Despite its many shortcomings, the arrival of a museum dedicated to Kaunas is a welcome addition indeed. However, what should be a fascinating collection of exhibits celebrating the rich cultural and ethnic history of the city from its founding up until 1940 is in reality just three small rooms, mostly labelled in Lithuanian only, that is, more or less, completely baffling. In their defence, what the museum does choose to display, including some wonderful old photographs and a fine collection of items from the city’s Golden Age between the wars, is enlightening, but it’s what’s missing that you notice more than what’s actually there. Commendable but equally bewildering, upstairs is an exhibition dedicated to Vincentas Sladkevičius (1920-2000), Archbishop of Kaunas from 1989 until 1996 and a Cardinal from 1988, whose many personal possessions, furniture and other effects can be found in two small rooms.

Admission: adults 4Lt, children 2Lt.