Clock and Watch Museum

Development of the clock form since Renaissance till ArtModerne

Lithuanian National Museum of Art

Mantel clock. Classicism. France (19th century) by UnknownLithuanian National Museum of Art

At the Clock and Watch Museum visitors can see time measurement principles and the evolution of clock construction from early times to today. Visitors can learn about calendars, early sundials, water, fire, sand, mechanical and other types of clocks. The change in mechanical clock shapes and designs is revealed (16th–20th century) as well. The exposition presents famous pieces by European and Lithuanian clock-making masters such as Theodor Tarasowig, Abraham Louis Breguet, Theodore Perret and others. It contains more than 400 original and rare clocks and reconstructions, and the exhibition also features furniture, interior details and engravings from the same periods.

Mantel clock. Classicism. France (19th century) by UnknownLithuanian National Museum of Art

Pocket watch. Renaissance. Germany (16th century) by UnknownLithuanian National Museum of Art

Table clock. Renaissance. Lithuania (17th century (?)) by Theodor TarasovigLithuanian National Museum of Art

Clock on bracket (Unknown - Uknown) by UnknownLithuanian National Museum of Art

Table clock (Unknown - Uknown) by UnknownLithuanian National Museum of Art

Pocket watch (Unknown - Uknown) by UnknownLithuanian National Museum of Art

Wall clock (Unknown - Uknown) by Anonymous late 18th – early 19th century Lithuanian painterLithuanian National Museum of Art

Pocket watch. Classicism. England (18th century) by UnknownLithuanian National Museum of Art

Pocket watch. Classicism. Austria (late 18th century) by Joseph JefsnerLithuanian National Museum of Art

Mantel clock. Empire style. France (19th century - 19th century) by UnknownLithuanian National Museum of Art

Wall clock (Unknown - Uknown) by UnknownLithuanian National Museum of Art

Pocket watch (Unknown - Uknown) by UnknownLithuanian National Museum of Art

Table clock. Eclectic style. France (mid-19th century) by UnknownLithuanian National Museum of Art

Standing clock. Modern style. Germany (late 19th century - early 20th century) by UnknownLithuanian National Museum of Art

Wall clock (Unknown - Uknown) by UnknownLithuanian National Museum of Art

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