The Ethnographic Pranas Dzūkas Homestead is the largest unit of the Lazdijai Regional Museum, consisting of six buildings: a residential house, a granary (barn), a barn, a forge and two outbuildings. One of the outbuildings is adapted for stage activities, therefore the rural amateur theatre "Sodžius" operates near the Ethnographic Pranas Dzūkas Homestead. The spacious buildings of the unit store large-sized exhibits: an oil press, a chip making device, a threshing floor, etc.
The homestead reflects the daily life of the Dzūkija village at the beginning of the 20th century. It offers visitors exhibitions of ancient farm implements, furniture, and household items. This museum was founded in the village of Delnica in 1972 at the initiative of Algirdas Savulis, and now commemorates not only the everyday life of earlier times, but also the now almost extinct village of Delnica, which was located between the settlements of Šeštokai and Birutė. Although the homestead belongs to the Dzūkija region from an ethnographic point of view, the “borders” are quite close. Local residents call the border between the Dzūkija and Suvalkija regions the railway located two kilometers west of the homestead. The homestead is a bit further from busy roads, but is easily accessible, so it is perfectly suitable for educational activities, excursions, and celebrations.
In 2004, the Pranas Dzūkas Ethnographic Homestead was attached to the Lazdijai Regional Museum as a department.
Educational programs are held at the Pranas Dzūkas Ethnographic Homestead:
- Hardworking bee - sweet honey,
- Guess the riddle,
- I eat delicious food,
- Production of carnival masks,
- Little one,
- Sleeping on hay.
From 1 July 2022, visiting the Lazdijai Regional Museum and its departments is free of charge, more information at www.lazdijumuziejus.lt
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