TOP10 Virtual Tours Through the Museums of Lithuania

“Traveling with children ®” has selected the most interesting museums for virtual visits for your cozy evenings with the family.

TOP 10 virtual tours of the Museum of Lithuania. Make some tea, sit comfortably at the computer and proceed to the virtual tours. These are certainly not only engaging and interesting, but also useful for our knowledge. And for those living or wintering outside of Lithuania, it is a great way to visit Lithuanian museums. They can be visited with children, to learn about the history and geography of Lithuania.

Virtual Tour of the Clock Museum in Klaipėda

The Klaipėda Clock Museum was founded in 1984. According to its specifics, it is one of the rarest museum not only in Lithuania, but also in all of Europe. The museum exhibits originals, models and replicas-reconstructions of ancient calendars, sun, water, fire, and hourglasses. The virtual tour is led by the watchmaker Jurgis (also affectionately called “Jurgelis Meistrelis” –  Jurgel the Master – by his friends.) He will tell you about time measuring devices, models, types. Together with him, You will be taken for a walk through the halls and exhibitions of the museum. The museum even offers to become a part of a remote lesson – to virtually join a lesson for children of various ages and supplement the educational content with interesting stories and practical tasks.

You can find the tour here: a tour of the Clock Museum.

Virtual Tour of the Palanga Amber Museum

The representative palace of Palanga Counts Tiškevičiai was built in 1897 in the Birutė forest of Palanga. It is considered sacred by local residents, near the Baltic Sea. The palace is surrounded by the Palanga Botanical Park, which was formed during the construction of the palace in the 19th century.

At the end of the century, Count Feliksas Tiškevičius (1870–1932) built this two-story brick building for permanent residence in Palanga. On August 3, a branch of the Lithuanian Art Museum (now the Lithuanian National Art Museum) was opened in the Tiškevičiai Palace. It was opened on the order of the Ministry of Culture of the Republic of Lithuania. Now, it’s called the Amber Museum, which is still operating here.

Currently, as many as 15 halls with a total area of ​​750 square meters invite visitors to the museum to get to know amber. The expositions tell about the history of the formation of amber, its distribution, trade routes. Also, the processing and use of amber. A large and perhaps the most visited collection of amber inclusions. A virtual tour is an interactive walk through the halls of the palace and amber inclusions expositions. Get to know the amber story right from your home.

You can find the tour here: a tour of the Amber Museum.

Virtual tour of the Railway Museum

The Railway Museum has been counting its years since 1966. The museum is located in the historical passenger hall of the Vilnius railway station built in the 19th century. The museum consists of indoor and outdoor exhibits. The outdoor exhibit consists of four blinds, on which more than 30 historical exhibits of railway equipment are placed: road machines, wagons, trains, locomotives and old steam locomotives. The indoor exposition is located on the 2nd floor of the Vilnius railway station. The virtual tour is very convenient – you can view both indoor and outdoor expositions, descriptions or even videos are included with the exhibits.

You can find the tour here: a tour of the Railway Museum.

 

Virtual Tour of the Palace of Lords

The Palace of the Rulers is the political, diplomatic, administrative and cultural center of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania, which existed in the 15th-17th centuries. in the first half. 19th century At the beginning of the tsarist administration of Russia, the residence of the rulers of Lithuania was destroyed and restored only in 2013. In this museum, you can see four permanent exhibitions presenting the functions of this historical residence.

Abundant finds, together with models of the development of the palace and iconographic material, are displayed in the exposition of the historical and architectural development of the Palace (I route). The exhibition of restored historical representational interiors of the palace (route II) will lead visitors to the representational arts, where visitors can admire the restored historical representational interiors of the late Gothic, Renaissance and early Baroque periods, as well as to a special treasury hall.

Route III consists of an event hall and three expositions (weaponry, everyday life, music). In the latter, museum visitors are introduced to the fortifications of the castle and palace of the Grand Dukes of Lithuania, as well as the collection of weapons. Another exposition reveals the daily life of the residents of the castle and palaces of the Grand Dukes of Lithuania.

The IV route houses the Museum Exhibition Center, where significant national and international exhibitions are exhibited. The virtual tour also presents all these routes with high-quality photos, detailed descriptions, and a great musical background. Take the whole day off for this, discuss the history of Lithuania with your children – we promise it will be useful for the whole family.

You can find the tour here: a tour of the palace of the rulers.

Virtual Tour of the Lithuanian Folk Household Museum

The Lithuanian Folk Household Museum was founded in 1966 in Rumšiškės, in the lands of the village of Pievelės. It was opened to visitors in 1974. The Lithuanian folk household museum is one of the most important objects of cultural tourism in Lithuania.

It is one of the largest open-air museums in Europe in terms of area occupied (195 ha) and the number of immovable exhibits. It is the only museum of the ethnographic type in Lithuania, which presents a reduced reflection of all the ethnographic regions and towns of Lithuania. The chronological frames of the museum exposition include the 18th century.

At the end of the 20th century, it was organized by ethnographic regions, and the characteristics of the terrain were also targeted. The virtual tour is very informative, with many photos, names and descriptions of individual exhibition objects and objects. It also has a great musical background – you will hear some Lithuanian folk songs. This is a great opportunity to visit the museum virtually, to see the exhibition buildings not only from the outside, but also from the inside.

You can find the tour here: tour of the Rumšiškės Museum.

Virtual tour of the Historical Presidency of the Republic of Lithuania in Kaunas

The museum is intended to acquaint the public with the relics of the Republic of Lithuania, other historical materials or works of art, reflecting the development of statehood, giving meaning to its most important stages, the creators of the state.

You can find the tour here: a tour of the historic Presidency.

Virtual tour of Kaunas IX Fort Museum

20th century 7 ten. the construction of the Kaunas Fort IX memorial complex began. After thirteen years of construction, a 32-meter-high monument-monument to the victims of Nazism was erected at the site of the mass killings. A new museum building of original forms was built next to Fort IX (now the Occupations Exhibition), and a park with walking paths was established. in 1984 on June 15, the memorial complex of the IX Fort Museum was ceremonially presented to the public. It has become one of the largest monumental sites in all of Europe.

With the help of a virtual tour, you will be able to wander through the corridors of the fort museum – we will provide you with some high-quality photos of the museum.

You can find the tour here: tour of the Fort IX.

Lithuanian Aviation Museum in Kaunas

The Lithuanian Aviation Museum (LAM) is an institution subordinate to the Ministry of Culture, which takes care of collecting, storing, researching, conserving, restoring and popularizing the history of aviation and fire rescue service equipment. The museum was established in 1990 February 19, and is located in Kaunas, Aleksotas, on the territory of S. Darius and S. Girėnas airfields.

The museum’s funds store more than 20 thousand exhibits (among them – over 40 flying machines), and the exposition area reaches 4700 square meters. Large-sized aircraft and Fire Rescue Service equipment are exhibited on a 2 ha open field. The museum’s specialized library contains about 19,000 publications.

The most popular exhibit is the flyable replica of the legendary “Lituanica”, designed and manufactured by the famous aviator Vladas Kensgaila in 1982, during the making of the film “Flight over the Atlantic”. The pride of the museum are the Lithuanian gliders used in Lithuania, among which the Bronius Oškinis glider collection stands out. The virtual tour offers to visit and look around not only the rich exposition of the aviation museum, but also to visit the birthplaces of the famous pilots S. Darius and S. Girėnas. This one will appeal to children of all ages, especially boys.

You can find the tour here: tour of the aviation museum.

Virtual Tour of the Vytautas Great War Museum

The Vytautas Great War Museum – one of the oldest museums in Lithuania – is located in Kaunas. It is a place worth visiting for everyone who lives in Kaunas and for every city guest. Constantly updated expositions and exhibitions will allow you to get acquainted with Lithuanian and world warfare from ancient times, recording the most important historical events. This is a place from which you will bring back a bit of dynamic history! A high-quality virtual tour with detailed descriptions and an interesting voice-over will especially appeal to slightly older children who are interested in the history of Lithuania.

You can find the tour here: a tour of the war museum.

Virtual Tour of the Museum of Energy and Technology

The museum invited its first visitors in 2003. They were invited on February 14, marking the 100th anniversary of the Vilnius City Central Power Station. At that time, the museum occupied only 13% of the premises of the former power plant. The rest of the building was in poor condition.

At the end of the year, the museum, having completed the EU Structural Funds-supported project “Transformation of the Lithuanian Energy Museum into the Lithuanian Technical Museum. Adapting the cultural and historical heritage object – the premises of the first Vilnius Central Power Plant to public tourism needs”, achieved the main goal of the project.

It was a reconstructed industrial object, preserving the authentic equipment of the power plant, and adapted for cultural and tourism needs. The small, little-known Lithuanian Energy Museum has grown from 800 to 5,000 m2 and has become the largest museum presenting various areas of technical heritage in Lithuania. Here you can also enjoy interactive science exhibitions, which have become popular in the world’s science and technology museums several decades ago, and get information about the Vilnius industry.

You can find the tour here: tour of the Energy Museum.

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