During the interwar period, when Kaunas served as Lithuania's provisional capital, this neo-baroque building in the Old Town housed the country's presidents. The palace dates from the 1840s and served various functions before being converted to presidential use in 1921. It is now a museum dedicated to the interwar period of Lithuanian independence — a complex and often overlooked era in European history.
The exhibition covers the personalities, politics, and culture of Lithuania between 1918 and 1940, when the country was one of the new democracies carved out of the post-WWI settlement. Original furnishings, state photographs, and documents are on display. The building is worth a visit both for the history and for the architecture of the Old Town street it faces.