Editing Vilnius (section)

===Museums and galleries===
{{See also|List of museums in Lithuania}}
[[File:Vilnius - Lietuvos nacionalinis muziejus.jpg|thumb|left|alt=Long, two-story building with a red roof|The National Museum of Lithuania is in the New Arsenal of the Vilnius Castle Complex.]]
Vilnius has a variety of museums.<ref name="GoVilniusMuseums">{{cite web |title=Museums |url=https://www.govilnius.lt/visit-vilnius/places/museums |website=GoVilnius.lt |access-date=29 April 2023}}</ref> The [[National Museum of Lithuania]], in the Palace of the Grand Dukes of Lithuania, Gediminas' Tower and the arsenals of the Vilnius Castle Complex, has exhibits about the history of Lithuania and Lithuanian culture.<ref>{{cite web |title=The Palace of the Grand Dukes of Lithuania |url=https://www.govilnius.lt/visit-vilnius/places/the-palace-of-the-grand-dukes-of-lithuania |website=GoVilnius.lt |access-date=29 April 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=The New Arsenal |url=https://www.govilnius.lt/visit-vilnius/places/new-arsenal |website=GoVilnius.lt |access-date=29 April 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=The Old Arsenal |url=https://www.govilnius.lt/visit-vilnius/places/the-old-arsenal |website=GoVilnius.lt |access-date=29 April 2023}}</ref> The Museum of Applied Arts and Design displays Lithuanian folk and religious art, objects from the Palace of the Grand Dukes of Lithuania, and 18th- to 20th-century clothing.<ref>{{cite web |title=The Museum of Applied Arts and Design |url=https://www.govilnius.lt/visit-vilnius/places/the-museum-of-applied-arts-and-design |website=GoVilnius.lt |access-date=29 April 2023}}</ref> Other museums are the Vilnius Museum, the House of Histories, Church Heritage Museum, [[Museum of Occupations and Freedom Fights]], Fight for Freedom Museum in the [[Vilnius TV Tower]], M. K. Čiurlionis House, Samuel Bak Museum, Centre for Civil Education, Toy Museum, Vilnil (Museum of Illusions), Energy and Technology Museum, House of Signatories, Tolerance Center, Railway Museum, Money Museum, Kazys Varnelis House-Museum, Liubavas Manor Watermill-Museum, Museum of Vladislovas Sirokomlė, Amber Museum-Gallery, and the Paneriai Memorial visitor information centre.<ref name="GoVilniusMuseums"/><ref>{{cite web |title=M.K. Čiurlionio namai |url=https://ciurlioniokelias.lt/partneriai/vilniaus-miesto-savivaldybe/m-k-ciurlionio-namai/ |website=Ciurlioniokelias.lt |access-date=29 April 2023 |language=lt}}</ref>

[[File:Art Museum of Lithuania.jpg|thumb|alt=Exterior of a three-story building|The Lithuanian National Museum of Art, in the former [[Chodkiewicz Palace]]]]
Vilnius has a number of art galleries. Lithuania's largest art collection is housed in the [[Lithuanian National Museum of Art]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Collections |url=https://www.ldm.lt/en/collections/ |website=ldm.lt |access-date=10 November 2019 |archive-date=10 November 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191110162420/https://www.ldm.lt/en/collections/ |url-status=dead}}</ref> The Vilnius Picture Gallery, in the city's Old Town, houses a collection of Lithuanian art from the 16th to the early 20th centuries.<ref>{{cite web |title=Permanent exhibitions |url=https://www.ldm.lt/en/vpg/expositions/ |website=ldm.lt |access-date=10 November 2019 |archive-date=10 November 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191110162419/https://www.ldm.lt/en/vpg/expositions/ |url-status=dead}}</ref> Across the Neris, the National Art Gallery has a number of exhibitions of 20th-century Lithuanian art.<ref>{{cite web |title=Collection |url=http://www.ndg.lt/collection.aspx |website=ndg.lt |access-date=10 November 2019}}</ref> The [[Contemporary Art Centre (Vilnius)|Contemporary Art Centre]], the largest contemporary-art venue in the Baltic States, has an exhibition space of {{convert|2400|m2|sqft}}. The centre develops international and Lithuanian exhibitions and presents a range of public programs which include lectures, seminars, performances, film and video screenings, and live music.<ref>{{cite web |title=About the CAC |url=http://www.cac.lt/en/general |website=cac.lt |access-date=10 November 2019}}</ref> On 10 November 2007, the [[Jonas Mekas Visual Arts Center]] was opened by avant-garde filmmaker [[Jonas Mekas]]; its premiere exhibition was ''The Avant-Garde: From [[Futurism]] to [[Fluxus]]''.<ref>{{cite web |title=About us |url=http://mekas.lt/about/ |website=mekas.lt |access-date=10 November 2019 |date=25 July 2014}}</ref> In 2018, the [[MO Museum]] opened as an initiative of Lithuanian scientists and philanthropists Danguolė and Viktoras Butkus. Its collection of 5,000 modern pieces includes major Lithuanian artworks from the 1950s to the present.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://mo.lt/en/about-mo/ |title=About MO |website=mo.lt |access-date=23 April 2019}}</ref>