National Museum – Palace of the Grand Dukes of Lithuania
History, Archaeology, Architecture
ROUTE IThis exposition presents three of the most important chronological stages in the development of this site and residence: the castle period (the territory's development until the turn of the 15th–16th centuries), the palace period (the 16th–17th centuries)...
Reconstructed Historical Interiors
ROUTE IIThis part of the exposition,which presents the stylistic development of the residence of the Lithuanian grand dukes through the Late Gothic, Renaissance and Early...
Weaponry, Everyday Life, Music
ROUTE IIIThis route consists of three exposition spaces and the Events Hall. This is where visitors can see the Lithuanian grand dukes' castle and palace fortifications and weapons collection. Another exposition reveal...
The Višnioveckis Tapestries in the Context of Historical Lithuanian Heraldic Textiles
Published:2026y.April0415 d.
On April 9, the audience was briefly introduced to the process of attributing these tapestries to their patron and the long journey these textiles took to the collections of the Sanguškas princes. The role of heraldic tapestries during the transition from the late 16th to the 17th century and within the context of the event-filled political realities of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth was also discussed. The lecturer was Prof. Dr. Ieva Kuizinienė (Palace of the Grand Dukes of Lithuania).
