Mykolas Žilinskas Art Gallery

Kaunas


This art museum on three floors is based on the private collection of Mykolas Žilinskas, but is now operated by the National Čiurlionis Art Museum. The collection is strongest on European art from the 17th to the 20th centuries and boasts Lithuania’s only Rubens.


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