Labas! Ar jau aplankei žymiausius Lietuvos muziejus? Kiekvieną paskutinį mėnesio sekmadienį tai gali padaryti nemokamai!
Hey! Have you already visited the most popular Lithuanian museums? Every last Sunday of the month, you can do it for free!Since 2019, the Ministry of Culture has been inviting everyone to visit the permanent exhibitions of museums for free every last Sunday of the month.
Free museum visits in 2024 are applicable to national and republican museums subordinate to the Ministry of Culture, and gradually other museums are also joining this initiative. We present all the venues where tickets will cost you nothing on the last Sunday of the month.
So mark your calendar and let’s feed our souls with art!
In 2024, museums will be free to visit on the following Sundays:
- March 31 (coincides with Easter, so it may be moved – you should call the museum before going)
- April 28
- May 26
- June 30
- July 28
- August 25
- September 29
- October 27
- November 24
- December 29
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Free museums in Vilnius and Vilnius County:
- Lithuanian Theatre, Music and Cinema Museum in Vilnius
- The Lithuanian National Museum in Vilnius and its branches: Gediminas Castle Tower, Vilnius Defensive Wall Bastion, House of the Signatories, K. Varnelis House-Museum, Old and New Arsenal.
- National Museum – Palace of the Grand Dukes of Lithuania
- State Vilnius Gaon Jewish Museum
- National Art Gallery
- House of Histories
- Radvilas Palace Museum
- Applied Arts and Design Museum
- Vilnius Picture Gallery
- Vytautas Kasiulis Art Museum
- Museum of Energy and Technology
- Kernavė Archaeological Site Museum
- Trakai History Museum (Trakai Castle)
- Sacred Art Exhibition in Trakai
- Museum of Energy and Technology for Children
- Exhibitions of the Museum of Energy and Technology
- Medininkai Castle
- S. Shapalas Karaim Nation Museum in Trakai
Free museums in Kaunas and Kaunas County:
- Kaunas IX Fort Museum
- Historical Presidential Palace
- Lithuanian Education History Museum in Kaunas
- Lithuanian Aviation Museums in Kaunas
- National M. K. Čiurlionis Art Museum
- Lithuanian Folk Life Museum in Rumšiškės
- Maironis Lithuanian Literature Museum and its branches: Balys and Vanda Sruogos House-Museum, Juozas Grušas Memorial Museum, Juozas Tumas-Vaižgantas Memorial Museum, Salomėja Nėris Memorial Museum, Children's Literature Museum
- M. Žilinskas Art Gallery
- Vytautas the Great War Museum
- Military Technology Exhibition (VI Fort, K. Baršausko St. 101, Kaunas)
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Free museums in Klaipėda and Klaipėda County:
- Lithuanian Sea Museum in Klaipėda
- Clock Museum
- Palanga Amber Museum
- Pranas Domšaitis Gallery in Klaipėda
- Sūduvis Ship Museum
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Free museums in Šiauliai and Šiauliai County:- Šiauliai Aušros Museum branches: Chaim Frenkel Villa, Bicycle Museum, Photography Museum, Šiauliai History Museum, Radio and Television Museum, Žaliūkiai Miller's Homestead, Venclauskas House-Museum
Free museums in other counties:
- Lithuanian Ethnocosmology Museum in Molėtai region.
- V.K. Jonynas Gallery in Druskininkai
- M.K. Čiurlionis Memorial Museum-House
- Panevėžys Regional Museum
More information about free visits, permanent exhibitions, and museum opening hours can be found on museum websites and social media accounts.
That’s a great opportunity to become more familiar with Lithuanian culture and its artists. You'll be surprised by how many world-renowned artists were born in Lithuania!
Would you like to learn more about them? Let me know in the comments!
Iki!
Karolina, OLS Community Manager – Lithuanian