Museum Night Events at the National Museum of Lithuania 2025

  • 2025 05 17

  • 18–23 PM

  • All operating branches of the museum

  • Event

  • Free of charge

The National Museum of Lithuania joins Museum Night on May 17, 2025, and invites you to events across its branches!

LNM Exhibition Branches in Vilnius:

Orienteering Game: THE MUSEUM CELEBRATES WITH MUSIC

When: 6:00 PM – 8:30 PM; starting at 6:00 PM at the House of Histories (T. Kosciuškos St. 3), ending on Gediminas Hill.
Registration required: https://forms.office.com/e/vRjVhWssw0

Let Museum Night begin with music! Celebrating its 170th anniversary, the National Museum of Lithuania invites you to take part in an orienteering game where teams will visit all LNM branches in Vilnius. Participants will face musical and engaging tasks, and the three fastest teams will receive prizes. Gather a team of 2 to 6 members—family, friends, or colleagues—and conquer the lively museum maze.

Gediminas Castle Tower (Arsenalo St. 5, Vilnius)
Short Tours: “Tales from the Past”

When: 8:00 PM; 8:30 PM; 9:00 PM; 9:30 PM; 10:00 PM
No registration required

We invite you to exclusive short tours at the Gediminas Castle Tower on Museum Night! Discover fascinating stories about Gediminas Hill, the legendary Gediminas letter, the development of the Upper Castle, and the founding of Vilnius. Come and explore the place where history began!

Free museum entry from 6:00 PM to 11:00 PM
(last entry at 10:30 PM)

Bastion of the Vilnius Defensive Wall (Bokšto St. 20, Vilnius)
Short Tours: “Sounding Weapons: Between Battle and Art”

When: 8:00 PM; 8:20 PM; 8:40 PM; 9:00 PM; 9:20 PM; 9:40 PM
No registration required

Come visit the Bastion on Museum Night and join a short tour to learn fascinating facts about the weapons on display. Do you know what inscription the executioner’s sword bore for its intended victim? Or what adorned the breastplates of the winged hussars of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania? Have you ever seen the earliest gunpowder handguns in Lithuania?

We’re ready to show and tell you all this—and more. After the tour, explore the entire museum and meet the legendary, mysterious basilisk of Vilnius.

Free museum entry from 6:00 PM to 11:00 PM
(last entry at 10:30 PM)

House of Histories (T. Kosciuškos St. 3, Vilnius)
Tours of the Ethnographic Storage-Exhibition

When: 7:00 PM; 8:00 PM
Registration required: [email protected], tel. +370 5 239 4574

Discover the ethnographic artifact storage-exhibition of the National Museum of Lithuania located in the basement of the House of Histories. Across eight halls, you’ll find a collection amassed over more than 100 years—objects that reveal the identity of rural Lithuanians from a century ago and earlier, reflected in architecture, interiors, daily life, crafts, and trades. How did they perceive the world around them? How did they feel? How did they create the coziness of home? Explore these questions and the values behind the symbols adorning the exhibits.

House of Histories(T. Kosciuškos g. 3, Vilnius):
Doggy Detective: The Case of the Missing Bone

When: 7:00 PM – 11:00 PM
No registration required

Embark on a fun adventure with your family through the world of canine history! Ask for an activity booklet at the ticket desk. Explore the exhibition and see the world through a dog’s eyes. This interactive game helps children learn about canine senses, body language, and life—from ancient times to today. Most importantly, you’ll help the exhibition mascot, Monstradog, find his missing bone.

Ideal for families with children aged 6–11.

House of Histories (T. Kosciuškos g. 3, Vilnius):
Opening of the Panel Exhibition “The Accompanist”

When: 8:00 PM
No registration required

An accompanying event to the major exhibition “History Wags Its Tail”, this presentation introduces creative work by five contemporary female artists. The series invites reflection on our relationship with the environment—how we shape it, how it shapes us, and the roles we adopt or accept. The evening will be enriched by music curated by Lukas Mykolaitis, set against the sunset backdrop.

Free museum entry from 6:00 PM to 11:00 PM
(last entry at 10:30 PM)

Castellan’s House (Arsenalo St. 1, Vilnius)
REGISTRATION CLOSED. Tour: The Love Story of Sigismund Augustus and Barbara Radziwiłł

When: 6:00 PM; 8:00 PM

Passion, secret weddings, corridors, intrigues—the love story of Sigismund Augustus and Barbara Radziwiłł is full of rich details. How did their romance unfold? What political backdrop shaped it? Why did their love provoke an unprecedented conflict between the throne and nobility in Poland? Learn more during this tour taking place outside and in the cellars of Pilininkas’ House.

Free museum entry from 6:00 PM to 11:00 PM
(last entry at 10:30 PM)

Jonas Šliūpas Museum (Vytauto St. 23A, Palanga)
Performance: THE RESPITE REMAINS

When: 6:00 PM – 11:00 PM
No registration required

Tourism reshapes the coastal environment, forming contrasts that challenge our view of humanity’s impact on nature. Led by director Marta Vendland, Klaipėda-based ARTYN theatre presents a performance blending hypnotic seaside imagery with the chaotic rhythm of 21st-century life. Can we escape responsibility?

Inspired by the museum’s exhibition “Forms of Respite”, featuring photography by Vaclovas Straukas and Aleksandras Macijauskas.

Cast: Vitalijus Budrikas, Daiva Fedenko, Renata Raugienė, Alvyda Toleikienė
Director: Marta Vendland

Free museum entry from 6:00 PM to 11:00 PM
(last entry at 10:45 PM)

Vincas Kudirka Museum (V. Kudirkos St. 29, Kudirkos Naumiestis, Šakiai District)
MUSEUM AND BOOK

When: 6:00 PM
No registration required

Meet Dr. Giedrė Šmitienė from the Institute of Lithuanian Literature and Folklore. She will present the recently published three-volume collection of letters by poet Janina Degutytė—revealing her relationships, Soviet-era life, and how letters intertwined with her poetry.

Free museum entry from 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM
(last entry at 7:45 PM)

Jonas Basanavičius Birthplace (Gimtinės St. 17, Ožkabaliai I Village, Vilkaviškis District)
BETWEEN TRADITIONS AND MODERNITY

When: 6:00 PM – 11:00 PM
Registration required only for dance performance “Listen. The Oak Speaks”: tel. +370 342 69365

Program includes:

  • Dance Performance-Tour by Šilalė Cultural Center Dance Theater through the National Revival Oak Grove, experienced with headphones. Reflect on values such as consistency, sustainability, endurance, and eternity.

  • Audiovisual installation “Resonant Scripts” from Kaunas Cultural Center. A synthesis of tradition and modernity through animation, textiles, and folk harmonies.

  • Night adventure “Let’s DIG IN” with flashlights through the interactive oak grove trail. Prizes for the bravest and fastest!

  • Board game tournament “Hide and Seek in the Grove” and educational kvass tasting.

Free museum entry from 6:00 PM to 11:00 PM
(last entry at 10:45 PM)

Free Admission to LNM Branches During Museum Night: