BRS SOCIAL EVENT

Option 1. Guided Visit to the Palace of the Grand Dukes of Lithuania

Discover the historical heart of Lithuanian statehood through a guided visit to the Palace of the Grand Dukes of Lithuania. The museum offers insights into the country’s political, diplomatic, and cultural development, providing valuable historical context for contemporary discussions on the Baltic region, European security, and transatlantic cooperation.

The National Museum – Palace of the Grand Dukes of Lithuania was founded in 2009 and is housed in a historic residence – the Palace of the Grand Dukes of Lithuania in Vilnius Lower Castle. After more than 20 years of extensive archaeological and historical research, some palace areas have been restored, while others have been reconstructed.

The Museum collects, preserves, researches, and presents the historical and cultural heritage of the Lithuanian state, the Grand Dutchy of Lithuania, and its rulers through various means, including permanent exhibitions of rich and unique archaeological findings, collections of European applied and fine arts from the Gothic to the Baroque periods, and other valuable materials related to Lithuanian studies.

The Museum, more than just a repository of history, is a vibrant hub of educational and cultural activities. It disseminates information on cultural tourism, facilitates state-representative events, and actively engages with civil society. Its mission is to strengthen historical consciousness, foster national values, and maintain the Lithuanian community throughout the world. It also seeks to raise awareness of cultural and artistic heritage and to present the traditional historical and cultural links between European countries and peoples.

More information is available at: https://www.valdovurumai.lt/en/

Option 2. Guided Visit to the Museum of Occupations and Freedom Fights

Explore one of Lithuania’s most significant historical museums, dedicated to the experiences of Soviet and Nazi occupations, the struggle for freedom, and the resilience of Lithuanian society. The visit offers important historical perspectives that continue to shape democratic values, national resilience, and security thinking in the Baltic region.

The Museum’s task is to collect, preserve, study, and promote historical-documentary material reflecting the forms, methods, ways and extent of the physical and spiritual genocide suffered by the Lithuanian population from the Soviet occupation regime, and the methods and extent of resistance to the occupation regime, to preserve the memory of the victims of the Soviet genocide and the memory of freedom fighters.

The Museum’s collections currently comprise more than 144,000 exhibits. They are studied, digitised, and computerised. The material of the Museum’s collections can be used by both Lithuanian and foreign citizens conducting scientific research, preparing publications, papers, exhibitions, implementing cultural and educational activities related to the presentation of the history of the Lithuanian occupation.

Visitors to the Museum can take part in a guided tour of all the Museum’s exhibitions and learn in more detail about the history of the former KGB internal prison, the nine-year partisan war, the imprisonment of the Lithuanian population in the forced labour camps and the history of the forced life in exile.

More information is available at: https://olkm.lt/en/

Option 3. Guided Visit to the Energy and Technology Museum

Discover Lithuania’s industrial, technological, and energy heritage through a guided visit to the Energy and Technology Museum. The exhibitions highlight the development of energy systems, technological innovation, and critical infrastructure, offering a broader perspective on resilience, sustainability, and the challenges of modern societies.

The expanded energy exhibition allows visitors to experience the authentic equipment of a recently operational power plant, and a stroll around steam boilers, turbines, generators, condensers and sophisticated pipelines allows visitors to experience the spirit of this type of industrial facility.

The wind and solar power plants, which operate on the roof of the museum, present the society with an increasingly more important alternative source of energy every day. The energy exposition is supplemented by information terminals and existing models of Kruonis Pumped Storage and Ignalina Nuclear Power Plants.

The museum’s roof terrace, with its spectacular and photogenic view of the capital’s old town hosts free concerts, yoga sessions, and guided tours on the history of Vilnius and its inventions – the telegraph, electrification, and television.

More information is available at: https://etm.lt/

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