- Place
- Kaišiadorys District Municipality
- Region
- Kaišiadorys District
- Type
- memorial exhibition in a family home
- Address
- 26 J. Biliūno Street, Kaišiadorys
- Coordinates
- 54.86015, 24.46265
- Visit duration
- 45-75 minutes; allow up to 1.5 hours for slower reading and a conversation with a museum guide
- Best time
- the middle of a weekday, after checking the museum timetable and any temporary closures
Brazauskai House, Kaišiadorys Museum Brazauskai Family House Exhibition
The memorial exhibition occupies the Brazauskai family's real home
The Brazauskai Family House Exhibition is at 26 J. Biliūno Street in Kaišiadorys, in the home of President Algirdas Mykolas Brazauskas's parents, Sofija Peresilevičiūtė-Brazauskienė and Kazimieras Brazauskas. It is not a grand memorial hall built elsewhere but a surviving family home, so the visit begins with the scale of the house, its rooms, and its everyday setting.
The house was designed in 1958 and built in 1960. Algirdas Brazauskas designed and built the first building himself, and his parents lived here until their deaths. That context frames the exhibition as family history rather than simply a shortened biography of a politician.
A family journey and a president's Kaišiadorys years meet here
The family's connection with Kaišiadorys dates from 1928, when Kazimieras came to work there as a notary's secretary and met Sofija. Algirdas was born on 22 September 1932, and in 1938 the family returned to Kaišiadorys when Kazimieras was appointed to the district court.
Algirdas attended Kaišiadorys secondary school from 1939 to 1951, so the house allows visitors to see more than the later president's public role: it preserves his early connection with the town. A memorial exhibition opened in the parents' house in 2011, linking that personal story with Kaišiadorys's public memory.
Household objects tell a story of everyday life and memory
The rooms display family furniture, photographs, manuscripts, books, and objects associated with childhood. Their importance is not luxury. Together they show the environment in which a person who later became Lithuania's head of state grew up, and how private recollection can become museum material.
The exhibition can continue to grow as the museum collects visual and other material about the family, the president, and the town. Listen to the museum's interpretation on site, where staff can explain the history of particular objects.
The garden places the exhibition within the town
The house is complemented by a garden whose view opens across Kaišiadorys. This outdoor setting matters because the memorial is not separated from the town: visitors can sense the lived surroundings, the daily approach to the home, and the landscape in which the family's connection with Kaišiadorys developed.
The museum also hosts commemorative and cultural events, so the character of a visit can depend on the day. Ask before photographing, respect the exhibition and other visitors, and stay within the visitor areas in the garden while protecting its plants.
Plan the visit around the museum's official timetable
The exhibition at 26 J. Biliūno Street is open Tuesday to Friday from 10:00 to 18:00 and Saturday from 10:00 to 14:00. The regular schedule does not include Sunday or Monday, and holidays or special dates can change admission, so check the museum's latest notice before travelling.
The exhibition occupies a lived-in family house, so visitor flow and the chance to view rooms quietly can depend on groups and events. If you need an individual visit or particular accessibility arrangements, agree them with the museum in advance.
Allow about 45-75 minutes for a first visit. If you want to read slowly, see the garden, and ask a museum guide questions, allow up to 1.5 hours. Confirm any special tour, ticket, or accessibility arrangements directly with the museum before travelling.
