The House of Signatories

The building now known as the House of Signatories has been mentioned in historical sources since the 17th century, but it is probably even older. At different times, it has been home to shops, taverns, and various workshops. Finally, in 1915, the apartment on the third floor of the building was rented by the Lithuanian Society for the Relief of Victims of War, the organization in which Antanas Smetona, Aleksandras Stulginskis, and many other founding fathers of independent Lithuania were active. The exhibition of the House of Signatories provides you with an extraordinary opportunity to familiarize yourself with the people who signed the Act of February 16th and their lives. Who were these idealists whose ideas and values first resurrected the idea of independent Lithuania and eventually turned it into reality? Walking through the exhibition, you will feel as if you were watching a movie about an entire generation born in the late 19th century. The story of these people is told through unique visual projections, video and audio recordings, interactive information terminals, and augmented reality. But what makes it unique is the authentic personal effects of the signatories that recreate and encapsulate the atmosphere of 1917-1918.