The Mykolas Oginskis Manor was famous not only for its treasures (portraits, sculptures and other works of art), but also for its cultural environment and the development of culture. He also funded the St. John the Baptist Church in Plungė, the publishing of Lithuanian books and the first Lithuanian play. It was in this cultural environment that M. K. Čiurlionis, who came from Druskininkai in 1899 to study music, found himself.

The palace is now home to the Samogitian Art Museum, where we can also find exhibits related to Čiurlionis that shed light on the artist's life and work in Plungė. One of the rarer exhibits is the "C. BECHSTEIN": a product of the Carl Bechstein (1826-1900) piano and piano factory, made around 1870. It was played not only by Pranas Dovydavičius, the leader of the Oginski Orchestra, but also by M. K. Čiurlionis, a talented pupil of the Music School.

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Mykolas Oginskis Manor House

Mykolas Oginskis Manor House

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