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The museum has an exhibition showing the fifty-year-long Soviet occupation of Lithuania. Documents, pictures, props and equipment such as wiretapping equipment, uniforms and weapons testify to the occupation and its meaning on the Lithuanian people. The building that currently houses the museum was used by the Soviet intelligence service KGB (Komitet gosudarstvennoy bezopasnosti) and its predecessor NKVD (Narodnyj komissariat vnutrennich del) until 1991. What the museum is best known for is the basement where there were interrogation rooms, cells, torture rooms and execution rooms. The death cells and execution rooms were used until 1963 and over a thousand people have been executed here… Those who ended up here were not criminals, villains or thieves but ordinary people but with a different political view than those in power and a love for their country. It could have been you or me… The museum provides a frightening and realistic insight into what it really looked like behind the Iron Curtain, not many miles or decades from our open and democratic society. You value your life and your freedom in a completely different way after visiting this museum… This is not a nice place but worth seeing and interesting from a historical perspective.
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Very moving and comprehensive museum of first hand accounts, pictures, record files, uniforms, weaponry and personal items of victims. Would highly recommend anyone coming to Lithuania to visit, go understand the history of how the occupation and massacre of people occured.
Hosted by the former headquarters of the KGB in Vilnius, this museum was one of the top experiences of my visit to the city. It's very heavy in all regards: building itself was witness to a lot of gruesome history, the curation is very detailed and it's text heavy as well. You could easily spend two to three hours here depending on the level of interest. It's usually quite crowded and this could be a problem since the space to move around is limited. They have a good selection of books on sale, some in English, for reasonable prices. Come prepared for an experience that will leave a mark!
This museum is really thorough. It gives a really good overview of the Soviet occupation and how the Lithuanian resisted and endured. Some of their suffering was heroic. Lithuanian independence is a blessing. Thank you Ronald Reagan for moving the fight forward.
One of my favorite museums in Vilnius. Rather gloomy, but truly tells the story of Lithuanian occupation by the Soviets. The basement holds real prison and torture cells, makes your skin crawl. I recommend going there with someone who could tell you more about what they or their parents remember from that time period (almost every lithuanian family was touched by deportations to Siberia).
4 entry fee to an excellent museum. We spent a couple of hours reading the exhibits. The KGB rooms were haunting and well described. Pause for thought in every room. Would strongly recomend a visit.
I absolutely loved this museum. Incredibly sad, infuriating, but filled with strength and hope. A touch confusing to navigate. Extremely inexpensive, and tons of things to as about Lithuania, specially how the Nazis and Russians tried to destroy them and their spirit. This is a must see in Vilnius. 100% recommend.
This museum is extremely eye opening and highlights the highs and lows of Lithuania’s occupation and liberations throughout the years. A fine tribute to people lost throughout years of struggles and extremely interesting.
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