Visiting Museum of Occupations and Freedom Fights

About Museum of Occupations and Freedom Fights

Housed in the former KGB headquarters on Gediminas Avenue, this museum covers the Soviet and Nazi occupations, deportations to Siberia and the post-war partisan resistance. The basement prison cells and execution chamber are preserved, and the names of victims are carved into the outer walls.

Tip: Allow time for the basement; it is the most powerful part of the visit and not suitable for young children.

Plan your visit

• Time needed: 1.5–2 hours.
• Cost: Low cost.
• Book ahead: not usually needed; buy on arrival.
• Where: Gediminas Avenue, the main boulevard of shops, government buildings and cafés from the Cathedral to Parliament.

Best time to visit Museum of Occupations and Freedom Fights

Museum of Occupations and Freedom Fights is indoors, which makes it a good plan for the wettest months:

• December: 0°C (32°F) highs, about 12 rainy days, moderate crowds.
• January: -2°C (28°F) highs, about 11 rainy days, very quiet crowds.
• November: 4°C (39°F) highs, about 11 rainy days, quiet crowds.

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Fit it into your trip

Museum of Occupations and Freedom Fights is not on our short itineraries, so plan it as an extra once you have seen Old Town walk: Pilies street to the Gate of Dawn and Vilnius Cathedral and Cathedral Square.

• No. 12 of the 19 sights in our Vilnius things-to-do list.
• One of the picks in historic sites in Vilnius.

If you like Museum of Occupations and Freedom Fights

• Palace of the Grand Dukes of Lithuania — Old Town, 2 hours
• Vilnius University — Old Town, 1–1.5 hours
• Energy and Technology Museum — Šnipiškės, 1.5 hours

Staying near Museum of Occupations and Freedom Fights

Stay in Gediminas Avenue ($$$) to walk here: the main boulevard of shops, government buildings and cafés from the Cathedral to Parliament. All areas to stay in Vilnius.

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