Piniginės apkalas 13a.
Antsmilkiniai 13 a.
Kaklo vėrinys 13-14a.
Apyrankė 13a.
Žiedai 13-14a.
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First
collections of the museum were
accumulated by the teacher J.
Šiaučiūnas prior to the
official establishment in 1930 (founder
J. Šiaučiūnas). Till 1940
the museum displayed about 630
exhibits. Almost all of them were
collected in Kernavė or its
nearest environs. Though the
collection of archaeological
articles (ca 250 pieces) was
almost the most abundant one, its
specimens often appeared to be
incidental minor articles and
fragments thereof without their
origin and age determined
explicitly. The rest part of the
collection was constituted of
ethnographical, historical and
numismatic (ca 180 pieces)
material.
The collections of the museum
were insignificantly enriched
after the World War II but till
the very beginning of the
systematic archaeological
researches in 1979 almost all of
them had enough room in the
exposition.
Presently the situation has
radically changed. Archaeological,
ethnographical, historical and
numismatic exhibits are preserved
in the museum the specialisation
of which is archaeology.
Ethnographical and historical
exhibits were collected in
environs of Kernavė and in
Kernavė itself and reflect only
the near past of this locality.
In the museum collection are
preserved 19 670 pieces in total,
including 14 811 pieces in the
main collection and 4 859 in the
auxiliary collection (data of
January 2009)
In the archaeological collection
is accumulated the material of
scientific research since the
beginning of them in 1979.
Unique monuments of Kernavė
cover all archaeological periods
of Lithuania from the Lower
Paleolithic till the XVIII
century. The Stone Age is
represented by individual flint
finds ascribed to the darnel
culture of the IX millennium BC
and rich collection of Mesolithic
and Neolithic period flint
articles from the settlements of
the Pajauta Valley. The
collections include clay urns and
bronze articles from the unique
burial ground ascribed to the
incised pottery culture of the I
millennium BC.
The museum presents abundant
material from the mounds and
settlements of the first
centuries AD, local articles are
displayed along with the import
from the Roman Empire. The basis
of the archaeological collections
is constituted from the material
ascribed to the XIII - XIV
centuries from the mounds, town
in the Pajauta Valley and the
burial ground of Kriveikiškės.
The finds got in the museum from
the individual farmsteads of
artisans represent the certain
handicrafts. The exposition is
rich in the articles made of
organic materials (wood, bark,
birch-bark, leather). Ornamented
articles from birch-bark have no
analogues not only in the
Lithuanian museums but in museums
of neighbouring countries too.
The museum has a rich collection
of import material ascribed to
the XIII - XIV centuries
represented by oriental glass,
silver adornments. Together with
the articles collected in
Kernavė itself the exhibits from
the neighbouring Karmazinai,
Varliškiai, Popai - Vingeliai
burial mounds and the settlements
of Grabijolai and Karmazinai are
preserved in the funds of the
museum.
The numismatic collection of the
museum is not very rich but all
coins from this collection were
found in Kernavė and its
environs. The oldest coin is the
silver denarius of Marcus
Aurelius, the years 161-162.
Lithuanian silver alloys from
Kernavė Castle Hill and
Mitkiškiai treasures, fragments
of alloys and the falsification
from the territories of mounds,
town and the burial ground, as
well as the all type first
Lithuanian coins make the most
significant part of the
numismatic collections.
Kryželis 13-14a.
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Rombinis kabutis 13-14a.
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