History
Museum of Occupations and Freedom Fights
A museum in the former KGB building on Gediminas Avenue, presenting the history of Soviet and Nazi occupations. The basement preserves authentic prisoner cells and interrogation rooms.
The Museum of Occupations and Freedom Fights, widely known as the KGB Museum, operates in the former NKVD-KGB building on Gediminas Avenue in Vilnius. The building was used by Soviet security structures from 1940 to 1991, and by the Gestapo during the Nazi occupation. The museum exhibition tells the story of Lithuanian partisan resistance, deportations to Siberia, the fates of political prisoners, and the Sajudis movement. In the basement, visitors can see authentic prisoner cells, interrogation rooms, and the execution chamber. It is one of the most emotionally impactful museums in the Baltic States, helping visitors understand the crimes of 20th-century totalitarian regimes.