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Amber Workshop
(Vytauto Street 21/S. Dariaus ir S. Girėno Street 27, Palanga)
Amber processing was already known to be performed on the territory of the present-day Lithuania in the third millennium BC. The best known workshop in Lithuania was situated near Šventoji. It would produce pendants and pins for northerners who lived in the present territories of Estonia, Finland, and Novgorod Region. Scientists are still speculating on what the shapes of humans and animals were intended for; they could have represented the guardians of life – the lords of the Universe – and might have served as amulets.
Historians maintain that the amber-processing craft was developing so fast that as early as in the 17th century Palanga already had amber workshops rather than individual craftsmen producing and selling amber items. In the 19th century, Palanga became a major centre of industrial amber processing.
In autumn 2003, amber workshops were opened to visitors. The guests can observe the complete process of amber processing – from the raw material to a finished accessory – buy amber artefacts and have a chat with the amber craftsmen.
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