°Ä—»å²¹¾±²Ô¾±²¹¾±'s Jewish community originally settled off this 15th-century market square in the first half of the 17th century. A wooden synagogue, built in 1655, was replaced by the Great Summer Synagogue in the 18th century, now an art school. Next to it is the Small Winter Synagogue, now a multicultural centre that hosts concerts and exhibitions. In front of it is a Holocaust memorial comprising a triangle of stones and an all-seeing eye.
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Lithuania's dark 20th-century history is poignantly told here, 7km north of Kaunas. Begin in the sombre, church-like gallery with striking stained glass…
MK ÄŒiurlionis National Museum of Art
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One of Lithuania's oldest and grandest galleries, Kaunas' leading art museum (founded 1921) is the place to acquaint yourself with the dreamlike paintings…
°Ä—»å²¹¾±²Ô¾±²¹¾± Regional Museum
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Housed inside a former 18th-century Carmelite monastery, this is a particularly thorough introduction to the history of the region and the town. Displays…
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Kaunas-based Japanese diplomat Chiune Sugihara (1900–86) saved around 6000 Jewish lives between 1939 and 1940, issuing transit visas to stranded Polish…
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This museum is devoted to the Devil, Lucifer, Satan, the fallen angel, the seducer, the cajoler, with over 3000 statuettes, carvings, masks and other…
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Artist Vytenis Jakas moved into this courtyard over a decade ago and turned it into an ever-evolving art project, creating murals and transferring onto…
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Built in 1871, the only functioning synagogue of those that survived since 1941, and one of the few remnants of Kaunas' once-strong Jewish community, this…
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Built by Camaldolese monks in the 17th century, this striking baroque monastery lies 9km east of central Kaunas, on a promontory jutting into the Kauno…
Nearby attractions
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The square is overlooked by a particularly photogenic trio of 17th-century merchants' houses as well as the impressive town hall with a rococo sun dial in…
2. °Ä—»å²¹¾±²Ô¾±²¹¾± Regional Museum
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Housed inside a former 18th-century Carmelite monastery, this is a particularly thorough introduction to the history of the region and the town. Displays…
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This 17th-century building was once owned by the Scottish merchant John Arnett and now hosts craft demonstrations. Come here to learn about the…
4. Janina MonkutÄ—-Marks Museum-Gallery
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Born in RadviliÅ¡kis, artist Janina MonkutÄ—-Marks grew up in °Ä—»å²¹¾±²Ô¾±²¹¾± and this museum showcases a permanent collection of her vibrant, joyful paintings…
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When the Nazis took control of Lithuania in July 1941, they forced the Jews of °Ä—»å²¹¾±²Ô¾±²¹¾±, Å Ä—ta and Žeimiai communities to move into a closed ghetto. On 28…
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Lithuania's dark 20th-century history is poignantly told here, 7km north of Kaunas. Begin in the sombre, church-like gallery with striking stained glass…
7. Christ's Resurrection Basilica
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There's an austerity, symmetry and simplicity to this white-washed concrete cathedral, built over a period of 70 years from 1934 onwards, though its…