Energetikos ir technikos muziejus — Attraction in Vilnius

My guys really like this museum. And once 2 guys asked at breakfast in "Novotel". You can walk from the main avenue along the Archicatedra, across the King Mindaugas Bridge. I was looking at the installation at the Light Festival and several exhibits with illumination. There is a mini-cafe in the lobby.

Now you can take a tour with an engaging guide and his charming assistant, a section dedicated to a man ahead of his time, the planet's super-electrician – Nikola Tesla. We were at the Belgrade Museum. This exhibition is equally as surprising. Except there's no ball of ashes. Just a "magic" ball 🔮. The AI ​​"brought to life" the scientist so realistically that when he stood up and walked toward the camera, I thanked him. After all, thanks to him, I'm now writing by lamplight, conveying this message to you. The museum building itself is beautiful. Near it, the electric mast turns into a "technical" Christmas tree for Christmas. On the roof, there is an interesting sculpture that looks very unusual during the full moon. The permanent exhibition introduces us to everyday history. As a child, I found myself in interiors from the 1960s and 1980s. Only we had Soviet-era televisions. Pipes, boilers... romance 😉. The entertainment section is interesting for adults too.

I was in this museum 9 years ago and I was disappointed to find that 95% of exhibits were the same. I understand that it's not even possible to change the main exhibit - the old electrical plant, but for example the part for the kids remained almost the same, with addition of a new exhibit on material recycling and a slide.. the rest was worn out, 4 exhibits (out of maybe 11) were not functioning at all.. really disappointing especially having a six year old with me..

For me this all museum felt like they just put some stuff there, because they had it in the basement or found in a flea market. Different subjects (photography, printing, laser equipment, PC history etc.) were presented superficially, putting couple of arbitrary objects and hardly even scratching the surface on the complex, interesting subject.

Is it enough to present the technical side or even the subject of photography by putting 5-6 cameras? (4 of which were made in the last 30 years..) the same on the laser equipment - laser source, some lenses and 2-3 photos on the subject - that's it.

They have some very interesting objects which do have a great potential to be a center of an interesting, informative maybe even playful or interactive exhibit. Sadly this potential was not realized.

Very disappointing. Although there are some interesting historical features from the Soviet period (the museum is housed in an old power station), the explanations and information are poorly presented. There's an effort to make the museum interactive and there are lots of small demonstrations and interactive exhibits. Unfortunately, many of these were broken or so poorly designed that it's hard to understand what their purpose is. It's ironic to see a museum of technology displaying bad quality technology. For example, although it's called a museum of electricity, I didn't see a demonstration of a simple electric circuit. Worst of all was the design in the newly opened 'Hall of Transformations': everything is in semi-darkness, the scientific explanations were very superficial, and there seemed to be little connection between the exhibits. I found it sad to see a real missed opportunity for learning and engagement with science in this museum. That said, it's possible to have a fun time here and children will likely find things to play with, but be prepared to bring your own explanations to make sense of what's on display.