If you've never been to Lithuanian, this is the perfect first day stop to get yourself familiar with the country's history and people. The museum is small and navigable in a just over two hours. Most of the exhibits are in english as well.

If you think about what museums were like in Britain in the 1970s, then you've got an idea of what this one is like! We were followed closely around the galleries by some scary looking museum attendants who must have thought we looked dodgy! That aside though, there are some great artefacts here, even though the interpretation was scant and... More

There is loads to see and my personal favourite was the crosses room with video of crosses and what they mean and why the locals use them. The examples of local dress and battlefield layouts were also particularly interesting. There is just lots of things that you do not normally see in view of the unique history of this country.

This museum is probably best enjoyed by people with a keen interest in history rather than casual strollers. The explanations are relatively scarce (especially in English) and the setups sometimes in a weird order. However, some rooms are truly remarkable for research-minded people. As a French person, I took great interest in the room presenting items related to the Napoleon... More

The museum houses a lot of artifacts surrounding the evolution of the country of Lithuania. From small villages of wandering hunters, through the huge empire the stretched to the Black Sea, and then the agony the twentieth century brought through almost continuous conquests and confligrations of war. After WW2, Stalin tried to disperse a large part of the population throughout... More

This place needs urgently assistance for specialists for a better organization. It is just a group of portraits and maps put in the walls. Lithuania have a rich history and with a better lay out that history can be reflected in the museum. The rooms should be temathic or follow an order according to the time in the history. It... More

We spent most of our time at the Prehistoric Lithuania Exhibit, which is housed in a separate building from the rest of the National Museum (located nearby). The exhibits, which are labelled in Lithuanian and English, tell the story of Lithuania up through the 12th century through a combination of artifacts, scale models, reproductions of clothing and explanatory panels. The... More