Labanoras: Wooden Church and Forest Exhibition

Key facts

• Labanoras has a newly rebuilt wooden church.
• The bell tower, which has stood since the 19th century, houses a small church museum.
• The exhibition “Didžiosios girios glėbyje” is located in the Labanoras Regional Park Visitor Centre.
• It introduces the values of the Labanoro Forest and explores people, plants and animals.
• At the visitor centre, you can plan your trip through the park and buy a park map and souvenirs.

Wooden Church and Church Museum

The newly rebuilt wooden church offers a tangible introduction to Labanoras’s architectural heritage. Its bell tower has stood since the 19th century and houses a small church museum. Together, the church and tower bring together two distinct aspects: the rebuilt wooden structure and a museum in the historic bell tower. If you are interested in sacred architecture, you will find a cultural attraction here alongside the exhibition at the visitor centre.

If you would like to include the church museum in your plans, check visitor information before your visit. This will let you consider a visit to the museum as a separate activity, without confusing it with the exhibition at the visitor centre.

The Labanoro Forest at the Visitor Centre

The exhibition “Didžiosios girios glėbyje” at the Labanoras Regional Park Visitor Centre introduces the values of the Labanoro Forest. It explores a forest that has long been home to people, plants and animals. This gives the exhibition a distinct focus: it treats the forest not only as a landscape, but also considers the living things and people connected to it.

This focus can help with your trip planning if you are interested in local nature and how it is presented. The exhibition offers a different way to discover Labanoras from the church museum: one explores the forest and wildlife, the other the church and bell tower.

Games, Sounds and Close Observation

The exhibition offers games and the chance to crawl into a “cave” or “meet” animals. Audio features include birdsong and the sounds of the “Labanoro dūda”, typical of the Labanoras region. The exhibition also gives you the chance to examine butterfly wings, flies and other insects up close and imagine yourself as part of an osprey family. Activities range from listening and observing to taking part.

If you are travelling with children, these specific examples can help you plan together: games, animal encounters and nature sounds offer a different experience from simply viewing exhibits. The activities also give adults an idea of how the exhibition presents its themes. You can decide in advance whether to set aside time for the church museum, the interactive features or both.

Planning Your Stay

At the Labanoras Visitor Centre, guests can plan their trip through the park and buy a park map and souvenirs. The map can help you plan your onward journey; if you have several interests during your stay, the centre also offers a place to familiarise yourself with the park’s themes.

If you are looking for accommodation for your trip to Labanoras, first decide which of the experiences described matters most to you: the rebuilt church with its small museum, or the exhibition with its forest themes and interactive activities.

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