Radvila Palace (architect Jonas Ulrichas) was built at the end of XVII century on the request of Jonusas Radvila (1612–1655), the chief of Samogitia, the hetman of Lithuania, and the voivode of Vilnius. We can see this palace on a medal forged by a German medallist Sebastian Dadler (1586–1657) in 1653 on the occasion of Jonusas Radvila’s inauguration as the vaivode of Vilnius. It was a three storey palace with two storeyed galleries full of mannered décor and the Renaissance-like shapes. In the middle of XVII century, it was one of the most beautiful buildings in Vilnius. Unfortunately, it was devastated during the war with Russia in 1654, wars of XVIII century and raging fires as well. At the beginning of XIX century Dominykas Radvila (1786–1813) gave the ruined palace to Vilnius Philanthropy Society. In 1967, a restoration of the palace started.

  In year 1990, the first small exhibition was opened. One of the halls reminds the visitors of the palace owners – the famous noble Radvila family. 165 family portraits are exhibited in the hall. The portraits were engraved by a self-taught engraver Hirsz Leybowicz (1700–1770) by request of Mykolas Kazimieras Radvila (1702–1762). In XVI-XIX centuries the eminent and influential family gave the country chancellors, vaivodes, hetmen, bishops and even a queen (Barbora Radvilaite, 1520–1551) and a cardinal (Jurgis Radvila, 1556–1600). The family had so much wealth and so many collections of art, that they could have easily competed with the Court. 
 Creations by Italian, Flemish, Dutch, Spanish, French, German, Austrian and Russian painters and drawers are exhibited here. In the gallery halls You can see works of Antonio Campi (died in 1591), Lodovico Carracci (1555–1619), Bartholomaeus Spranger (1546–1611), Jan Fyt (1611–1661), Cornelis Mahu (1613–1689), Cornelis van Haarlem (1652–1638), Meindert Hobbema (1638–1709), Francisco Ximenez (1598–1670), Juan Rizi (1600–1681) and other well-known and almost unknown masters of Western Europe.

Contact information:
Address: Vilniaus St. 24, LT-01119, Vilnius.
Tel.: (+370 ~ 5) 212 14 77, (+370 ~ 5) 262 09 81.
E-mail: radvilos@zebra.lt
http://www.ldm.lt/RRM/Index.htm

Opening hours:
Tuesday to Saturday 11–18.
Sunday, National Holiday Eve 12–17.

Admission: adults – 6 Lt;
pupils, students and OAP – 3 Lt;
children under 7, disabled, ICOM member – free.

Guided tours:
lithuanian language – 30 Lt;
foreign language – 50 Lt.