Art and museums

Mikalojus Konstantinas iurlionis is renowned throughout Lithuania's artistic community (1875–1911). In Lithuania, iurlionis was a well-known musician and artist. His orchestral works Jra ("The sea") and Mike ("In the forest") were the first in their entirety to be created by a Lithuanian composer. Jra ("The sea") and Mike ("In the forest") were written to symbolize the landscape of Lithuania. The 2420 Iurlionis asteroid, which was discovered in 1975 in memory of Iurlionis, bears his name.

There are numerous museums in Lithuania. The main museum for the preservation and exhibition of art in Lithuania was established in 1933 and is known as the Lithuanian Art Museum. The Lithuanian Art Museum has a subsidiary called the Palanga Amber Museum. A sizable portion of the museum is made up of various amber objects. About 15,000 of the 28,000 amber pieces on display have inclusions of insects, spiders, or plants. The museum has 4,500 amber pieces that are utilized for jewelry and artwork.