Tuskulėnų rimties parko memorialinis kompleksas

About the museum

The Tuskulėnai manor, begun in the 16th century, had royal status, and until the middle of the 19th century its particularly splendid manor house was one of the cultural centres of Vilnius. In 1944–1947 people shot in the NKGB (MGB) internal prison were secretly buried on the manor grounds, so this place bears witness to the cruelty of the Soviet occupiers. Today the memorial complex is a branch of the Okupacijų ir laisvės kovų muziejus (Museum of Occupations and Freedom Fights), which belongs to the Lietuvos gyventojų genocido ir rezistencijos tyrimo centras (Lithuanian Genocide and Resistance Research Centre).

In the complex visitors can see the chapel-columbarium – the resting place of the victims of the Soviet totalitarian regime – the Tuskulėnų rimties parkas (Tuskulėnai Rest Park), the manor house with its oficina (office wing), the Baltasis dvarelis (White Manor) and the Šv. Teresės koplytėlė (Chapel of St Teresa). In the manor house the museum exhibition “Projektas – HOMO SOVIETICUS” shows how the Soviet regime sought to create a new social, cultural and political environment. In the White Manor a 17th-century brick kiln has survived, in which bricks were made for the construction of the Church of Saints Peter and Paul; in the basement is the exhibition “Tuskulėnų dvaro paslaptys”.

Key themes

• Exhibition “Projektas – HOMO SOVIETICUS” in the manor house
• Exhibition “Tuskulėnų dvaro paslaptys” in the White Manor
• Chapel-columbarium – burial place of the victims of the Soviet regime
• Tuskulėnai Rest Park
• 17th-century brick kiln

Permanent exhibitions

• Projektas – HOMO SOVIETICUS – The manor house shows the means by which the Soviet totalitarian regime sought to create a new social, cultural and political environment.
• Tuskulėnų dvaro paslaptys – The White Manor tells the history of the manor and of the executions carried out there after the Second World War.

Operated by

Lietuvos gyventojų genocido ir rezistencijos tyrimo centras

Admission & discounts

Free admission to the exhibitions for former deportees and political prisoners, museum employees, care-home residents, people with disabilities, children under 7, and teachers and guides accompanying organised groups. Photographing the exhibition is free of charge.

Accessibility

• Partially wheelchair accessible
• 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

Convenient access for wheelchair users has been arranged.

Kids & families

Only partly suitable for kids

• Family tours & workshops

Family tickets are offered; the theme is demanding, so educational sessions and film screenings must be booked in advance.

Getting there & parking

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