Vilnius Auto Museum: 150 Years of Transport History & Restored Classics

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What happened to the cars that changed how people moved?

You get admission to over 100 restored and original vehicles spanning 150 years of automotive history, from early twentieth-century manufacturers to iconic cars owned by historical figures. The museum is five minutes from Vilnius Old Town, includes parking, and is wheelchair accessible, so you move through the collection at your own pace without arranging transport or worrying about where to leave the car.

Step-by-step itinerary

Visit Vilnius Auto Museum

Arrive at Vilnius Auto Museum
Explore over 100 restored exhibits
Learn about 150 years of transport history
See vehicles from early 20th century manufacturers
Visit the museum's restoration workshop
Experience stories of famous vehicle owners

The Experience

The Auto Museum Vilnius sits five minutes from the Old Town, and the first thing you notice walking in is that these aren't museum pieces behind velvet ropes—they're restored. A Delage that once carried the King of Nepal. A Lancia Astura that belonged to Mussolini's Foreign Affairs Ministry colleagues. A Hispano Suiza that Coco Chanel owned, then Paul McCartney, then Albert Einstein. Over 100 vehicles, each one telling a story about design, survival, or the moment someone decided how people should move.

The collection spans more than 150 years of transport history, and it's arranged so you walk through the actual evolution—not just chronologically, but by what changed. Early twentieth-century manufacturers most people have never heard of anymore: Delahaye, Delage, Buick, Delaunay-Belleville, Winton, Messerschmitt. These companies experimented with materials, engines, and the shape of things. Some of what they tried became the standard. Some didn't survive. The museum shows both, and the difference matters. You see why a design choice mattered, or why a particular restoration technique had to be invented to keep the thing alive at all.

Everything on display was either restored in the museum's own workshop or kept in its original state—and the restoration work itself is part of what you're looking at. Local craftspeople did the work, and you can see the difference between a car that was carefully brought back and one that was left as it was found. It's the kind of detail that separates a collection from a museum, and it's what makes the five-minute walk from the Old Town worth taking.

What’s included

Your admission includes entry to the full collection of over 100 restored and original vehicles, parking, and access to all exhibits spanning 150 years of transport evolution and design history.

Good to know

Easy physical levelWheelchair accessibleStroller friendlyPublic transport nearby

Operated by Automuseum Vilnius

Is this one for you?Right for anyone in Vilnius who wants to understand how cars and transport design actually developed, without needing a guide or spending time researching which vehicles matter—the museum's restoration work and curation do that for you.