The Skuodas Museum was founded in a manor house, which bespeaks of numerous historical town events. It is where the first Skuodas gymnasium was established in 1918. Later on some other cultural institutions functioned there, the last of which was musical school. That is why historical and musical spirit  is felt here up to now.

The museum has accumulated about 20.000 exhibits, the major part of which are ethnographical, historical and folk art exhibits. A considerable part is taken up by archeological findings discovered in the mounds and burial place of Apuolė, Klaišiai and Klauseikiai. The museum exhibit fund is also curator of emigrant presents: Dana Binkis from Australia has presented her father’s, L. Berta6ius, photographs and medals, depicting the Skuodas social life in the period of 1920 – 1930. M. B. Stankūnienė from Chicago has given pictures – woodcuts and batik art collection.

The museum has got 6 exposition halls, permanent exhibitions being "The Skuodas town formation history",  "Exile, partisan movement and Lithuanian Sąjūdis activities in Skuodas",  Samogitian home", "Sports activities in Skuodas" as Nell as folk-artist’s J. Šilinis donated works exhibition. Other exhibition halls contain changeable folk-artist’s and professional art exhibitions which are constantly being arranged not only from the Skuodas but also from other further away areas.