Museum of Occupations and Freedom Fights (KGB Museum)
Okupacijų ir laisvės kovų muziejus
A museum housed in the former KGB headquarters, with cells, interrogation rooms and an execution chamber preserved in the basement. It is a deeply sobering and moving experience.
The museum sits beside Gediminas Avenue, in the former Lithuanian headquarters of the KGB. The building was used in turn by the tsarist courts, the Nazi Gestapo and the Soviet KGB. Upstairs, the exhibits tell the story of the Soviet occupation from 1940 to 1990, the deportations to Siberia and the guerrilla war waged by the 'Forest Brothers'. The basement has been preserved as a prison, including padded soundproof cells, a water cell and execution rooms used from 1944 into the 1960s. Artefacts uncovered on the site are visible beneath glass floor panels. The outer wall bears the names of victims. Tickets cost about 8 euros. The museum is closed on Mondays and Tuesdays. The content is harrowing, so it isn't recommended for young children.
Opening hours
Wed–Sat 10:00–18:00, Sun 10:00–17:00
Nearby sights
- Lukiškės Prison 2.0
- Gediminas Avenue
- National Gallery of Art
- MO Museum
- Money Museum of the Bank of Lithuania
- Vilnius Choral Synagogue & Jewish Quarter
- Presidential Palace, Vilnius
- Vilnius Cathedral & Cathedral Square