Vytautas Kasiulis Art Museum — Attraction in Vilnius

This is my favourite art gallery in Vilnius. Set over 2 floors, and on the second floor you will see paintings by a group of Litvak (Lithuanian Jewish) painters under the influence of Paris. Absorbing. Continue on and then you come to a selection of paintings by Chagall. Stupendous. Then further on and some paintings by Blatas. At the end is some artwork of the Lithuanian artist, Kasiulis. Sculptures are also displayed. All in all, a real feast for the eyes. Downstairs was an exhibition of Lithuanian artists as displaced persons who were based in German camps, including portraiture. Both English and Lithuanian script accompany art works. What more do you want? Friendly, helpful staff? They are...

We took a guided tour and it was quite incredible, especially if one is a lover of art. The museum guide explained well the point of the artists' collection and vision to create much more than an asthetic environment in this labyrythical museum where he and his wife also resided. The open doors for the eye to rest and travel room to room, the atmosphere of contrast created by positioning abstract art next to classical sculptures is quite breathtaking, as is the collection of art books in...

Paid full entrance, but was only allowed to visit the first flour, which houses a rather dull exposition of mainly charcoal and chalk works, and hardly any by Kasiulis' hand. Second floor looked more promissing, however turned out to be a "not yet opened" exhibition about Lithuanian painters in Paris. The floor attendent guided us to the exit to make sure we didn't stay around. Rather unpleasant. Poor communication. Got a stack of postcards as compensation. Nice, but it's not what...