Best Museums in Vilnius
I visited 20 museums in Vilnius, Lithuania in 2024 — every one is rated below, best first, on my 0–3 scale (how I rate). 5 of them are free.
- 1.2
Gediminas Castle Tower
Worth a stop · ~€6 ($6.60) · Visited 2024“Views of the city”
This 3-story brick tower was originally part of a castle constructed in the 15th century.
- 2.2
Money Museum
Worth a stop · Free · Visited 2024This museum offers interactive exhibits on the history of money & currencies from around the world.
- 3.2
Museum of Culture and Identity of Lithuanian Jews
Worth a stop · ~€6 ($6.60) · Visited 2024“Not on Museum Card”
Vilnius museum on the history, culture, and identity of Litvak Jews.
- 4.2
Palace of the Grand Dukes of Lithuania
Worth a stop · ~€12 ($13.20) · Visited 2024Museum featuring a variety of art, archaeology & history exhibits in a reconstructed palace.
- 5.2
Užupis
Worth a stop · Free · Visited 2024“Like Freetown Christiania, but a lot more outdoor art”
Bohemian self-declared 'republic' across the Vilnia River, known for art studios and a witty constitution.
- 6.2
Vilnius Picture Gallery
Worth a stop · ~€6 ($6.60) · Visited 2024Vilnius branch of the Lithuanian Art Museum showing 16th–19th century European paintings.
- 7.2
Vytautas Kasiulis Musuem of Art
Worth a stop · ~€5 ($5.50) · Visited 2024Vilnius museum of works by Lithuanian émigré painter Vytautas Kasiulis.
- 8.1
Holocaust Exhibition - The Green House
Interesting · ~€6 ($6.60) · Visited 2024“Not on Museum Card”
Vilnius Holocaust exhibition at the Vilna Gaon Museum's Green House, on the destruction of Lithuanian Jewry.
- 9.1
House of Histories Exhibition
Interesting · ~€7 ($7.70) · Visited 2024Vilnius exhibition center presenting historical themes from the National Museum of Lithuania.
- 10.1
Kazys Varnelis House-Musuem
Interesting · ~€5 ($5.50) · Visited 2024Vilnius museum of artist Kazys Varnelis, displaying his op-art works and antique collection.
- 11.1
MO Museum
Interesting · ~€5 ($5.50) · Visited 2024Vilnius private museum of modern and contemporary Lithuanian art (founded 2018), in a Daniel Libeskind-designed building.
- 12.1
MO Museum
Interesting · ~€11 ($12.10) · Visited 2024“Not on Museum Card”
Vilnius private museum of modern and contemporary Lithuanian art (founded 2018), in a Daniel Libeskind-designed building.
- 13.1
Radvila Palace Art Museum
Interesting · ~€6 ($6.60) · Visited 202417th-century palace, now home to a modest museum showcasing Lithuanian art & culture.
- 14.1
Samuel Bak Museum
Interesting · ~€6 ($6.60) · Visited 2024Exhibits devoted to Jewish history & artifacts in Lithuania are on display in this small museum.
- 15.1
The Centre for Civil Education
Interesting · Free · Visited 2024Vilnius civic education center with rotating exhibits on democracy and Lithuanian history.
- 16.1
Vilnius Cathedral Bell Tower
Interesting · ~€6 ($6.60) · Visited 2024Medieval bell tower on Cathedral Square with views over Vilnius's old town.
- 17.1
Vilnius Musuem
Interesting · ~€5 ($5.50) · Visited 2024Novel museum with exhibits involving optical tricks, an upside-down room & illusional artwork.
- 18.0
Jewish Community Centre of Lithuania
Skip · Free · Visited 2024Vilnius cultural center on the history and contemporary life of Lithuania's Jewish community.
- 19.0
Menu fabrikas Loftas
Skip · Free · Visited 2024Vilnius former factory turned arts complex with concerts, club nights, and rotating exhibitions.
- 20.0
The Bastion of Vilnius City Wall
Skip · ~€6 ($6.60) · Visited 2024“Way more interesting from the outside”
Restored defensive structures originally built in the 16th century, including a tower & tunnels.
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