The 10 Best History Museums in Lithuania, Lithuania

Visit Tauragė castle that was built in the beginning of 19th c. as a custom house. Today, one of the most modern museums in Western Lithuania is based here. Don't miss a chance to see the tale about the history of Tauragė rendered eith 360° imaging technology inside the round castle tower. Visit History, Ethnography, Archaeology, Nature expositions. See for yourself the all-year-round greening apple tree, two 1500 L aquariums with tropical and local kinds of fish, mammoth bones and so on. In the end, take rest in the relaxation space of the castle vaults while watching VR glasses.

In the House of Torment of Exiles and Political Prisoners the horrific story about the repression of the authorities of Soviet Russia, the fight and massacre of Freedom Fighters and their supporters is told. You can see many personal belongings of Lithuanian people who were exiled to Siberia. Museum premises are equipped with a new modern exposition of prisoner’s cell and punishment cell, interrogation room, life-size reconstruction of Freedom Fighters bunker, educational space. The exposition includes many interactive solutions. The House of Torment of Exiles and Political Prisoners offers the educational session “Establish your own Freedom Fighters district”. The pupils are introduced to the partisan period in Lithuania, Freedom Fighters as an organized military structure. During the course of the session, partisan detachments are formed, the statutes are adopted and the pupils take an oath.

„Vinetu kaimas“ is an authentic campsite of North American Indians, settled in a beautiful valley of the river Dane near the Klaipeda city. Gallery Talks & Tours: explore the rich and colourful Native American Indian culture. Indian open-air museum: expositions and educational activities, rituals and annual celebrations for kids, adults or whole families.

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Open Air Museum of Lithuania is a unique and one of the largest (195 ha) open-air ethnographic museums in Europe. It has the biggest quantity of exhibits (90820 exhibits). The museum presents the mode of life, works, and traditions of peasants and townspeople of all Lithuanian ethnographic areas: Dzūkija, Aukštaitija, Suvalkija, Žemaitija and Lithuania Minor. It was established in 1966, in Rumšiškės on a picturesque coast of Kaunas Lagoon. There are fragments of the villages, authentic farms, century-old buildings with flower gardens, orchards and vegetable gardens, with crosses and wooden roofed poles, technical facilities - mills, forges, a fulling-mill and oil-mill lining along 7 km circular route, meandering between forests, meadows and hills. In the centre of the museum there is a fragment of a township with its typical buildings, where pots are shaped, amber and wood works are done and weaving process of linen is presented. The painful past of Lithuanian history is reminded in the sector of Deportation and Resistance. The guided tours, educational programs, calendar feasts, folk group concerts are being organized in the museum, horseback riding club.