World Doll Collection

In the toy room set up in Children’s Literature Division (Gvazdikų takas 8) you can see a unique collection of souvenir dolls in national clothes of various nations of the world. The teacher Aldona Gužaitytė started collecting dolls back in 1974.
The toy room exhibits souvenir dolls from as many as 136 countries! Here visitors can admire unique handmade dolls.
In the toy room visitors can participate in the educational workshop National Patterns in the Creation of Souvenir Dolls.
In pre-ordered workshop, students can learn more about the variety of national costumes of souvenir dolls exhibited here, get acquainted with peculiarities of national costumes of different ethnic regions of Lithuania, test their knowledge by making a puzzle of national costumes of different countries. And, of course, during the workshop, each participant will be able to make a souvenir doll for himself!
The workshop National ornaments in the creation of souvenir dolls is included in the package of services of the Šiauliai City Municipality Culture Pouch and Lithuanian Culture Passport (price – 2 Eur).
Those who want to participate in the workshop National ornaments in the creation of souvenir dolls can register by phone (8 41) 55 28 94 or by e-mail: sutkute-sorakiene@smsvb.lt