Tauro apygardos partizanų ir tremties muziejus

About the museum

The museum opened on 21 November 1993 in Marijampolė; it was founded by the former partisan liaison officer and political prisoner Aldona Vilutienė. Today it is a branch of the Marijampolės krašto muziejus (Marijampolė Regional Museum) and of the Prezidento Kazio Griniaus muziejus (President Kazys Grinius Museum).

The exhibition “Ginkluotas partizanų pasipriešinimas sovietų okupacijai 1945–1952 m.” (“Armed Partisan Resistance to the Soviet Occupation”) tells of the founding of the Tauras district, the preservation of documents, changes in command and structure, the operating areas of the units and the aims of the Suvalkija partisans. It shows an NKVD interrogation scene with a sound recording, a fragment of an interrogation room, a reconstruction of a Marijampolė prison cell, personal belongings, uniforms, weapons, documents, publications, memoirs and finds from searches for remains.

The exhibition “Tremtys, kalėjimai, lageriai” (“Deportations, Prisons, Camps”) presents the Lithuanian deportations of 1941–1953 into the depths of Russia: household objects, tools, clothing, handicrafts, photographs, maps of places of deportation and the suitcases with which deportees and political prisoners carried their possessions.

Key themes

• Armed partisan resistance in 1945–1952
• Reconstruction of a Marijampolė prison cell
• NKVD interrogation scene with a sound recording
• “Tremtys, kalėjimai, lageriai” (“Deportations, Prisons, Camps”)

Permanent exhibitions

• Ginkluotas partizanų pasipriešinimas sovietų okupacijai 1945–1952 m. – The founding of the Tauras district, the partisan struggle, the NKVD interrogation scene and the reconstruction of a Marijampolė prison cell.
• Tremtys, kalėjimai, lageriai – The deportations of Lithuanians in 1941–1953: household objects, tools, clothing, photographs and maps of the places of deportation.

Founded

1993

Operated by

Marijampolės krašto ir Prezidento Kazio Griniaus muziejus

Admission & discounts

Free admission: Visits are free on the last Sunday of every month.

Pre-school children, pupils, students and persons with disabilities of Marijampolė municipality, and museum staff, are admitted free of charge.

Accessibility

• Wheelchair accessible: not available
• Elevator: no information
• Accessible restroom: no information
• Accessible parking: no information
• Service dogs welcome: no information
• Tactile models & exhibits: no information
• Sign language tours: no information
• Easy-to-read materials: no information
• Audio description: no information

For the time being, persons with mobility impairments cannot enter the museum.

Kids & families

The museum hasn’t published any information on this.

Getting there & parking

The museum is in the centre of Marijampolė, at the same address as the Marijampolės krašto muziejus.

Amenities & dining

Free car park.

Events & venue rental

The museum hasn’t published any information on this.

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