A small kiosk-looking building on the western edge of the city’s former main cemetery, on the right as you enter are photographs and personal effects relating to the Forest Brothers (Miško Broliai), a band of men and women who fought a futile guerrilla war against the Soviet regime from 1944 to 1953 and beyond. On the left is a small display on the subject of the lives lived by Lithuanians in exile in Siberia including some more photographs and an original wooden bunk from one of the gulags. Everything is in Lithuanian only although the museum does have access to some information in English. The museum is staffed by a sweet old lady who was herself deported to Siberia with her family as a young girl. Unfortunately she doesn’t speak any English.

Admission 4/2Lt.

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• Letitia - Brattleboro 05 January 2010
  Go in and take a look around. It doesn't cost much, and while the museum is small, they've tried as best they can. Occasionally some academic sort will enter or exit the museum, and if he/she finds out that you're an English speaker, they'll be happy to discuss to the best of their ability the partisan movement and seem genuinely happy to see a foreigner visit the place. Also,the lady who manages the museum is very sweet and speaks Russian. She was deported herself as a girl along with her family, and she remembers the partisan years. If you speak Russian, she'll be happy to talk.