TOP150 museums for children in Lithuania

Tired of staying indoors in bad weather? We recommend that you take a look around the museums, because they can really surprise you and give you endless not only knowledge, but also games and entertainment. There are even several hundred museums in Lithuania!

In order to make this task easier for you, we have prepared a list of TOP150 museums for children in Lithuania! Choose a county and go!

You will also find objects in our tours on the map. This list of TOP150 museums for children in Lithuania is divided by county for your convenience, and the city is indicated next to the name. And if you click on a title with an active link, you will be immediately redirected to the “Traveling with children ®”’s map and a specific museum, where you will find a detailed description, museum contacts and a link to google map navigation.

TOP150 museums for children in Lithuania is your guide for meaningful leisure time with children.

Vilnius county

1. Toy Museum (Vilnius)

It is a must not only to see, but also to experience! Here you can not only look at toys from different eras, but also touch and try them on. In addition, a ticket to this museum is a great gift for every family.

2.Museum of Energy and Technology (Vilnius)

Once not well known, but now reborn with a new innovative force. Here you will find not only authentic old energy devices, but also a children’s hall and a newly established Transformation hall. Don’t miss the exciting Tesla show, which can be seen every day. We recommend buying tickets online in advance! You can read more about the museum in the article Museum of Energy and Technology in Vilnius.

3.Railway Museum (Vilnius)

The museum has come to life and presents a special, engaging space where you and your children can try driving a train, observe the moving world of mini-trains, and build tracks. There is an interactive railway history exhibition. The outdoor exhibit lets you see and touch real trains up close!

4. Mo Museum (Vilnius)

The museum is open to children and regularly organizes education for children of all ages. In order to participate, we recommend registering with the contacts listed on the museum page.

5.Gediminas Castle (Vilnius)

School-aged children will really enjoy climbing not only the mountain, but also the tower, where on each floor you can see how the city looked 700 years ago and how it has changed, touch the armor of the knights, and see the entire panorama of the capital from the roof terrace!

6. National Visitor Center of Protected Areas (Vilnius)

Visitors here will feel as if surrounded by nature. The environment is modern, suitable for education and research. The exceptional value of national and regional parks and reserves is illustrated not only by images, but also by concrete objects. The center is located in Antakalni, one of the buildings of the Sapiegi Palace complex.

7. State Knowledge Center (Vilnius)

A modern center that combines technology and material evidence, explaining the state system in ways children can understand. Follow the center’s FB page, as education for families, workshops, and distance education are often held.

8.Palace of the Lords (Vilnius)

Follow the Chamber’s information, as thematic educations, presentations, and workshops are constantly being held. And if you’re lucky, you’ll see palace advisors dressed up in old era clothes!

9. Vilnius Museum (Vilnius)

Unique and unknown, but relevant stories and stories of the city are presented here. There are also many interesting workshops, e.g. gingerbread printing workshop.

10. Museum of Illusions (Vilnius)

Here, illusions intertwine with scientific inventions and art: physics and optics are exhibited alongside enigmatic works of art and classic mysteries. This unique educational experience is enriched by interactive entertainment — drawing with light, creating shadows and unforgettable moments in an upside-down world.

11. Money Museum (Vilnius)

Visual solutions of the museum, integration of works of art, various interactive tools, video, sound and light effects not only arouse the interest of visitors, but also provide an opportunity to accumulate and consolidate acquired knowledge. There are special publications for children, interactive entertainment.

12.European Park (Vilnius district)

The European Park is considered one of the most impressive open-air museums of contemporary art. There is also a discovery space where you can touch the very center of the European continent, find out the directions and distances to all European capitals, reveal the secret of the house revolving on one point, and find the world’s largest chair full of water.

13. Church Heritage Museum (Vilnius)

This seemingly serious museum offers not only to visit it, to learn the stories of various famous personalities, but also to celebrate children’s birthdays! Once gathered, they will search for treasures, sew a ribbon and make a crown for themselves!

14.New Arsenal (Vilnius)

The main exposition of the National Museum of Lithuania, established in the New Arsenal, introduces not only the history of the state of Lithuania, but also ethnic Lithuanian culture.

15.Old Arsenal (Vilnius)

The archeological exposition “Lituvian Prohistory” is a journey of 12 thousand years, starting from the oldest event – when the first people appeared on the territory of Lithuania after the retreat of the glacier, and ending in the Iron Age, when the Baltic tribes were formed in Lithuania, on the basis of which the state would soon be created.

16. VU Zoological Museum (Vilnius)

In this museum, visitors can see the animals of Lithuania and the world, starting with the smallest hummingbirds, hornbills, woodpeckers and ending with the largest – rhinoceros, hornbill, ostrich, Nile crocodile, anaconda. Appointments must be made in advance.

17.Vilnius defensive wall bastion (Vilnius)

Here you can see not only the first small-arms firearms, but also get to know in detail the artillery past of Lithuania, take a walk through the old corridors. Bastėja, as a building dating back even to its fifth century, also tells the visitor about the past of Vilnius, revealing many unexpected questions.

18. Verkiai Regional Park (Vilnius)

While traveling along the paths of the Weeping Palace Park, you will get to know the architectural values ​​of the landscape and the ornithological trail. You will walk along paths of fabulous beauty along the Neris.

19. Customs Museum (Vilnius)

Don’t miss the chance to be in one of the few museums where some of the exhibits are not only possible, but must be touched. Interactive searches for exhibits, attractively presented information on computers with touch screens, video footage, motion-responsive sound systems and other modern technologies will help you get to know the history of Lithuanian customs up close.

20.Trakai History Museum (Trakai)

You can take a look around the expositions, explore the castle corridors or take part in education, where participants are given the opportunity to get to know medieval knighthood or the Inquisition, military equipment or the secrets of military victories, Gothic architecture or the intricacies of creating coats of arms. There are also medieval warfare education classes.

21. AJ Chocolate Sculpture Museum (Trakai)

The Museum of Chocolate Sculptures exhibits more than a hundred sculptures created by masters over the past year. The museum has four rooms. Each hall is different.

22. Road Museum (Vievis)

Exhibits reflecting the history of Lithuanian roads from the time of the Roman Empire to the present day are collected here: models of structures, road construction and maintenance tools, machines, carriages, road signs, road maps, etc. If kids love big tech, they’re sure to love it!

23.Ukmergė Local History Museum (Ukmergė)

Ethnographic, nature, and history classes are regularly held here for school and preschool age children and families. The aim is to introduce the history of the region, ethnography, natural values, curiosities of the world and develop citizenship and love for the native land.

24.Užugiris school – museum (Ukmergė district)

The museum complex consists of the foundations of A. Smetona’s birthplace, built in 1935. a school built by the president, a mansion with land. The Užugiris Museum is located in the street village of Užulėnis, in a palace-like building that was gifted to the residents of the region by the First President of Independent Lithuania, Antanas Smetona.

25.Nalšia Museum (Švenčionys)

It is a treasure trove of more than 62,000 archaeological, natural, historical and ethnographic objects that tell unexpected stories and reveal deep secrets of the past. The museum is distinguished not only by the abundance of exhibits, but also by virtual expositions, which offer the opportunity to get acquainted with the museum’s collections with the help of conventional two-dimensional and 360° photo galleries and video recordings.

26.Dieveniškiai Historical Regional Park Visitor Center (Šalčininkai District)

You can visit the museum exhibition of household items and traditional crafts of the Dieveniškii region, as well as the park of stone sculptures. In the nearby village of Poškonii, take a walk along the street and see authentic old farmhouses, and after driving a couple of kilometers further you will see some of the largest and oldest oak trees in Lithuania – Stakai and Grybiškii.

27.Sirvėta Regional Park Visitor Center (Švenčioni district)

The theme of the interior exposition is mythology. Its main focus is the tree of life, which symbolizes the continuous flow of life. Inside it, you can listen to fairy tales and briefly immerse yourself in the surprising world of myths. In the Sirveta Regional Park, you can visit the Mythological Trail, in the spring a new, picturesque educational trail will open in the park, which will allow you to reach the Kačėniškė mound more conveniently.

28.Visitor Center of the Labanor Regional Park (Švenčioniai District)

The exhibition has something for the whole family to do. You can play games, sneak into the “cave” and “meet” many interesting animals, listen to the voices of birds or the sounds of an interesting instrument characteristic of the Labanor region – the “Labanor pipes”, see what a butterfly’s wing, fly or other insects look like up close, feel like an eagle fisherman part of the family.

Kaunas county

29.Lithuanian Aviation Museum (Kaunas)

Over 20,000 exhibits are kept in the museum’s collections (including over 40 flying machines), and the exhibition area reaches 4,700 square meters. Large-sized aircraft and Fire Rescue Service equipment are exhibited on a 2 ha open field. Currently, only the outdoor exposition is open, and the main exposition building is currently being reconstructed.

30.Museum of Devils (Kaunas)

Temporarily closed due to repairs. Still, it’s worth adding to your future plans. The only one in the world, the Museum of Devils stores more than 3 thousand devils – works of fine and applied art, souvenirs, masks not only from Lithuania, but even from 70 countries around the world.

31.Atomic Bunker Museum (Kaunas)

A unique collection “KGB Bunker” is presented here, where secret surveillance equipment and devices used by the NKVD, KGB, and special militias have been made public. Until now, we could only read about the surveillance techniques used by the KGB in books or see them in movies about James Bond.

32.National Music Department of the Kaunas City Museum (Kaunas)

Lithuanian traditional music is presented in a modern and interactive way. You can not only view the instruments, but also hear their sounds, play them, and sing traditional karaoke.

33.Military Museum (Kaunas)

Special attention is paid here to the military heritage of Lithuania, so the expositions include impressive collections of weapons and military equipment. The halls are divided by periods and themes.

34.T. Ivanauskas Zoological Museum (Kaunas)

The museum exposition is spread over 3 floors, where you will find a huge collection of animal skeletons and stuffed animals. The classic exposition is now supplemented with interactive information terminals – from them you can watch filmed, animated material about representatives of biogroups. Interactive terminals encourage you to travel virtually, experience living nature, hear the voices of birds, and learn about nature conservation in Lithuania and the world.

35.Museum of Medicine and Pharmacy (Kaunas)

You will have the opportunity to see the exposition of the pharmacy department, the recipe room (office), the coctoria (where infusions and decoctions were made), the material room (where material stocks were kept), the laboratory, the basement with interesting exhibits.

36.Children’s Literature Museum (Kaunas)

The museum is called the HOUSE OF FAIRY TALES, young and old will see, hear and learn about the best Lithuanian literary tales, poems, plays and their creators. Here you can play, create, dream – EVERYTHING IS ALLOWED here. Even TOUCH THE EXHIBITS WITH YOUR HANDS! Every child and teacher must visit such a museum at least once during the entire school year. Even non-reading children will be encouraged to develop the habit of READING.

37.IX Fort (Kaunas)

The expositions of the Fort IX museum introduce visitors to the pain and suffering brought to Lithuania by both occupations – the Soviets and the Nazis, exile, Gulag prisons, the Jewish holocaust, and the unique and interesting military architecture of the defensive fortifications of the former Kaunas fortress around the city, with the tragedies of various people who entered Fort IX , fates. We recommend visiting with older children.

38.Octopus Museum (Raseiniai district)

You will be able to see antique furniture, gramophones, radios, milk processing equipment and other household items. There is a beautiful collection of old cars in the yard. Beautiful motorcycles attract the eye. A diesel engine turns the stone mill, and those who wish can try grinding grain with an authentic hand mill. There is an ancient forge in the homestead.

39.Folk household museum (Kaišiadorių district)

Residential houses, farm huts, technical monuments, brought from all regions of Lithuania – Žemaitija, Dzūkija, Aukštaitija and Suvalkija – are exhibited. Traditional events take place here: Halloween, Žolinė, Bath day, St. John’s Day, Oninė, etc.

40.D. Poška Baublii Museum (Raseiniai district)

The first antiquities museum in Lithuania. In the trunk of the museum’s carved oak in 1812. installed by Dionizas Poška, ​​a nobleman from Žemaia, writer. Here he collected archaeological finds, historical and ethnographic material, images of ancient gods, portraits of famous people and a library of more than 200 books.

41.Prienai Regional Museum (Prienai)

It organizes many interesting educational programs that help you get to know the old Lithuanian customs better. There is also a virtual tour.

42.Birštonas Museum (Birštonas)

Here in half an hour you can learn the most interesting facts about the history of the resort and see a number of valuable historical, art and technical exhibits. In addition, visiting the museum is free.

43.Jonava Regional Museum (Jonava)

Located in a unique place – the old Jonava post station. There are archaeological, ethnographic, historical and artistic expositions, all of which are worthy of attention. Entrance to this museum is free.

44.Kėdainiai Regional Museum (Kėdainiai)

The museum is one of the oldest in Lithuania. In the restored cells and premises of the monastery, there are 16 exhibition halls, an educational classroom, the funds store more than 50,000 exhibits of archaeology, writing, history, ethnography, art, photography, numismatics.

45.Raseiniai Regional History Museum (Raseiniai)

Modern expositions, educational activities, celebrations of holidays and memorable dates invite people of different ages and interests to the museum. There is a virtual tour.

46.Nemunas loop regional park (Birštonas)

Surrounded by wonderful nature, you can get to know the history of the region – there are 20 mounds in the park. The famous Pilėnai Castle could have stood on the high mound of Punia. Magnificent views can be seen from Pošventis, Naravai and Paverkniai mounds. Valuable works of architecture by folk masters – the wooden churches of Prienai and Nemajunai.

47.Dubysa Regional Park Visitor Center (Raseiniai District)

The story of the visitor center exposition about the park’s values ​​is interwoven with Maironis’ verses. The poet’s narrative is continued in the educational trail created by the Dubysa Regional Park and already loved by visitors “Maironi kelias padubbsiu”.

48.Biržai Regional Park Visitor Center (Biržai)

An exposition has been installed, introducing the unique values ​​of this protected area. The main theme of the exposition is “Land of the Meaningful Land”, since the Biržai region is famous for sinkholes, collapses, and interesting geological processes. In the second exhibition hall, an exhibition of minerals and rocks, an interactive core exhibition stand is prepared for visitors.

Klaipėda county

49.Lithuanian Maritime Museum (Klaipėda)

Museum expositions are located in Neriya fort, there is an aquarium, marine nature exposition, seabird and mammal pools, maritime history exposition. The recently renovated museum has become even more attractive for children. Don’t forget to visit the dolphinarium too!

50.Ship-museum Sūduvis (Klaipėda)

The ship M52 “Sūduvis” was handed over to the Lithuanian Navy in 1999. It was donated by Germany, in whose naval forces it was christened M1071 “Koblenz” and used since 1958. in 2021 the ship ended its service and was handed over to the Lithuanian Maritime Museum, which opens this exhibit to the public, adapting it for museum and educational activities.

51. Clock Museum (Klaipėda)

We invite you to visit the World of Time – to see, get to know, experience, feel the rhythm of time and the variety of clocks that count it. Next to the museum building, in the preserved 19th century in the part of the park there is a closed courtyard with working sundials.

52. Klaipėda Castle Museum (Klaipėda)

With the help of ~5 thousand collection of finds and the latest technologies 800 sq. m. The reconstruction of the old history of Klaipėda from the 13th to the 18th centuries has been created in the exposition spaces. For lovers of modern solutions, there is an impressive abundance of them: interactive terminals, projectors, the largest projection in the museum premises, sound zones, various holograms, LED screens.

53. Museum of the History of Little Lithuania (Klaipėda)

It includes the prehistory of this land, the life and burial customs of the Curonian and Scalvian tribes, the conquests of the Teutonic Order and the existence of the state they created. A special place in the exposition is occupied by the traditional culture of Lithuanians.

54.Birthplace of Lakūnas S. Darius (Klaipėda district)

It works in the reconstructed homestead of S. Darius’ parents. There are exhibitions in the residential house and granary. On display is a symbolic granite compass on the ground, created based on the prototype of the compass that was on the Lituanica plane. There is an airfield near the museum, in the S. Darius Memorial Park.

55.Klaipėda District Craft Center (Klaipėda District)

The cozy environment of the craft center, interesting education, free herbal tea, which will be served to every wanderer, and unique and one-of-a-kind self-made works will delight you at home as well.

56.Seaside Regional Park Visitor Center (Klaipėda District)

The Visitor Center of the Seaside Regional Park introduces you to the exceptional seashore. Here you can familiarize yourself with the exposition about amber hunting, fishing, cultural heritage, the formation of sea dunes, hear interesting facts about local plants and animals or participate in excursions led by professional guides.

57.Amber Museum (Palanga)

There are about 5,000 exhibits in the exposition, the largest one – the so-called “Stone of the Sun” – weighs 3,524 g. The manor, where the museum is located, and the park next to it, which is surprising with its beauty especially in warm weather, are also worthy of attention.

58. Palanga Resort Museum (Palanga)

Located in a particularly beautiful villa “Annapilis”. It is often overlooked by tourists, but it is worth paying attention to because it tells about the history of the resort, the traditions of recreation, and the changing of the city.

59.V. Into Stone Museum (Mosėdis)

In the valley, a stone field exposition with a collection of rare trees and plants and small recreation areas. On the hill there is a square of stone sculptures. The museum has a large collection of rocks brought to Mosėdis and other parts of Lithuania during the Ice Age, collections of Lithuanian fossils, minerals (precious stones, semi-precious stones).

60.Orvidai homestead (Gargždele village)

In the museum you will find many stone and wood works by V. Orvid and other artists. You will have the opportunity to see a large collection of antiques, including a tank. Each stone in the museum has something special, evoking reflections on life and eternity. Tracks lead through the territory, encouraging you to delve deeper into yourself and the search for God.

61. Rusne Ethnographic Homestead Museum (Rusne)

The museum introduces you to the Rusnė household. An authentic laying theater has been installed in the vegetable garden, and the third building is stocked with household items that not a single family could live without.

62. Witches’ mountain in Juodkrante (Neringa municipality)

A unique museum of wooden sculptures in Juodkrante, where devils, witches and other folklore heroes reign, opening up to visitors the natural-mystical spirit of this place.

Alytus county

63. Šakočiai Museum (Druskininkai Municipality)

Here is exhibited a unique branch – a Guinness record holder, its height is as much as 3 m 72 cm, and this giant weighs almost 86 kg! Analogues of Lithuanian šakotis baked in foreign countries are exhibited in the museum. During the tour, you can find out how other countries’ šakocės differ from the Lithuanian one, as well as see many ancient dishes and tools used to make šakocės.

64.Forest Museum Girias Aidas (Druskininkai Municipality)

A great place to get to know the nature of Dzūkija up close and introduce children to forest animals, insects, birds and plants. Interactive games installed in the museum and background sounds of nature will later allow you to recognize the chirping of any bird.

65.Druskininkai Regional Museum (Druskininkai)

Located in the main street of Druskininkai, in a building of great beauty. There is a consistent exposition of the history of the resort, collected iconographic and archival material of Druskininkai. We offer you to participate in fun educational programs: “A visit to the resort pharmacist”, “Druskininkai – my city” or water painting (ebru) lessons.

66.Anzelmas Matutis Memorial Museum and Wood Sculpture Park (Alytus)

1. Matutis’ books, other publications, manuscripts, typescripts, documents, writings, photographs, photo negatives, slides, personal belongings, a collection of memorabilia, a collection of children’s literature by other writers are kept in the expositions and fund.

67.Alytus Local History Museum (Alytus)

You will get to know the history of the region in interesting and modernly equipped rooms, you will find out what the household looked like 100 years ago.

68.The homestead of the writer Martynas Vainilaitis – museum (Varėna district)

Here, the poet, spending almost three decades in the summer and drawing inspiration from the wonderful nature of the surroundings, wrote unique works for children. Many wooden characters from fairy tales created by the poet live in this manor: gnomes, hedgehogs, pikes, gnomes, woodpeckers, fairies, carved by the folk craftsman Adolfas Teresius.

69.Exposition of wooden beekeeping (Varėna district)

In the apiary, you can see how bees are cared for in stump hives, how honey and wax are handled. You can also see how native beehives are made, small beehives – caterpillars designed to attract swarms of bees. At the beginning of summer, new swarms are allowed into the hives. You can try more than one craft in the apiary.

70.Merkinė Regional Museum (Merkinė)

In the museum located in the center of the town, you will not only see a modern exposition, but you will also have the opportunity to hear stories about the times of Merkinė Castle and the city, the death of the Grand Duke V. Vaza of Lithuania in Merkinė in 1648, the attack on Merkinė by Lithuanian partisans in 1945. and other stories of this land.

71.MK Čiurlionis Memorial Museum (Druskininkai)

You will get to know the household of the great artist, the twists and turns of life, you will see authentic items from his home, e.g. The piano presented to MK Čiurlionis by Mykolas Oginskis, the first original paintings by MK Čiurlionis, photographs specially selected for the anniversary date.

72.Žuvinta Biosphere Reserve (Alytus District)

The exhibition in the visitor center will introduce you to the natural values ​​of Žuvinta and the history of the reserve. We invite you to view the impressive panorama of the lake and watch birds through telescopes by climbing the observation tower at the top of the building. On the Žuvintas Lake nature trail, you can directly observe and hear the never-resting life of Žuvintas Lake.

73.Veisiei Regional Park Visitor Center (Lazdijai)

The modern and interactive center is located in the preserved right wing of the Veisiei manor palace. Dzūkija has long been famous for the works of folk craftsmen, so the motif of woven bands will accompany the visitor from the beginning of the exhibition. An exceptional natural value and a symbol of the park – the European birch tree can also be found here.

Marijampole county

74.Bunny Museum in Sasnava (Marijampole district)

You can see about 2,700 different bunnies, the smallest – just 1 cm., the largest – 3 years old. Bunnies come to the museum from various corners of the world, and it is interesting that visitors can contribute to the creation of the exhibition by bringing their own grown-up bunny, thereby contributing to a sustainable environment.

75.Museum of Hammers (Vilkaviškis district)

The museum today has about 1,000 exhibits. The hammers are numbered, the country of origin and purpose are written next to each one. There are a wide variety of them: for small works, for cutting stones, forging millstones, jeweler’s hammer, judge’s, butcher’s, furniture, etc.

76.Potato Museum (Shakii district)

The museum was established in a rather unusual place – in a sewage pumping station, which an agronomist bought, repaired and installed an exposition there. The museum has even three floors, which are dedicated to separate exhibitions. Here you can learn a lot about potato farming – from its appearance in Europe in the 16th century. to the current breeding achievements of this section of the farm, from the planter to storage.

77.Frog house (Šakiai district)

In the collection of frogs, over 12 years, 4080 exhibits have been accumulated here, which the owner of the house collected for 12 years.

78.Lekečiai Forest Museum (Šakiai District)

See more than 1000 animal exhibits, stuffed animals, collections of butterflies and insects, poachers’ tools, natural surprises. Children especially like the museum, and adults also learn interesting and new facts here.

79.Vincos Kudirka Museum (Kudirka town)

The museum has a lot of material not only about V. Kudirkas, but also about the history of the city, the clothes of that time are presented. In the exhibition on the second floor, the visitor will enter a “labyrinth” and walk along the paths of the past, getting to know the bookshelves and the 19th century. the era of the actors of the second half of the national movement – bell ringers.

80.Museum of Marijampolė Region and President Kazis Grinius (Marijampolė)

About 40 thousand are stored. household and ethnographic, fine and art, writing, photography, numismatics and archeology exhibits that reveal the customs and lifestyle of the Suvalka people, recalling the history of the development of the Marijampolė region and the city, the events of the partisan movement and the period of exile.

81. Kalvarija Regional Museum (Kalvarija)

Introduces the history of the region, conducts many educational programs and events.

82.Zanavyki Museum (Sakiai district)

Located in the beautiful homestead of Zypliai Manor – in the carriage building. The old stables of the manor house are equipped with a gallery of the Zypliai Manor, where many works of art are constantly exhibited: paintings, handicrafts, wood and stone sculptures, ceramics, blacksmithing, glass works, impressive gardens, masks. Other manor buildings include a forge and pottery workshop.

83.Čekauskas Museum of Ethnography (Šakiai District)

Wood and linen processing tools, household items used in the household, a bit of Soviet-era radio equipment, a mini-library are collected. The Čekauskas Museum of Ethnography is a peaceful museum with no militaristic exhibits.

84. Ethnographic Suvalkietis homestead – museum (Šakiai district)

Authentic 19th century. the rural tourism homestead of the end. The granary, ancient farm buildings, and the kluon, which have survived to this day, perfectly convey the spirit of the Suvalki people’s life. A large yard, a garden and a small lake give the homestead coziness.

85.Museum of antique cars and motorcycles “Kubilkiemis” (Marijampole)

Here you will find not only old car models, but also a collection of old equipment, toys dating back several decades.

86.Paežeriai manor (Vilkaviškis district)

The impressive exterior of the manor house on the shore of the lake was built in the 18th century. Educational programs for young and old take place here.

Telšiai county

87. Žemaitija village exposition (Telšiai)

The most important task of this exposition is to depict the folk household in a natural environment, to preserve the authentic monuments of folk architecture as a source of science and ethnic heritage. The exhibition area includes 16 authentic 19th-century buildings. the end of the 20th century beginning of buildings. All buildings are equipped with expositions, where authentic furniture, work tools, household utensils, dishes are displayed, and the interiors are decorated with crosses and paintings.

88.Bear Museum (Telšiai)

A unique place in Lithuania, where more than 5837 bears and teddy bears of various materials, sizes and shapes have been collected. Many of the bears living here have their own unique stories, which were passed down by their owners after they were brought here. The idea of ​​the museum is inseparable from the history of the Telšiai region, which says that the Bear is a symbol of the people of Žemaitija.

89. Cold War Museum (Plungė district)

The only exhibition in Europe, located in one of the first former Soviet Union’s underground ballistic missile launch complex. The museum’s historical exposition tells about the five decades of the Cold War. 4 SS-4 medium-range ballistic missiles armed with 2 MT thermonuclear warheads were deployed here.

90.Viekšniai Pharmacy Museum (Mažeikiai District)

The only rural-type pharmacy museum in Lithuania with the preserved living quarters of the pharmacist family and the entire history of the pharmacy written by the pharmacist’s own hand. It is an authentic 19th century that has survived to our time. a pharmacy was established on the second side.

91.Mazeikiai Museum (Mažeikiai)

The history of the city is interestingly presented, authentic exhibition halls have been created.

92.Museum of Lithuanian aviation pioneer A. Griškevičius (Mažeikiai district)

Griškevičius sought to prove theoretically and practically that a person, like a bird, can fly, he designed and described the flying machine “garlėkis”, the model of which can be seen by museum visitors, along with other exhibits dedicated to aviators.

93.Writer Maria Pečkauskaitė – Shatrija Witch Memorial Museum (Mažeikiai district)

The exhibition is created from the personal belongings of the writer and tells about her life and personality.

94.Kukiai homestead-museum (Mažeikiai district)

Gediminas Januška and his son Linus founded the museum in the homestead. Over the years, they turned their grandfather’s homestead into a real treasure trove of history, where you can find almost everything that means Lithuania from the beginning of the 20th century to the restoration of independence after the Soviet era.

95. Žemaitija National Park Platelia visitor center (Plungė district)

Visitors will be able to learn various Sami words and expressions while playing. The 50 magnetic puzzle of Sami-Lithuanian words installed in the exhibition will be a fun educational tool.

96.Varniai Regional Park Visitor Center (Telšiai District)

Natural and archival photos, audio recordings with the voices of birds and frogs, fairy tales and myths, texts voiced in the local language, an opportunity to see the amber of Lake Lūksta, a relief model of the Varnii Regional Park, a geological section of Shatrija, and a presentation of archaeological heritage are presented here.

Panevėžys county

97. Museum of Christmas toys (Panevėžys district)

The collection consists of about 3,000 old attributes of the Christmas holiday: garlands, masks, dominoes, Santas, Snowmen, artificial trees, snowflakes, toys made of plastic, metal, cardboard, paper, foil, tubes and beads.

98. Aircraft model museum – Istra Aircraft Museum (Panevėžys district)

An open-air exhibition of aircraft, in which military and training fighters, helicopters and a restored radar-locator, which can rotate its huge parabolic antenna, brought by V. Lapėnas commemorating Soviet times. Inside the museum – airplane propellers, measuring devices, equipment, aviation electronics, black boxes and countless other interesting exhibits.

99.Museum of ancient technology (Biržai district)

You will see the evolution of tractors from steam tractors to vintage tractors, buses, trucks, spec. special purpose equipment, pre-war and Soviet cars, motorcycles, bicycles, antique radios, baby carriages, toys and other collections.

100.Teapot gallery (Biržai district)

This is a real world of tea in Biržai. There are more than 800 exhibits in the collection of “Biržų orbatinė” and the exposition is growing fast! Here you will find tea and everything related to tea. On the second floor of the building, you can book a room and stay in a hotel that even has teapot lights!

101.Doll’s house and Funhouses (Rokiškis district)

The museum already has about 1,500 dolls from all over the world. Here are dolls with facial expressions, here are handmade dolls, here are traditional dolls from foreign countries and stories about them all. The “ČIZ” puppet theater is also located in the “Puppet House”.

102. Sigutė Kiaulėnienė family doll museum (Biržų district)

You will see about 150 dolls made by Sigutė herself and decorated with various clothes, and over 1,200 donated and collected dolls, as well as ancient household tools and implements.

103.Exhibition of lambs at the Milišiūnai sheep farm (Biržų district)

There are over 1000 exhibits here. On the shelves lay all the items and souvenirs related to sheep, collected over ten years. In the exhibition you will see cups of various shapes, colors and textures, toy and souvenir sheep, various clothes decorated with sheep. More entertainment awaits you at the farm.

104.Biržai Regional Museum “Sēla” (Biržai)

The exhibition in the halls of the museum tells about the history and culture of the region. This is the archeology of the Seleucids and Žimegalians, the era of the princes Radvilas and counts Tiškevičiai, Biržai region under the rule of the Russian Empire, Independent Lithuania and the 20th century. During the period of the II half.

105.Linen Museum (Panevėžys County)

Located in an ancient mill. The educational program “Lino kelias” is carried out here. It shows how linen was processed in ancient times. On the first floor there are tools for processing flax, a threshing machine with a drum. Visitors are also offered to try the linen processing process.

106.Narrow-gauge railway of Aukštaitija (Panevėžys)

You can not only travel along a set route, but also experience many adventures! Thematic, seasonal, festive entertainment is organized here, and even a sauna on the rails is open!

107.Rokiškis Regional Museum (Rokiškis)

Over 100,000 items are stored in the museum. museum values. Today, the museum is not only a custodian of cultural values. It is both an educational institution and a place of entertainment and leisure.

108.Palėvenė Dominican monastery complex (Kupiškis)

Various educational programs take place in the restored barn and the cellars there, during which visitors can hear stories about the history of the monastery, visit the mysterious cellars of the monastery, see the weeping stone and learn its secret, as well as taste the dishes prepared by the monks.

109.Kupiškis Museum of Ethnography (Kupiškis)

Located in an old building, rich in excellent sets of exhibits, modern exhibitions, interesting projects, education.

110.Adam Petrauskas Museum on four stones (Kupiškis)

Located in a cozy farmhouse, the museum presents old crafts, tools, organizes various events and educations. There is also a barefoot trail.

Utena county

111.Museum of Angels (Anykščiai)

Culture artist Beatričė Kleizaitė-Vasaris donated her collection of angels created by professional artists. In her collection, over a hundred angels: painted, wooden, ceramic, glass and others, inviting you to come and see them.

112.Horse Museum (Anykščiai district)

Extensive collections of exhibits commemorating the history of Lithuanian horse breeding are stored and exhibited here. The territory consists of expositions located in several buildings, a craft center, and Highland homesteads. Traditional crafts are demonstrated and taught, and you can ride in a horse-drawn carriage.

113.Museum of Ethnocosmology (Molėtai district)

The museum consists of three parts: an underground gallery, an observatory tower with an 80 cm telescope, a daytime view of the surroundings from an observation deck at a height of 30 meters and an outdoor exposition where you can look for the planets of the solar system made of stone.

114.Museum of hammers (Ignalina district)

From the smallest to the largest hammer can be seen. They are brought from various parts of the world, but a significant part of the collection consists of the tools of blacksmiths, cobblers, carpenters and woodcutters of our region. Among the curiosities, the Stone Age chopper, medical, culinary, and radio engineering tools attract attention.

115.Museum of Ancient Beekeeping (Ignalina district)

You will find here about 200 exhibits and 25 wooden sculptures. Educational programs are also offered: “Kvapaų lēpēpa” bee products aromatherapy, “From grass to honeycomb” and “Radvilų desertas” bee product tasting programs, “Bitelés zvukelė” candle making program. The bees of President V. Adamkus are housed in the museum.

116.Tiltiškiai water mill – radio museum (Zarasai district)

The main exhibit of the museum is the water mill itself, preserved original windmills, a lift, authentic stained glass windows… Currently, a large part of the museum is occupied by a collection of antique radios: from the oldest detector radio, one of the first sound carriers, gramophone records, to tape recorders manufactured at the Kaunas Radio Factory.

117.Upside-down house (Anykščiai district)

Such a different town is a unique and unique entertainment complex not only in Lithuania but also in Europe, which opened its doors to visitors on May 14, 2022. In this town, which is located near Anykščiai, visitors can find the Upside-down House, where everything is upside down, the Leaning House, which defies the laws of physics, and the 360-degree rotating house, which causes extremely strong and dizzying sensations.

118.Siaurukas Museum (Anykščiai)

Steam locomotive “Kukuška”, other narrow gauge railway rolling stock, communication and signaling equipment – many exhibits can be seen in this museum. In the station – the waiting room, the office of the head of the interwar Lithuanian station. You can try the working exhibits – a manual train and a tricycle on rails.

119.Molėtai Technical Museum (Moletai district)

A collection that now includes more than 290 cars, trucks, buses, motorcycles, trailers and other vehicles. Visitors can not only view most of the exhibits, but also try them on themselves! The exposition of ancient radio, audio, TV equipment, which has also become interactive, has been completed. Sitting comfortably in antique armchairs, you can watch 90s movies from video cassettes, play Sega or Arcade game consoles.

120.Witch Museum in Pačkėnai (Utena district)

Resident Judita Krutoguz, who has been creating witches for 30 years, donated to the museum a collection of witches with their own stories and legends, which are followed by a living Witch (character) with a prelude to a sand tale for museum visitors. Witches are not to be feared, they are to be known!

121.Lake Fishing Museum (Mindūnai)

A collection of various stuffed animals and furs is housed here – even an exhibition of trophies of Antanas Truskauskas, who hunted on five continents. The museum also includes more outbuildings: a fisherman’s room, a small room, fish smokehouses. There is a swimming pool with fish swimming nearby.

122.Manor of Stories (Anykščiai)

Here you can get acquainted with an inspiring interactive exposition, hear fascinating stories and … TOUCH everything! It’s still hard for everyone to believe that you can touch, clap and even talk out loud here! A true children’s paradise on earth!

123.Center of Traditional Crafts of Molėtai Region (Moletai)

The center focuses mainly on crafts related to fishing: braid weaving, net crocheting, traditional fishing, old culinary heritage. The center is well equipped with special ceramics and wool felting rooms, and the necessary technical base has been created to produce and demonstrate the products of these crafts. Also, in the craft center, candles are cast, embroidery is done, fish soup is cooked, natural herbal tea is made, marguchii are printed, ribbons are cut, ribbons are braided.

124.Antazavė Manor and Traditional Crafts Center (Zarasu District)

In the plinth part of the palace, wood carving, weaving and ceramics workshops have been installed – the necessary technical base for the production of traditional craft products has been created. There is a craft show. Craftsmen willingly share their accumulated experience with each visitor.

Šiauliai County

125. Chocolate Museum (Šiauliai)

The “Rūta” chocolate museum is located in the old factory building. There is no shortage of interactive activities in the museum: here you can take a photo and send your photo or created candy wrapper to your friends by e-mail, play various games.

126.Cat Museum (Šiauliai district)

Here you can see figurines of cats, pictures, postcards, stamps, dishes, toys, drawings, books, and even read poems about cats. Exhibits have come to the museum from all over the world.

127.Bicycle Museum (Šiauliai)

Founded almost four decades ago, the museum combines traditional exhibitions with the latest technologies. Every visitor here becomes an active participant who can get to know the history of the bicycle and experience the opportunities and entertainment provided by this vehicle.

128.Inkilai Museum (Šiauliai district)

In natural nature under the open sky Lithuanian Ornithological Society in 2012. helped establish the first Inkilai museum in Lithuania. In the first year, over a hundred nests of various sizes were raised for more than twenty species of birds. There are 7 stands nearby, which provide information about the nesting areas, describe the birds nesting in them, and explain which bird species each raised nest is intended for.

129. Šiauliai Railway Museum (Šiauliai)

The exhibition encourages visitors to be not only observers, but also active participants. Visitors are welcomed here by the PT-4–153 narrow gauge steam locomotive and the L–0106 broad gauge steam locomotive, crawler tractors, various types of trains, a narrow gauge wagon and other equipment.

130.Telephony Museum (Šiauliai)

The Telephony Museum is located in a historical building (former city treasury) in the very center of Šiauliai. It is one of the few innovative, modern, historical Telephony Museums of this type in Lithuania. Sightseeing tours and educational activities organized in the museum will encourage visitors to be not only observers, but also active participants.

131. Police Museum (Šiauliai)

Here you will find firearms used in different periods, special protection, radio communication, speed control equipment, service uniforms, awards and other interesting attributes that have already become part of history. A unique attraction in the museum is virtual reality 360-degree video reports – visitors will be able to participate in the operation carried out by the fighters of the “Aras” anti-terrorist operations team of the Lithuanian Police.

132.Museum of Photography (Šiauliai)

The only specialized museum of the history, art and technique of photography in Lithuania, an important multifunctional photography center that preserves and represents a significant collection of almost 150,000 exhibits and museum values ​​of Lithuanian visual heritage, photographic techniques and equipment, prints and documents.

133.Cents Room (Šiauliai)

The walls, ceiling and furniture are covered with Lithuanian cent coins. The huge map of Lithuania hanging on the wall is also covered with them.

134.Radio and Television Museum (Šiauliai)

Here, visitors are invited to explore, discover and maybe even see various technical devices for the first time. The exposition shows the most valuable exhibits stored in the museum, which date from the 19th century. end to the present day. They reveal the development of music boxes, gramophones, gramophones, radios, televisions and other telecommunication devices, help to know and understand their operating principles and capabilities.

135.Pakruojis Manor (Pakruojis)

The revived manor is famous for its educational activities and thematic events.

136.Žagare doll house (Žagare, Joniškio district)

You will see a collection of historical dolls, hear a vivid story about their creation, get acquainted with the world’s collection of national dolls, exhibitions of Lithuanian national and Žimegalian dolls, theater dolls, you will have the opportunity to watch a short film and use the local post office.

137.Joniškis Basketball Museum (Joniškis)

In the museum, the history of Joniškis, Lithuanian and world basketball is told in an inventive, visual and educational way. The only basketball court in the country on the ceiling with handprints of basketball players who visited the museum, T-shirts of Lithuanian and foreign basketball legends, sports shoes of impressive size, autographs, the most prestigious awards they earned and presented to the museum, the abundance of the most interesting exhibits will not leave you indifferent.

138.Girna Museum (Pasvalys)

An open-air collection of bowled stones and millstones has been accumulated in the homestead of Pasvalietis museologist Antanas Stapulionis, which includes about 320 exhibits: 214 millstones, 64 bowled stones, 7 “footed” stones, 2 boundary stones and an exhibition of mill gears.

139.Center for learning about Baltic culture (Šiauliai)

The center uses modern technologies, copies of exhibits, and educational activities to present the history, culture, and lifestyle of the Baltics, creating opportunities to develop a conscious awareness of the Baltic heritage and attitudes towards its preservation.

140.Žaliūkiai miller’s homestead-museum (Šiauliai)

Throughout the year, the everyday life of the miller’s family takes place in the homestead, grain is milled, bread is baked, educational activities and excursions are conducted, during which the miller himself introduces the unique equipment of the mill and the grain grinding process.

141.Kurtuvėnai Regional Park Visitor Center (Šiauliai District)

Both adults and children will have something to do here. The exposition is full of games, puzzles, puzzles, educational videos, and fairy tales. Not only children will be interested in trying to pour colored mountains out of sand, imprint their body on the surface, swing on the “tears of a giant”, and listen to the pitches of the gray-bearded grandfather.

142.Kurtuvėnai Living Horse Museum (Šiauliai District)

In the stables of the Kurtuvėnai manor, you can get to know the horses, the peculiar life of the museum, where about 30 horses live. At any time, in any weather, you can stop by to ride horses or ponies, join an ongoing riding school, go on a horseback ride around the beautiful surroundings of the Kurtuvėnai Regional Park, as well as ride a carriage or an authentic carriage.

143.Tytuvėnai Regional Park Visitor Center (Kelmės district)

You can get a close-up look at a crane’s nest, hear the cry of cranes flying out and, if you look up, see entire strings of cranes right here under the roof of the visitor center. If you stop by the light boxes, you can see how melting glaciers formed the terrain of this region and rare natural formations – stretches of stones.

144.Venta regional park exposition (Akmenė district)

An exhibition hall where you can touch fossils from the Jurassic period that are millions of years old, learn more about natural and cultural heritage objects, as well as get to know the most prominent personalities of the region who lived and worked in the territory of the park. The visitor center exposition is equipped with information terminals, film viewing equipment, interactive stands, and the sounds of nature are reproduced so that visitors can experience an immediate feeling of understanding nature.

Taurage County

145.Jurbarkas Regional Museum (Jurbarkas)

Visitors can have their photo taken dressed in aristocratic clothes, which are hung in the manor’s cloakroom. It exhibits sets of men’s, women’s and children’s clothes, reflecting the 19th century. high society fashion trends.

146.Kęscii Fire Station Museum (Jurbarka District)

Visitors, participants of excursions, and children are more often bustling here than a fire truck leaves with the alarm siren on. Museum visitors are allowed to dress in firemen’s uniforms and try on helmets. There are also photo shoots.

147.Smalininkai Museum of Ancient Techniques (Jurbarkas District)

Over 7,000 exhibits have been accumulated, reflecting the development of agriculture, household, crafts, and technology. These are various old internal combustion engines, tractors and transport equipment, electric, radio, cinema, photo and other old equipment. Other ancient items are also exhibited: from meat grinders to calculating machines.

148.Birthplace of Lieutenant Stasys Girėnas (Šilalė district)

The famous pilot’s house was rebuilt and furnished. There is an exposition dedicated to Stasis Girėnais and the history of Vytogala village in the house and barn. Every year in the middle of July, the anniversary of the flight of Darius and Girėnas and their death is celebrated in Vytogala.

149.Panemunias Regional Park Visitor Center (Jurbarkas District)

The modern and unique exposition “Nemunas and life near it” was established quite recently. There will be no shortage of activities there – you will navigate through smart terminals, walk through the seas, hear the animals and birds of the Panemune, sail a boat and see a lot more!

150.Visitor center of the Viešvilė reserve (Tauragė district)

The content of the exposition reflects the main values ​​of the reserve. It is adapted to different age groups of visitors and each of them will find interesting information for themselves. There are also games and tasks that will be tested by those who have solved them. The little guest of the reserve will feel like a king on the owl throne, where all the owls living in Lithuania are carved.

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