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The finished museum was opened on 16 February 1936. Museum displays historical artefacts pertaining to Lithuania and Kaunas from prehistoric times to the present day, including a large collection of historical weapons. There are expositions dedicated to the military skills of the
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The 90th anniversary of the museum in 2011 was marked by the opening of two new galleries: Warfare in Pre-Historic Times and History of Warfare of the Lithuanian Grand Duchy of the 13th–17th centuries.
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in 1935. Bell music from the tower was first played in 1937. Regular carillon concerts began in 1956. The first carillonists of the Kaunas carillon were Lithuanian composers
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Museum's garden has more than ten statues of Lithuanian military chiefs and cultural characters who influenced Lithuania in 19th and 20th century.
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to Those Perished for the Freedom of Lithuania was constructed in 1938. The crypt was vandalized and destroyed during the time of
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but later it was decided to move to a larger location. A part of the new museum was opened in 1930, at the 500th anniversary of
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In 2015, the building was one of 44 objects in Kaunas to receive the
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In the great hall of the museum there are copies of 17th century
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Freedom statue in the square of the Vytautas the Great War Museum
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in 1933, is on display and remains a popular exhibition.
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Vytautas the Great
Kaunas
Lithuania
Coordinates
54°54′00″N 23°54′43″E / 54.90000°N 23.91194°E / 54.90000; 23.91194
www.vdkaromuziejus.lt/en/
Lithuanian
Kaunas
Lithuania
Art Deco
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Vladas Nagevičius
Vytautas the Great
Grand Duke of Lithuania


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