for pupils
- offer for newlyweds
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