Plan your visit

Every day 10:00 AM – 8:00 PM

The ticket office closes 30 minutes before closing time.

See working hours during public holidays.

Ticket prices

  • Adults – 8,00 €
  • Concessions* – 4,00 €

Family ticket

  • Small family (1 adult and 1–4 children) – 13,00 €
  • Small family ticket (1 adult and 1–4 children) with access to an educational class – 16,00 €
  • Large family (2 adults and 1–4 children) – 20,00 €
  • Large family ticket (2 adults and 1–4 children) with access to an educational class – 23,00 €

Additional services

  • Guided tours in Lithuanian or a foreign language (for groups of 1–20 people) – 20,00 € + admission tickets
  • Educational classes for children from 4 years old and schoolchildren – 3,00 €
  • Educational classes for adults – 3,00 € + admission ticket

Combo tickets

  • Historical Triangle (Castellan’s House, the Old Arsenal and Gediminas Castle Tower) – 15,00 €
50% discount on admission tickets applies to the following visitors:

Full-time pupils of schools of general education; full-time students of schools of higher education; citizens of the Republic of Lithuania and other countries of the European Union studying full-time in schools of higher education in the member states of the European Union; students of vocational education institutions; pensioners (under 80); persons who suffered from the occupations between 1939 and 1990 – political prisoners and deportees, former inmates of ghettos and concentration or other forced labour camps; persons who fought for the independence of the Republic of Lithuania and suffered from Soviet aggression on 11–13 January 1991 and onwards; participants in the resistance movement against the occupations between 1940 and 1990 – volunteer soldiers and freedom fighters; teachers; for soldiers in permanent compulsory military service and volunteer soldiers, soldiers of NATO forces serving in Lithuania; members of the Lithuanian Riflemen’s Union; cadets of the General J. Žemaitis Lithuanian Military Academy; members of the Lithuanian Armed Forces Volunteer Union. Discount is applied upon presentation of an appropriate ID.

Exposition is free of charge for the following visitors:

pre-school children; orphans and children who have lost guardianship by their parents; people with a disability and their one accompanying person; pupils with special educational needs and their one accompanying person; persons from 80 years of age; persons presenting a POLA (Association for Support of Oncological Patients) card; employees of Lithuania’s museums; members of the International Council of Museums (ICOM); residents of children care homes and socially supported children; teachers accompanying groups of schoolchildren; Vilnius Pass card holders (valid for visiting The New Arsenal, The Old Arsenal, The House of Signatories, Gediminas Castle Tower, The Bastion of the Vilnius Defence Wall, Kazys Varnelis House-Museum, House of Histories); students of Lithuanian art schools for children and youth; students of Vilnius College of Technologies and Design; students of Balys Dvarionas decennary music school; members of the Lithuanian Association of Art Historians; members of the International Association of Art Critics; members of the Lithuanian Association of Archaeologists; guides with valid guide ID; guides accompanying groups of tourists; journalists; Family Card holders; students of Vilnius Academy of Arts; students of the Faculty of History at Vilnius University; students of the Faculty of Communication at Vilnius university; students of the Klaipėda university; organised groups of up to 15 people by members of the Karaim Cultural Community in Lithuania, with the exception of Gediminas Castle Tower; members of the Public Institution “Public Initiatives Support Fund” accompanying Ukrainian groups; citizens of Ukraine; all visitors on the last Sunday of each month, except for temporary exhibitions at the House of Histories.

Educational activities of the National Museum of Lithuania’s expositional locations are free of charge for the following visitors:

children under 3 years of age; residents of children care homes and socially supported children; people with a disability and their one accompanying person; teachers accompanying groups of schoolchildren; citizens of Ukraine.

Concessions are applied upon the visitor providing valid ID that prooves right to specific concessions. This ID requirement does not apply to pre-school children and all visitors on the last Sunday of each month.

Information for disabled visitors: exhibition halls of the Gediminas Castle Tower do not have wheelchair access.

The audiovisual guides on Gediminas Hill are free of charge for visitors. The content is available in English, German, Ukrainian, Polish and other languages.

1 hour filming with professional equipment on the Gediminas scenic overlook – 20,00 EUR. Exposition filming is permitted only with the consent of the administration.

General visitor regulations of the National Museum of Lithuania

Filming and photography

Visitors are allowed to take photographs in the exhibitions, as long as they are not reproduced or published. The Administration reserves the right to prohibit photography and filming in certain exhibition halls or temporary exhibitions. Journalists may use special equipment with the permission of the museum administration. The visitor is responsible for copyright infringements.

Filming with professional equipment at the Gediminas Castle Tower observation deck for 1 hour – EUR 20. Filming in the exhibition is allowed with the permission of the administration.

Visiting rules

By purchasing a ticket, visitors agree to abide by the approved rules of the museum during their visit: click here (link)

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Adaptation for people with reduced mobility

The Gediminas Hill Panoramic Plaza is accessible to visitors with reduced mobility. You can go up and down free of charge using the lift at the foot of Mount Gediminas, in the courtyard of the Old Arsenal. If you plan to arrive by car, you can leave your car in the car park in front of the Old Arsenal (entrance from Arsenalo str. The car park is protected by a fence, so please call +370 (5) 2120017 before you arrive to arrange your arrival time and to make sure you can enter and leave your car in the car park.

From the car park, you can get to the Gediminas Hill via the gate leading to the courtyard of the Old Arsenal. Follow the signs.

There is a disabled toilet next to the lift.

The Gediminas Castle Tower exhibition is not accessible to visitors with reduced mobility.

Adaptation for the visually impaired

The exhibition does not have a guide and a description of the exhibits in Braille. Some of the exhibits can be touched. The history of the city can be explored through an audio guide, and the Baltic Way exhibition has a sound installation that can be touched to hear authentic soundtracks.

Adaptation for the hearing impaired 

The exhibition is not accessible to visitors with hearing impairments, but they are welcome in the museum with their sign language interpreters. We will give them a tour free of charge, if arranged in advance. Please contact us by phone +370 (5) 261 7453 or email [email protected]

Social stories for parents of children with ASD

Scared to venture into a new and unfamiliar space? The Social Stories will help you get to know the museum and what to expect when you arrive.

For those arriving at the museum by lift from the New Arsenal (download) or Arsenal Street (download)

For those arriving by foot, take the path from the Vilnia River (download)

The exhibition is also designed for independent exploration, with terminals, films and installations. On the second floor, visitors can enjoy the interactive exhibition “Timeline views through the windows of Gediminas Castle” with an integrated audio guide.

Innovative audiovisual guides with virtual reality integration, located on Gediminas Hill, are available free of charge to visitors. The content is available in English, German, Ukrainian, Polish and other languages.

Every day 10:00 AM – 8:00 PM

Ticket prices

  • Up and down – 3,00 €
  • Up or down – 2,00 €

Funicular is free of charge for: preschool children; orphans and socially vulnerable children; disabled people (+ one accompanying person for one disabled person); senior people over 80; Ukraine citizens.

Additional information: The ticket office closes 30 minutes before closing time. If the funicular is used only to go down the hill, a ticket should be acquired at the ticket office immediately following the descent. Parental supervision required for children under twelve years of age.

Tel. +370 (5) 212 00 17

Guided Tour “Discover the Heart of Vilnius!”

Tour

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Gediminas Castle Tower

Unveiling of the Sculpture “Wolf” on Gediminas Hill

Event

2026 06 16

Gediminas Castle Tower

About us

Gediminas Castle Tower is the most frequently visited branch of the National Museum of Lithuania. Its exhibition invites visitors to learn about the history of Vilnius as the centre of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania, and also to take in the most spectacular panoramic view of the city.

What will you see?

Canon balls from 14th and 15th century attacks by the Crusaders; from the same period – one of several wooden cross-bow arrows found in Lithuania, as well as a ritual axe made of horn and adorned with ancient Baltic swastika symbols; letters written by Gediminas in 1322–1323 to Pope John XXII and European merchants; an interactive installation dedicated to the Baltic Way allowing visitors to experience being part of the event.

Visiting The Gediminas Hill

Gediminas Hill is free to visit during the day.

In order to get to the top of the hill visitors can take a path from the side of the Vilnia River on Trispalvė alley (not suitable for bicycles, wheelchairs or prams) of use the funicular (from the inner courtyard of the Old Arsenal, Arsenalo g. 3).

The gate of the fence surrounding the Gediminas hill fort is closed from 23.00 to 7.00.

News

Contacts

Address

Arsenalo g. 5, Vilnius

+370 (5) 261 74 53

[email protected]

How to find us?

Visitors can ascend the hill by the historical path from the Vilnia River side (not suitable for bicycles, wheelchairs or prams) and by the lift from the inner courtyard of the Old Arsenal (fees apply).

The nearest paid parking lot is on T. Kociuškos str. 1a. The museum can also be reached by public transport – Karaliaus Mindaugas bus stop (2, 3, 4, 17 trolleybuses, 6g, 10 buses), Arkikatedra bus stop (10, 11, 33 buses).