The writer Brone
Buivydaite (1895–1984) grew up and
lived till her death in the house not far from
the church, near the center of Anyksciai. The
old part of the house is authentic. Here you can
see the desk, where the books about childhood
were written. They are “Through the Childhood
Window” and “Misery Lifts the Gates”. A
prewar typewriter is next to the desk. There is
a photograph on the desk. Jone and Dalia were
the writer’s nieces and they painted the
pictures, which are hanging on the walls now.
In old age the
writer used to listen to the radio. While
listening to a song from Johannesburg, she was
thinking about her father Steponas Buivydas, a
tailor, who left for Africa and didn’t come
back. The writer’s mother Karolina Buivydiene
was famous for making blankets. There is her
sewing machine at the Museum.
The
exposition about the writer’s life and
creation is opened in a small room. The
children’s book-shop “Auksinis
batelis” is there too.