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Galaunė House-Museum

The house was built in 1932 for soprano Adelė Nezabitauskaitė-Galaunienė (1895–1962) and art historian Paulius Galaunė (1890–1988). The architect was Arnas Funkas (1898–1957).

Address: Vydūno ave. 2
Website: ciurlionis.lt (opens in a new tab)

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