For art and history lovers

People say friendship and relation to art expands one's world view, and as we travel and hear stories about world history and culture, we become even more curious, inquisitive, attentive to detail, colour and sound.

Rest assured, Lithuania gets rave reviews even from the youngest history and art critics! Here, young and adult travellers alike can hold a live music concert at the Museum of National Instruments, talk to the magical sculptures in the city centre or visit the only Toy Museum in the Baltics.

Toy Museum

 

If you are looking for a meaningful and fun way to spend time, visit the nostalgia-inducing Toy Museum, which is located in the very centre of the Lithuanian capital. It houses original antique toys and replicas that you can touch and even play with. One part of the exhibition is dedicated to the oldest Lithuanian toys, while the other part is an ever-changing exhibition called "Memories of the 20th Century". Growing numbers of old and rare, large or small, as well as highly valuable toys find their way from people's homes to this magical museum.

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The Money Museum

 

The Money Museum, located in the main urban artery of Vilnius, Gediminas Avenue, invites you to get acquainted with the history of Lithuanian money and banking. Its many interactive exercises, games and educational sessions will allow you to learn about the most primitive ways of settling, such as bartering grain, fur or amber. You will find out something new about yourself as well – after crafting your own souvenir plate; you can get on a special scale to estimate how much you would be worth if you were made of solid gold, platinum or silver.

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The Open-Air Museum of Lithuania

 

One of the largest (195 ha) open-air ethnographic museums in Europe hosts buildings from all regions of Lithuania. Daily life, work and traditions of Lithuanian peasants and townspeople are restored to take you on a journey back to the Lithuania of the 18th-20th centuries. You will see centuries-old homesteads, mills, various workshops, agricultural tools and home appliances. These immersive, authentic interiors and a variety of educational craft activities and horse riding will allow you to feel the spirit of times long gone.

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MO Museum

 

Home to modern art, MO Museum hosts as many as 4,500 paintings, graphic works, sculptures, photographs, and video art pieces. More than an open cultural space, the museum also provides a venue to concerts and various art events. If you plan to visit the MO Museum with your family, Sunday is the best day for that – children will be occupied with various creative and educational tasks while parents are in for some interesting cultural and historical discoveries.

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Folk music branch of Kaunas city Museum

 

The Kaunas City Museum is a unique place to get familiar with the scale of Lithuanian music in an unusual way. There are more than 7,000 musical exhibits, so after you learn about the history of Lithuanian music, you are invited to create your own soundscape, beat the drums, try on a national costume, dance a medieval dance or polka, and run up the musical stairs.

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The Anykščiai Storytelling Manor

 

This manor is an educational space in Anykščiai, designed for both adults and children. It’s popular with foreign visitors and local travellers alike. Stories are presented through tangible pieces that are free to touch, lay out and play with. In addition, this manor invites its guests to dive into their dream job search: children can try their hand at writing, become a postman or even a conservationist living in the forest of Anykščiai.

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Historical complex of the Šeimyniškėliai (Voruta) mound

 

Once upon a time, in Lithuania, on the Šeimyniškėliai mound, stood a wooden castle. Word has it that it was the largest one in all of Eastern Lithuania. Today, the wooden castle and observation towers, along with the courtyard, have all been restored. It plays host to a variety of old castle games – you can test the accuracy of your eye through the art of archery or javelin throwing. You can also learn how to start a fire with a flint or taste thyme tea brewed over an open flame. This experience is for true history lovers!

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The Cold War exposition

 

The history of five decades of the Cold War reveals itself in the former Soviet Union ballistic missile underground launch complex. This one of a kind exposition in Europe introduces visitors to the evolution of rocket technology, examples of armaments, and takes them on a tour to the office of the bunker's commander. You may also enter the shaft itself – to see a complex engineering structure at a depth of 30 m, which used to house a ballistic missile once.

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Streets are Alive family tours (“Gatvės gyvos”)

 

It is no secret that for many, and especially for children, guided tours quite often associate with one word – boring. However, trips around the city with Streets are Alive guides are never a drag, neither for adults nor children. They offer various themed tours for children of all ages, so all you have to do is choose the right one for you and take a walk through history and culture. Through the mix of games and tasks, the guides will help you get to know the country better, sometimes even employing your sense of taste and smell.

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Talking sculptures

 

For your long walks with children around Vilnius or Klaipėda to be less frustrating, we recommend inviting urban sculptures to come along with you. Scan a special QR code next to them, to make them speak Lithuanian or English and hear each sculpture's personal story or urban legend. It is believed in Lithuania that even the smallest sculpture can grant the greatest of wishes, so don't forget to make one!

• For more information about talking sculptures in Vilnius
• For more information about talking sculptures in Klaipėda

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