Weathervane Gallery

In 19th century, after the tightening of fisheries control in the Curonian Lagoon, a special marking system for sailboats was introduced. Fishermen were required to put up signs at the top of their boat's mast, marked and approved by the Fisheries Inspector. From this, it was possible to determine which Curonian Lagoon coastal village the boat belongs to. Later, the fishermen themselves began to decorate their weather vanes with peculiar wood carvings. These symbols reflected the daily lives of fishermen, worldviews, family life and even social status. Today, weather vanes are a peculiarly developed peculiar, only typical of the Curonian Lagoon fishermen's settlements, the ethnocultural legacy has grown into a peculiar form of folk art.

The gallery exhibits a collection of weather vanes restored according to historical material. The gallery also exhibits and sells Baltic amber jewelry, offers a large selection of tourist reference literature, Lithuanian textiles and original ceramics.