Our stone-age ancestors carved small figures out of amber, which probably had cultic meaning. Such wooden replicas of these figures stand life-size in front of the Amber Gallery Museum in Nida. They impress the visitor with their mystical appearance and make him curious. When entering the rooms, a mysterious world opens up, the world of amber. Beautiful large raw amber, amber with inclusions (insects, spiders and plants) attract the attention of the visitors. In Judokranté (Schwarzort), near Nida on the Curonian Spit in Lithuania, in the middle of the 19th century Richard Klebs found a considerable number of amber artifacts from the Neolithic Age (3000 BC). Many objects, such as beautifully carved figures in the form of people or animals from this famous "Judokranté treasure" are part of the exhibition. We leave this museum filled with fantastic, unforgettable impressions. Nida, the small town with its colourful fishermen's cottages and lovingly designed gardens is a place of silence, of peace. The nearby dune landscape is impressive. On the viewing platform, a wide panorama opens up; the old lighthouse, the silhouettes of Nida's cottages and the sparkling Curonian Lagoon.
Amber Gallery-Museum in Nida (Lithuania)
Dune scenery near Nida
Literature:
Virginija & Kazimieras Mizgiris, Geheimnisvolle Bernsteinwelt, ISBN 9986-31-167-5
http://www.ambergallery.lt/de/bernsteingalerie-museum/