Alanta, Molėtai District Municipality
Aukštaitija
Neo-Romantic manor museum-gallery
Parko g. 5, Alanta, Molėtai District
55.34630, 25.32540
1-2 hours; longer with galleries and the tower
during museum hours, spring to autumn if combining with the park
Alanta Manor Museum-Gallery
Neo-Romantic Alanta Manor
Alanta Manor stands on Parko Street in Alanta, Molėtai District. Molėtai Region Museum presents it as Alanta Manor Museum-Gallery, so it is not only a heritage building but an active cultural space.
The official museum page links the present form of the manor with 1858. It is a nineteenth-century place of manor Romanticism and representation, where architecture, park, galleries, and local history work together.
Pac-Pomarnackiai and later owners
The name of Tadeusz Pac-Pomarnacki is important in Alanta Manor's history. Later the manor is also associated with Balys Sližys. These names help read the estate as a place where Polish, Lithuanian, and local noble cultural layers overlapped.
The manor's fate in the twentieth century changed with Lithuania's political history. Today it is read not only as attractive architecture but as a building that survived changes of owners, state ruptures, and a new museum function.
Museum-gallery
The museum-gallery includes the Vaidotas Žukas Gallery, opened in 2015, and the Teofilius Matulionis exhibition, opened in 2018. These give the manor a clear cultural content beyond estate history alone.
Before visiting, check which exhibitions and shows are open. Manor museums often change their exhibition programmes, so a specific visit can differ from earlier descriptions.
Tadas Blinda film memory
Parts of the 1972 television film Tadas Blinda were filmed at Alanta Manor. This is not the manor's main historical value, but it often helps Lithuanian visitors connect the site with popular cultural memory.
It is best treated as an additional story. The manor is primarily important for architecture, history, and museum exhibitions; the film layer simply adds another line of recognition.
Opening hours and tickets
During research, Molėtai Region Museum listed Alanta Manor Museum-Gallery as open Tuesday-Sunday, 10:00-18:00, with the last Wednesday as a cleaning day. The ticket page listed adult tickets at 5 EUR, concessions at 3 EUR, family tickets at 10 EUR, and the tower at 2 EUR.
Opening hours, cleaning days, exhibitions, and prices may change, so check the Molėtai Region Museum pages before travelling.
