Klaipėda Castle Museum

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If you want to know what role this maritime port played in the Baltic region’s history, head straight to the Klaipėda Castle Museum. With its alcoves, cellars, and tunnels, the castle-turned-museum showcases the city's resilient spirit evident through wars, sieges, and times of peace and prosperity.

Lithuania’s oldest city Klaipėda has a modern and hip look to it today. If you want to know what role this maritime port played in the Baltic region’s history, head straight to the Klaipėda Castle Museum. With its alcoves, cellars, and tunnels, the castle-turned-museum showcases the city's resilient spirit evident through wars, sieges, and times of peace and prosperity. While housing Medieval artifacts, the museum boasts a modern touch. Klaipėda's contemporary essence is reflected in the abundance of LED screens, interactive displays, holograms, and soundscapes. And after you’re done exploring the lives of seafarers and merchants, check out the permanent 39/45 exhibition, which delves into the tragic destiny Klaipėda faced during World War II, when the city survived Nazi occupation and Soviet bombardment.