Devil Museum, Kaunas

Devil Museum, Kaunas - darkometer rating : 2 - An extremely unusual, if not unique museum in Kaunas , Lithuania . I doubt that any other place on Earth has as many different depictions of the Devil. It's more an art collection than a truly authentic dark site, but still, a must-see when in Kaunas for sure. > More background info > What there is to see > Location > Access and costs > Time required > Combinations with other dark destinations > Combinations with non-dark destinations > Photos More background info: The Devil Museum, or Velnių Muziejus in Lithuanian (sometimes also Devils or Devil's Museum in English) is effectively the work of one Lithuanian artist, Antanas Žmuidzinavičius (1876-1966), who clearly must have been some sort of eccentric. In addition to pursuing his own art he assembled a collection of thousands of statuettes and images of the devil that now form the mainstay of this bizarre museum. The building is modern and appears almost purpose-built, though I can't vouch for that. You can also visit the artist's former flat in the older apartment building next door, preserved in its original state, apparently. However, it is far less eccentric than his devils collection. He also collected art other than devils, and much of these collections are spread over a variety of other museums. The collection of devils has continued to be expanded since the death of the original artist. Allegedly people from around the world still send more devils to be added to the displays to this day. What there is to see: Devils, devils and more devils … or rather THE devil in a myriad of different depictions.