Address
5 Boksto St, LT-01126, Vilnius.
Tel. +370~5~2628030. Fax +370~5~2126006.
E-mail: muziejus@ldm.lt 
Web-Site: http://www.ldm.lt 
Palanga Amber Museum: http://www.pgm.lt 
Clock Museum: http://www.muziejai.lt/klm/index.htm
Governing Body – the Ministry of Culture of the Republic of Lithuania.
Head of the museum is Romualdas Budrys.

In January, 1997 the State Government has granted the Museum status of a National museum.
The Lithuanian Art Museum is an institutional member of the Lithuanian Museums Association and the International Committee of Museums.

Opening times
Vilnius Picture Gallery, Radvila Palace, Pranas Domsaitis Gallery, Clock Museum:
Tuesday to Saturday 12.00–18.00. Sunday, National Holiday Eve 12.00–17.00.
Museum of Applied Art:
Tuesday to Saturday 11.00–18.00. Sunday, National Holiday Eve 11.00–16.00.
National Art Gallery:
Tuesday to Sunday 10.00–19.00.
Palanga Amber Museum:
September 1 – May 31: Tuesday – Saturday 11.00–17.00. Sunday, National Holiday Eve 11.00–16.00.
June 1 d. –  August 31: Tuesday – Saturday 10.00–20.00. Sunday, National Holiday Eve 10.00–19.00.
Museum of Miniature Arts (Opened only during the summer season):
Tuesday to Saturday 11.00–18.00. Sunday, National Holiday Eve 11.00–16.00.

Admission Charge
Admission charge – Lt 6 (Vilnius Picture Gallery, Radvila Palace, Pranas Domsaitis Gallery, Clock Museum, Miniature Museum)
Admission charge – Lt 6 (Museum of Applied Art)
Admission charge – Lt 10 (National Art Gallery)
Admission charge – Lt 8 (Palanga Amber Museum)
Pupil, student and OAP – Lt 3 (Vilnius Picture Gallery, Radvila Palace, Pranas Domsaitis Gallery, Clock Museum, Museum of Miniature Arts)
Pupil, student and OAP – Lt 1,5 (Museum of Applied Art)
Pupil, student and OAP – Lt 4 (Palanga Amber Museum)
Guides tours – Lt 50.
Child under 7, disabled, ICOM member – free.

Departments
Department of Fine Art;
Department of Applied Art;
Department of Folk Art;
Department for Collection Registration and Preservation;
Library and Archives; 
Art Apprecation Center;
P. Gudynas Restoration Center.

Branch Museums and Galleries
Vilnius Picture Gallery
4 Didzioji St, LT-01128, Vilnius.
Tel./fax +370~5~212 08 41. 
Tel. +370~5~212 42 58
E-mail: galerija@ldm.lt 

National Art Gallery
22 Konstitucijos Av, LT-08105, Vilnius.
Tel. +370~5~2122997.
Fax +370~5~2122888.
E-mail: info@ndg.lt
http://www.ndg.lt/
http://www.ldm.lt/NDG/Index.htm
Closed for reconstruction.

Radvila Palace  
22 Vilniaus St, LT-01119, Vilnius.
Tel.: +370~5~2120166, +370~5~2121477. 

Museum of Applied Art 
3A Arsenalo St, LT-01100, Vilnius.
Tel./fax: +370~5~2628080, +370~5~2612548.
E-mail: tdm@takas.lt 

Palanga Amber Museum
17 Vytauto St, LT-00101, Palanga.
Tel.: +370~460~53501, +370~460~51319.
E-mail: pgm@takas.lt
http://www.pgm.lt 

The Palace of the Grand Dukes of Lithuania
Katedros a. 3, LT-01100, Vilnius.
Tel. +370~5~2608947.
Fax +370~5~2127470.
E-mail: rumai@ldm.lt
http://www.valdovurumai.lt

Pranas Domsaitis Gallery
33 Liepu St, LT-92145, Klaipeda.
Tel.: +370~46~219057, +370~46~213319.
E-mail: kpg@takas.lt 

Clock Museum
12 Liepu St, LT-92114, Klaipeda.
Tel.: +370~46~213694, +370~46~243531.
E-mail: klm@takas.lt 
http://www.muziejai.lt/klm/index.htm

Museum of Miniature Arts
3, L. Rezos St, LT-93101, Juodkrante.
Tel. +370~469~53323.

Exhibitions

• Vilnius Picture Gallery:

  • Exhibition "Vilnius Elegies. The Pre-war Photography Collection of Bolesława Zdanowska and Edmund Zdanowski (since June 4, 2009 till September 13, 2009).

• Museum of Applied Art:

  • Exhibition to Commemorate the Millennium of Lithuiania "Linthuania in Ancient Historical Sources" (since July 5, 2009 till October 4, 2009).

  • Exhibition to Commemorate the Millennium of Lithuania "Wawel in Vilnius. From the Jagiellonians to the end of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth" (since July 5, 2009 till October 4, 2009).

  • Exhibition to Commemorate the Millennium of Lithuania "The Art of the Balts" (since July 5, 2009 till October 20, 2009).

  • The Archaeological Findings of the Royal Palace of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania (till September 15, 2009)

• Radvila Palace:

  • Exhibition of Lithuanian Folk Art "Tradition and the Present" (since 2 July, 2009 till 31 December, 2009).

• National Art Gallery:

  • International Exhibition 'Dialogues of Colour and Sound. Works by Čiurlionis and His Contemporaries' (June 20, 2009 – August 23, 2009);

  • International Exhibition 'Cold War Modern: Design 1945–1970' (October 2, 2009 – December 7, 2009).

• Pranas Domsaitis Gallery:

  • Permanent Exhibition of Pranas Domsaitis works

  • 'Three Decades of Klaipeda arts'  (till January 1, 2010)

  • 'The Art of Australia and Tasmaniariba' (till January 1, 2010)

• Clock Museum:

  • 'Baroque – the Amazing Technique of Charles Boulle (1642–1732)'

  • 'The history of Klaipeda Clock Museum's building, 19^th – 20^th c.'

• Palanga Amber Museum:

  • Exhibition "Old Lithuania" by Mstislav Dobuzhinsky (since May 15, 2009 till August 30, 2009).

• Museum of Miniature Arts:

  • Permanent Exposition of Miniatures from the 16th Century to the early 20th Century.

Archive Exhibitions

History
Founded in 1933 as Vilnius City Museum, the Lithuanian Art Museum currently is the biggest national establishment, which preserves, investigates and displays pieces of art of historical and artistic value. The exhibition halls of the museum display Lithuanian and foreign works of fine and applied art. The museum has accumulated and displays the wealth of the national folk art. Diverse Lithuanian and foreign artists are featured at temporary exhibitions. The museum also conducts youth’s educational program.
With the lifting of the ban on Lithuanian press Lithuanian intellectuals became anxious about art. In 1907 the first exhibition was organized, and eight of them were held before World War I broke out. After each exhibition some exhibits were given to Lithuanian Art Society. More and more pieces of art were collected, so a hope to found an art museum was being cherished. Many concrete efforts were made in order to accomplish the plan - means for buildings were accumulated, pictures, carvings purchased photos and documents collected. But the war hindered the whole work.
When it was over intellectuals again started enlivening the life of art. Enlightened persons in Vilnius urged certain state institutions to look after the valuables of art that were nationalized by Bolsheviks in 1918. These valuables had to fall into the hands of cultural workers. Unfortunately the history of Vilnius and Vilnius land between World War I and World War II did not favor Lithuanian national culture.
In 1933 Vilnius Magistracy decided to establish a City Museum. The displays were stored in various places and looked after as far as possible, but visitors were never received.
In 1940 the Museum moved to the old Town Hall building.
In April, 1941 first exhibitions were organized in the halls of the Museum, which was already called Vilnius State Art Museum.
The Museum took over collections of Vilnius artistic and scientific societies took in the nationalized pieces of art. According to the later established order, pieces of art acquired by commissions of Ministry of Culture for state means were distributed among museums. This is how the present art collection was made up. Workers of the Museum themselves have contributed to the exposition. From post-war villages they collected the best examples of Lithuanian folk art. Creations by artists of emigration and their art collections are constantly added to the storage’s of the Museum.