- Place
- Vilnius City Municipality
- Region
- Vilnius
- Type
- public-space sculpture
- Address
- 43 Pylimo Street, Vilnius
- Coordinates
- 54.67548, 25.28285
- Visit duration
- 10-20 minutes
- Best time
- daytime and early evening, when the sculpture and surrounding façades are easiest to see safely
Egg, Angel's Egg
The present site and renewed sculpture
The Margutis (Egg) Sculpture is a public artwork at 43 Pylimo Street, beside the junction of Šv. Stepono, Pylimo, and Raugyklos streets. It sits in an ordinary street setting rather than a museum courtyard, so visitors see it as part of daily Old Town movement and the perspective of historic façades.
The municipality describes a 2025 renewal in which the earlier symmetrical egg pattern was replaced by Lithuanian field-plant motifs and green tones. The surface is therefore more than decoration: it is a deliberate new layer in the story of a city symbol, best viewed from several safe points on the pavement.
How the Egg is linked to the Užupis Angel
The sculpture was once called the Angel's Egg and stood in Užupis until the Užupis Angel was installed there. The municipal account says that the Egg was sold at auction and the proceeds helped finance the Angel's wings; the object later moved to its present location on Pylimo Street.
The Angel's Egg and today's Margutis are therefore not two unrelated objects to search for separately. They are one sculpture's history of names and locations, while the Republic of Užupis is a meaningful related stop rather than the current address.
Names, creators, and urban memory
The Lithuanian Central State Archives' virtual exhibition identifies R. Vilčiauskas as sculptor and L. Turskytė as artist and designer. Municipal material also links the first 2007 decoration to Lijana Turskytė, so the current site is best understood as a continuation of several creative stages.
Vilnius Municipality presents the Egg as a local symbol and a popular meeting point. View it from several safe points on the pavement because the sculpture stands beside a busy junction.
A safe, practical stop at the junction
The sculpture is outdoors and can be viewed from the public street at any time because there is no ticket desk, booking system, or staffed visiting schedule. The junction is not a pedestrian plaza, however: take photographs from the pavement, stay out of the carriageway, and follow temporary signs.
The municipality has announced temporary traffic restrictions near the sculpture during events, so conditions can differ on a particular day. No dedicated car parking is listed, so a short stop on a walk through the Old Town is the more reliable plan; check municipal notices before travel.
