The History
You Can Touch.
From the first mechanical drum signals to the invisible cloud infrastructure of today. Explore the evolution of human connection in a 1907 historic treasury. We invite you to visit the museum where you will spend time meaningfully and interestingly.
1,200+
Artifacts
118 yrs
Building Age
8
Programs
15k+
Annual Guests
About Us
Our Mission & Values
Vision
To preserve and promote the values of telephony technology, and to foster the identity and uniqueness of the cultural heritage site.
Mission
To collect, preserve, and present telecommunication devices to the public, introduce the history of telephony, conduct educational excursions for tourists, and organise educational activities for children and youth.
Values
Being interesting and useful to society
Communication and cooperation with city educational institutions and museums
Respect for museum visitors
Continuous improvement
In 2019, the international telecommunications company DIDWW opened one of the few innovative, modern, and historic Telephony Museums in Lithuania.
We invite you to visit the museum where you will spend time meaningfully and interestingly.
The Collection
From Drum to Cloud
The history you can touch…
The museum exhibition tells the story of the oldest means of transmitting information — whistling, gongs, bells, drums, fire signals, smoke, messengers, and carrier pigeons. The invention of the telephone is attributed to Alexander Graham Bell (1876). In March 1896, a telephone station began operating in Vilnius. In 1935, a 3,000-number automatic telephone exchange was launched in Klaipėda. Before World War II, Lithuania had 26,000 telephone subscribers. Today we use VoIP systems and cloud telephony — these quality services are successfully developed and provided in Lithuania by the international telecommunications company DIDWW.
The Bell Era
The Switchboard Era
Mobile Revolution
Cloud Telephony
01 The Treasury House
The building is located in the very centre of Šiauliai, in its historical part. It is one of the few surviving historical buildings in Šiauliai. The architect of this building was Stanislovas Kačkovskis. It was built in 1907–1908 and is an early 20th-century historicism structure. Initially, the city treasury — the "Treasury Vault" — operated here, a special place where state assets were kept. In 1919, the Šiauliai County Workers' Deputies Council Executive Committee was established in the building; during the interwar period, the Bank of Lithuania Šiauliai branch moved in. From 1998, the independent Lithuanian Savings Bank operated here. In 2008, the building was included in the Cultural Property Register of the Republic of Lithuania. In 2019, the international telecommunications company DIDWW opened the Telephony Museum here.
- Early 20th century historicism architecture style
- Architect Stanislovas Kačkovskis
- Cultural Property Register status since 2008
- Located in the historical heart of Šiauliai
- Originally functioned as the city treasury — "Treasury Vault"
- Original vault doors still intact
Architecture
Heritage
Meets Innovation
Experience the physical weight of history. The thick brick walls that once guarded gold and currency now house the gold of communication history.
Education
Educational Programs
Our programs spark curiosity, critical thinking, and a profound appreciation for the technological leaps of the last 150 years. Designed for students of all ages.
Telephony History: Turn Back the Time Machine…
Photography in a Mobile Phone
Cloud Telephony
Modern Phone & Health Diagnostic Apps
Defective Phone
Cultural Heritage Building – The Old Treasury of Šiauliai
The Old "Treasury Vault" of Šiauliai
Telegraph – 19th Century Electrical Communication System
In the Old Šiauliai Treasury: From Ostruble to Euro
The Phone Rang…
Remote Educational Program – Defective Phone
Remote Cultural Pass Education – Šiauliai City Treasury/Bank
Pricing
Ticket Prices
Visits to the museum and educational activities must be arranged in advance.
Adult
With guide service
Reduced
For a child, pupil, student, senior, or person with a disability, with guide service
Cultural Pass
Cultural Pass funded educational program price per pupil (ordered only for pupil groups in the Cultural Education System)
Free museum admission for:
- Guides, teachers and their assistants accompanying excursion groups
- Children under 2 years of age
At the museum, tickets can be paid for in cash or by bank transfer to the museum's account.
Contact Us
Plan your trip to the centre of Šiauliai.
Address
Dvaro g. 85-5, Šiauliai 76236, Lithuania
Working Hours
Visits to the museum and educational activities must be arranged in advance.