Are you planning a trip to Lithuania in what is left of your summer? Well, have I got the site for you see when you are there: the Cats Museum!

Founded in 1990 at Young Naturalist’s Centre, the museum was established by Vanda Kavaliauslkiene, who was collecting exhibits for the museum many years. The first exhibit, a little black wooden cat, came from Poland in 1962. Visitors are greeted by cats in stained glass, on stair handrails, on the lamps, and in over 10,000 other exhibits there.

Here visitors can get acquainted with cats, their breeds, and their character features. The museum features exhibits from many countries throughout the world, including Australia, Brazil, Canada, Cuba, China, Portugal and Taiwan. Miniatures of both male and female cats are created from porcelain, glass, amber, marble, crystal, and other media.

Children's pictures, artistic photographs, works of professional painters, and other items are also presented in the expositions. Visitors are greeted by a beloved cat, Mikis, who is considered to be the head of the museum.

You can e-mail the museum at jgs@splius.lt.