We booked an English tour beforehand. We were so glad we did. The tour was just for the two of us and the guide was excellent. He answered all our questions and gave us a really comprehensive explanation how the building was used by the KGB. We had previously visited the KGB museum in Riga - we enjoyed this one more as the tour was personal and there more displays.

The museum covers the main period of occupations of Lithuania from the start of the 20th century. The history is fascinating but incredibly moving and sad at times. The museum rooms cover the information with lots of items that link the stories to real people. The basement is the chilling prison used by the KGB to hold and torture people. There is also the place where executions took place. A sad but important place to visit.

I have been to many museums such as this all over Europe. The cells and execution area were harrowing and unbelievable to get your head around the brutality. The museum itself was interesting - and I would probably give it 5* if I hadn’t seen ones that were more informative and education elsewhere.

The KGB prison guided tour was excellent and very interesting. Unfortunately I felt only half the Museum exhibit, the second floor was to the same standard. The first floor contained a lot of information that can also be found at dedicated World War 2 Museums elsewhere. I would recommend visiting but do make sure to book a guided tour for the prison as there are limited information boards.

This is worth a visit ! We really enjoyed it - very interesting and moving. It’s an unassuming building from outside and was quiet in terms of not many visitors . We browsed the museum ourselves with a head set and learned so Much! You could honestly spend a whole day as so much to see. The basement is the old prison with all the cells unique. Upstairs is an endless gallery of facts. An absolute must visit - we are not massive historians but I think anyone would benefit from this .