During the 15th, 16th centuries and the first half of the 17th century, the Palace of the Grand Dukes was a political, diplomatic, administrative and cultural center of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania. At the beginning of the 19th century, at the initiative of the tsarist Russian administration, the residence of Lithuanian rulers was destroyed and restored only in 2013. The National Museum, at the Palace of the Grand Dukes of Lithuania, four permanent exhibitions can be viewed that reflect the functions of this historic residence. Abundant findings, along with models of the palace, and iconographic material are displayed in the palace's exposition of historical and architectural development (Route I). The palace's exposition of historic representational interiors (Route II) will bring visitors to the representative halls with restored historical representations of late Gothic, Renaissance and early Baroque, as well as a special treasure hall.

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