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The Old Arsenal

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Address

Arsenalo g. 3, 01143 Vilnius, Lithuania

Website

lnm.lt

Contact

+370 5 262 9426

Rating on Google Maps

4.50 (166 reviews)

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Working Hours

  • Saturday: 10 am to 6 pm
  • Sunday: 10 am to 6 pm
  • Monday: Closed
  • Tuesday: 10 am to 6 pm
  • Wednesday: 10 am to 6 pm
  • Thursday: 10 am to 6 pm
  • Friday: (Day of Restoration of the State of Lithuania), 10 am to 6 pm, Hours might differ

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Frequently mentioned in reviews: museum (19) exhibits (11) Lithuania (9) interesting (9) archaeological (9) Museum (8) small (7) archeologijos (7) archeological (6) history (6)
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  • 5/5 ЯрослаВ 4 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) Arsenal is worth a visit. (Original) Арсенал стоит посетить.
    6 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Nikos G. 8 months ago on Google • 1013 reviews
    The use of audio guide is highly recommended. It help you understand better the content of the displays and tour yourself around. You need a bit more than 1 hour to see everything.
    2 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 4/5 Klaus W. 4 years ago on Google • 1116 reviews
    This building hosts a small archeological museum with exhibits presented in chronological order. It has a very communist vibe and it was probably not updated at all since the eighties when it was set up. Price of admission at 2 Euro is good enough for what it has to offer and I would recommend it to archaeology buffs. They have a reasonably priced collection of books, some in English, at the gift shop

  • 5/5 Gor B. 1 year ago on Google • 126 reviews
    Small but fascinating museum. If you are a history geek or just want to learn about Lithuania, both pre-christian and christian era, this museum would be a great place to do so. One of 3 main history museums alongside Dukes Palace and Gediminas tower. You can even get a discount ticket if you want to visit all 3 of them.
    2 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Ramunė V. 5 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) The old arsenal is the state’s cannon and ammunition storage center. It has been known in written sources since the 16th century. vid., built on the remains of the defensive wall of the Lower Castle. The eastern building of this arsenal now houses the magnificent Museum of Applied Arts. (Original) Senasis arsenalas tai valstybės pabūklų ir amunicijos sandėliavimo centras. Rašytiniuose šaltiniuose jis žnomas nuo XVI a. vid., statytas ant Žemutinės pilies gynybinės sienos liekanų. Rytiniame šio arsenalo korpuse šiuo metu veikia puikus Taikomosios dailės muziejus.
    2 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 4/5 Iryna P. 8 months ago on Google • 273 reviews
    A small ethnographic museum) Nothing special but still a must visit for tourists. It is located at the entrance to the Gediminas Castle complex. To start observing the exhibition and get in, you need a ticket (a rather low price!). You will spend not more than an hour here. Most of exhibitions are devoted to the medieval times, traditions and everyday life of Lithuanian people a bit later too. The most remarkable exhibits for me are wooden kayaks that looks wow.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 4/5 Christian H. 1 year ago on Google • 390 reviews
    I wasn’t really aware of this museum, and went because entrance to the museum is sold as part of a trio (and discounted). It’s small, appears newly renovated and contains a lot of very interesting information on pre-Christian and pre-historic Lithuania. I really enjoyed my visit. It’s quiet too!

  • 5/5 Эжени �. 6 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) The archeological museum houses the archeological museum. On the first floor of the main exhibit of the Neolithic. A unique rod with an elk’s head, a humanoid idol, duck-shaped items. Characters of the most ancient myths about the creation of the world. Duck and mother moose cow. An interesting exhibit is a fragment of ceramics with a human figure in a pose of a call to the deity. Although I would designate it more likely as a "sower." The second floor is archeological materials from excavations, including those from Kernave. It will be interesting to everyone who is interested in archeology and ancient symbolism. Nearby are beautiful reconstructions of clothing and jewelry. In the first courtyard you can see the ancient stones of pagan altars. Few pay attention to them, but these are just some of the most unique pagan artifacts that have survived to this day. (Original) В здании арсенала расположен археологический музей. На первом этаже основной экпонаты неолита. Уникальный жезл с головой лося, человекоподобный идол, изделия в форме уточки. Персонажи древнейших мифов о порождении мира. Утка и Мать лосиха. Интересный экспонат осколок керамики с человеческой фигурой в позе призыва к божеству. Хотя я его бы обозначила скорее как "сеятеля". Второй этаж это арехологические материалы из раскопок, в том числе из Кернаве. Будет интересно всем, кто интересуется археологией и древней символикой. Рядом прекрасные реконструкции одежды и украшений. Во первом дворе можно увидеть древние камни языческих жертвенников. На них мало кто обращает внимание, но это как раз одни из уникальнейших сохранившихся до наших дней артефактов язычества.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 4/5 Athanassios B. 4 years ago on Google • 372 reviews
    An interesting museum, with interesting exhibits ranging from the prehistoric era until the late middle ages.. My only complaint is the very hard to read texts of the signs by the exhibits.

  • 4/5 Evgenia S. 5 years ago on Google • 229 reviews
    There is an archeological museum in the building of the Old Arsenal. It's very small, the admission fee is only 2 euros. You won't find there anything breathtaking. But if you are interested in archeology you'll find it quite nice.

  • 4/5 Charles Rambo (. 9 months ago on Google • 146 reviews
    Good museum for learning about historical Lithuania. I went quite slow, spending about 2 hours there. Admission includes free audio tour.

  • 5/5 Mrs C. 2 years ago on Google • 27 reviews
    An excellent time. Make sure you use the audio guide and bring headphones to listen, that is important. The audio guide walks you through it, if you are not the reading type. English signs are all over. About an hour spent there.

  • 2/5 Viktorija G. 6 years ago on Google
    How come price is higher than new arsenal. Has much less in in

  • 4/5 Rasa G. 4 years ago on Google
    Conservative museum with pleasant inner yard. Good choise of non-permanent exhibitions.

  • 4/5 Margarita K. 5 years ago on Google
    This is Lithuanian ancient history museum. Interesting exposition, good guide. Nice surrounding.

  • 5/5 Vytautas G. 5 years ago on Google
    Great museum.

  • 5/5 Kristina C. 6 years ago on Google
    Stunning history of Baltic Sea.

  • 5/5 Rita D. 1 year ago on Google • 6 reviews
    Centraly based, has archaeological exposition. Display artefacts from 11000 bc. Well presented and educational. Loved it.

  • 5/5 Дмитрий �. 7 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) Pretty interesting exposition. Some of the exhibits are fossilized, some were restored and a small proportion was reproduced, but not the original. I recommend it for both general development and interest development in children. (Original) Довольно интересная экспозиция. Часть экспонатов ископаемые, часть была реставрирована и малая доля воспроизведена, но не оригинал. Как для общего развития так и для развития интереса у детей рекомендую.

  • 5/5 Remigijus P. 7 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) Great architectural ensemble. (Original) Puikus architektūrinis ansamblis.

  • 5/5 360 c. 7 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) An interesting archaeological museum is located. Beautiful interior (Original) Įsikūręs įdomus archeologijos muziejus. Gražus interjeras

  • 4/5 Владимир �. 6 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) Historical Museum. A lot of information about the ancient costumes of people of different classes. Archeology. (Original) Исторический музей. Много информации о старинных костюмах людей разных сословий. Археология.

  • 5/5 User S. 6 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) I restore this wonderful mountain Lithuanians take care of this value (Original) Я востанавливаю эту замечательную гору литовцы берегите эту ценность

  • 5/5 Vilius S. 5 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) A cozy quiet place next to Vilnius Old Town (Original) Jauki rami vieta šalia Vilniaus senamiesčio

  • 5/5 Aleksey S. 4 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) Handsomely. (Original) Красиво.

  • 5/5 Donatas Z. 7 years ago on Google
    Nice

  • 5/5 Laurynas K. 7 years ago on Google
    Ok

  • 5/5 Ramūnas K. 4 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) The archeology collection of the Lithuanian National Museum is one of the oldest and most abundant in the museum and the largest in Lithuania. It contains over 600 thousand archaeological finds dating back to the 11th millennium BC. Kr. until the 19th century. The collection consists of separate groups of exhibits, which are divided by periods and themes. The oldest archeological exhibits are included in the museum records from the collections of individual patrons of the Museum of Antiquities, as well as from the 19th century. - 20th century Early scientific or amateur archaeological research. Since the post-war period archaeological collection has been constantly supplemented with finds from annual archaeological research throughout Lithuania. Research is carried out by various institutions and research groups, and expeditions are also organized by the archaeologists themselves. Alongside the Archeology Division, a Medieval and Modern Archeology Division has been established as the concept of archaeological heritage changes. On the basis of the Archaeological Collection, 2000. The National Museum of Lithuania opened a large exposition of archeology, which illuminates the prehistory of Lithuania from the ancient times to the 13th century. y. The formation of the State of Lithuania. The historical expositions of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania and the Museum are also supplemented with archaeological exhibits. Rich collections allow specialized exhibitions to be held both inside the museum and abroad. Scientific catalogs are published on the basis of protected exhibits. (Original) Lietuvos nacionalinio muziejaus archeologijos rinkinys yra vienas seniausių ir gausiausių muziejuje bei pats didžiausias Lietuvoje. Jame sukaupta per 600 tūkstančių archeologinių radinių, datuojamų nuo XI tūkstantmečio pr. Kr. iki XIX amžiaus. Rinkinį sudaro atskiros eksponatų grupės, kurios skiriamos pagal laikotarpius ir temas. Seniausi archeologijos eksponatai įtraukti į muziejinę apskaitą dar iš Senienų muziejaus atskirų mecenatų kolekcijų, taip pat XIX a. – XX a. pradžioje vykdytų mokslinių ar mėgėjiškų archeologinių tyrinėjimų. Nuo pokario metų archeologijos rinkinys nuolat pildomas radiniais iš kasmet vykstančių archeologinių tyrimų visoje Lietuvoje. Tyrimus vykdo įvairios institucijos ir tyrėjų grupės, ekspedicijas organizuoja taip pat ir patys muziejaus archeologai. Keičiantis archeologijos paveldo objekto sampratai, greta Archeologijos skyriaus įsteigtas Viduramžių ir naujųjų laikų archeologijos skyrius. Archeologijos rinkinio pagrindu 2000 m. Lietuvos nacionaliniame muziejuje atidaryta didelė archeologijos ekspozicija, nušviečianti Lietuvos proistorę nuo seniausių laikų iki XIII amžiaus, t. y. Lietuvos valstybės susidarymo. Archeologiniais eksponatais papildyta ir Lietuvos Didžiosios Kunigaikštystės istorijos bei muziejaus istorinė ekspozicijos. Turtingi rinkiniai leidžia rengti specializuotas parodas tiek pačiame muziejuje, tiek ir užsienyje. Saugomų eksponatų pagrindu publikuojami moksliniai katalogai.

  • 5/5 fallen 4. 4 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) Well worth a visit, for convenience there is a queue to the top (Original) Warte odwiedzenia, dla udogodnienia jest kolejka na górę

  • 3/5 Alessandro S. 4 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) As of June 2019 it cannot be visited due to maintenance work (Original) Al giugno 2019 non visitabile a causa di lavori di manutenzione

  • 4/5 Loreta �. 5 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) There could be more info about the history of the building. Exposure is poor, but the panorama is amazing (Original) Galėtų būti daugiau info apie pastato istoriją. Ekspozicija skurdoka, bet panorama nuostabi

  • 4/5 Aistė Čyplytė - J. 6 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) Archaeological Exposition. It seemed small to me, but everything was aesthetically arranged in the stands. (Original) Archeologinė ekspozicija. Man pasirodė mažoka, bet viskas estetiškai sudėliota stenduose.

  • 5/5 Ilona M. 4 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) Interesting exhibitions and expositions. (Original) Įdomios parodos ir ekspozicijos.

  • 5/5 C. Mark M. 4 years ago on Google
    Must see !

  • 5/5 Александр �. 4 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) Informative... (Original) Познавательно...

  • 4/5 Aurelija P. 5 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) Depending on what exposure (Original) Priklauso nuo to kokia ekspozcija

  • 5/5 Liuda J. 4 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) Really liked it. (Original) Labai patiko.

  • 3/5 Karolina M. 4 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) Great exposure. The staff seemed to want us to go faster. (Original) Puiki ekspozicija. Personalas, atrodė, norėjo, kad greičiau išeitumėme.

  • 5/5 Constantina K. 4 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) The Vilnius Archaeological Museum. From the Paleolithic period to the medieval times, the history of the region unfolds. Interesting exhibits are the costumes representations. The disadvantages are the very small letters that are impossible to read by people with vision problems. (Original) Το αρχαιολογικό μουσείο του Βίλνιους. Από την Παλαιολιθική περίοδο μέχρι τους μεσαιωνικούς χρόνους ξετυλίγεται η ιστορία της περιοχής. Ενδιαφέροντα εκθέματα οι αναπαραστάσεις ενδυμασιών. Στα μειονεκτήματα τα πολύ μικρά γράμματα που είναι αδύνατον να τα διαβάσουν ανθρώποι με προβλήματα όρασης.

  • 5/5 Vidas P. 4 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) Beautiful (Original) Gražu

  • 5/5 Dalia K. 4 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) I really enjoyed the days of Archeology on 14-15 June. We met with a thorough and interesting archaeological work :) (Original) Man labai patiko Archeologijos dienos birželio 14-15 dienomis. Susipažinome su kruopščiu ir įdomiu archeologų darbu :)

  • 5/5 VolvoTV 4 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) Beautiful surroundings, interesting exhibits. (Original) Graži aplinka, įdomūs eksponatai.

  • 3/5 vaclav P. 4 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) I'm tired of it (Original) Ja tm remontiruju

  • 5/5 Ana P. 5 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) Pleasant museum environment and staff (Original) Maloni muziejaus aplinka ir personalas

  • 5/5 vaidas p. 4 years ago on Google
    Museum place


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