The Museum of GenocideVictims (KGB Museum)

This is a former prison of the KGB, and has been kept pretty much in its original form. Its got lots of information, and lots of original uniforms etc, are displayed in glass cabinets. Go downstairs to the cells, and see how prisoners were kept, and also see the very scary looking Padded Cell, as well as the water torture cells, a truly chilling experience, but very interesting nevertheless. Costs Lt4 to get in and its ope 1000 - 1700 during the week and 1000-1500 on Sundays.

Note that not all of the cells where in their current state, but some where reconstructed after the stories of the old inmates.

Take the guided tour.. You get a lot of local history from one of the guys who had his father murdered by the soviets during the partisan war.

I've edited these pictures in Photoshop to make them better, because words isnt enough to describe this place. The cells are smaller than what the pictures would indicate because i used a 10mm Wide Angle lens. You should see the description on the pictures as well.

A sobering but essential experience. The KGB museum is all the more potent when you view it in light of it's very recent history. It was finally closed down less than twenty years ago. The museum itself is combined with the actual prison and cells which are open to the public... A really affecting experience. There is an audio guide to explain facts and stories as you walk around. Well worth a visit.

The museum of genocide victims (also known as the KGB museum) was opened in 1992 in what used to be the headquarters of the KGB in Vilnius.

The main part of the exhibition is the former KGB prison in the basement. It was set up in 1940 shortly after the Soviet Union occupied Lithuania. The prison remains as it was in 1991 when the KGB moved out after Lithuania became independent from the collapsing USSR. There were prison cells, guard's rooms, as well as an execution room and an exercise yard. It's a grim place where many people were interrogated, confined and killed during the 50+ years of its existence. The names of the victims were carved on granite stones of the foundation of the building which you can see before entering the museum.