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Timetable of the Guided Tours at Weekends
Only general organised guided tours take place in Kaunas Ninth Fort Museum at weekends. Pre-booking is not possible: the person who purchased the ticket earlier acquires the priority to participate in the guided tour. The maximum number of participants in a tour is 25 people.A special ticket for a participant of an organised guided tour (11 Eur or with a discount – 6 Eur per person) will allow visitors to visit the museum expositions as well as join thematic or guided tours organised at certain times.TIMETABLE OF THE GUIDED TOURS*In English:12:00 Overview guided tour THE NINTH FORT: FROM FORTIFICATION TO THE MUSEUM (120 min)In Lithuanian:11:00 Extended thematic guided tour THE DEFENSIVE WALL OF THE NINTH FORT: THE UNDERGROUND (70 min)13:00 Overview guided tour THE NINTH FORT: FROM FORTIFICATION TO THE MUSEUM (120 min)14:00 Extended thematic guided tour THE DEFENSIVE WALL OF THE NINTH FORT: THE UNDERGROUND (70 min)15:00 Extended thematic guided tour THE DEFENSIVE WALL OF THE NINTH FORT: THE UNDERGROUND (70 min) *Except for the last Sunday of every month and public holidays
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New exhibition “Saviours”
From March 15, 2026 (Sunday), a new exhibition “Saviours” will open at Kaunas Ninth Fort Museum, dedicated to presenting the history of the rescuing Jews in Kaunas. During the Nazi occupation, Kaunas became one of the most important centres for the rescue of Jews in Lithuania. Despite the harsh regime, the inhabitants of the city and its surroundings created secret rescue networks. The social background of the Jewish saviours was extremely diverse: teachers, priests, artists, doctors, workers, farmers, students, intellectuals. For some, the impulse came from personal tragic experiences or a connection with the person being rescued: friendship, former working relationships, or neighbourliness. However, all rescuers were united by their determination to act when passive observation meant acquiescence to the killings. After the Holocaust, some rescuers received international recognition and were recognized as Righteous Among the Nations. But some of them were punished during the Soviet occupation not for saving Jews, but for real or suspected ties to independent Lithuanian institutions, the church, or anti-Soviet resistance. Many rescuers kept silent about their activities for decades, treating them as a simple human duty rather than a heroic deed. Today, their stories testify not only to the light they spread, but also ...
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Important Information for the Visitors
On the last Sunday of each month all visitors can visit the museum free of charge. Guided tours in English on the last Sunday of the month are not available.The free tickets must be collected on the day of the visit at the ticket office located at Žemaičių pl. 73.
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Free Admission to the Museum for Ukrainian Citizens
We invite Ukrainian citizens to visit the expositions of Kaunas Ninth Fort Museum and to participate in our guided tours free of charge. All you need to do is provide an identity document at the ticket office. Registration to the guided tours is available via phone +370 686 26243 or e-mail muziejus@9fortomuziejus.ltRelevant information: www.ltua.lt.—Запрошуємо громадян України відвідати експозиції Каунаського музею IX форту та взяти участь в екскурсіях музеєм безкоштовно. Все, що потрібно для цього зробити – пред’явити своє посвідчення особи.Попередній запис на екскурсію проводиться за телефоном +370 686 26243 або ел. поштою muziejus@9fortomuziejus.ltІнформація для громадян України: www.ltua.lt.—Приглашаем граждан Украины посетить экспозиции Каунасского музея IX форта и принять участие в экскурсиях по музею бесплатно. Всё, что необходимо для этого сделать, это в кассе предъявить свое удостоверение личности.Предварительная запись на экскурсии производится по телефону +370 686 26243 или по эл. почте muziejus@9fortomuziejus.ltАктуальная информация: www.ltua.lt.
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ANIMITAS by Christian Boltanski
Christian Boltanski (b. 1944 Paris, France, d. 2021, Paris, France)Animitas (Kaunas), 2021230 Japanese bells, Plexiglas, nylonChristian-Liberté Boltanski was born on September 6, 1944, two weeks after the liberation of France in World War II. During the war, his father, a Jew from Ukraine who later converted to Christianity, was hiding in the family apartment so as not to be found by the Nazis and French authorities.For over sixty years, the artist created works that offer meditations on fate, mourning and memory. Following his father’s death in 1987, Boltanski’s work increasingly focused on the Shoah (the Holocaust) as he incorporated the subjects of death and commemoration. Since this time, he also worked outside the museum in symbolic and charged places. When first approached for a commission to commemorate Kaunas 2022, Boltanski was drawn to significant sites associated to traumatic events and Jewish histories. The artist knew of the 900 French prisoners held at the Ninth Fort, who were imprisoned and executed alongside 30,000 other Jews from Lithuania, Austria, Poland, the Soviet Union and Germany. When we consider that his family lived in constant fear of his father being caught, this site also relates to the artist’s personal trauma.For Animitas (Kaunas), Boltanski put himself ...
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THOSE WHO STAYED by Bruce Clarke
Artist Bruce Clarke (FR) of Litvak origin created a two-part exhibition at Kaunas Ninth Fort Museum, which consists of the mural artwork “When we were Trees,” created for the inner courtyard of the museum, and the installation of sculptural objects “Survivors in Suspension,” exhibited inside the museum.Having raised the question of how art can treat the subject of the Holocaust and honour the victims murdered at the Ninth Fort, Clarke chooses metaphor in his work “When we were Trees.” Using the symbolism of trees and fire, as well as the excerpts from archive sources, the artist conveys painful historical events and reveals the extraordinary resilience of a person in a desperate situation.The installation “Survivors in Suspension” talks about the “in-between” existence of those who have survived traumatic and inhumane experiences.Clarke’s exhibition “Those who Stayed” became a part of the performance “The Wreckage of my Flesh.” It was prepared by dancer and choreographer Tebby W. T. Ramasike (NL) together with an international team. The sensitive performance combined the avant-garde current of Japanese dance butoh, elements of ritual, electronic music and visual art. The synthesis of these elements helped to express human experiences in the whirlwind of dramatic events and resistance to the terror of a ...
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We invite guides to acquire accreditation at the Museum
We invite guides to acquire accreditation at the Kaunas Ninth Fort Museum, which grants and confirms the right to conduct tours in the Museum’s permanent exhibitions, memorial complex and temporary exhibitions. The museum Accreditation can be issued to persons who have guide certificates issued by the Lithuanian State Tourism Department under the Ministry of Economy or the State Consumer Rights Protection Authority.You can find more information about the accreditation procedure and conditions HERE.
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IN THE SHOES OF LITHUANIAN PARTISANS…
The exhibition will run from August 22, 2025, to February 1, 2026.The exhibition “In the shoes of Lithuanian partisans…” presents the story of one of the largest and most significant movements for freedom during the post-war period in Europe. Between 1944 and 1953, an organised Lithuanian military resistance to the Soviet occupation spread throughout the entire country, bringing together people of different occupations and ages who believed in restoring the country’s independence. The photo installations presented in the exhibition were created using authentic photos from the years 1948–1949 of the Kaunas Ninth Fort Museum collections. Taken by an unknown author in Ramygala municipality, the photographs capture the faces, expressions and daily challenges of partisans surviving in the forest. In the archived pictures, members of the Vytis District, Briedis Battalion, Aras Squad and soldiers from other squads are captured. The narrative follows partisan’s journey – from his decision to rise in resistance to the final moments of fighting, when the highest price for Lithuania’s freedom was paid. Each space of the exhibition evokes a distinct experience – from community and endurance to betrayal and conscience, culminating in a footprint, imprinted both on the forest path and in the collective memory of the Lithuanians. The ...
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