History
Trakai Island Castle Museum
A museum in the restored Trakai Island Castle – the only water castle in Eastern Europe. The exhibition presents the history of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania rulers and Karaite culture.
The Trakai History Museum operates in the restored Trakai Island Castle, standing on an island in Lake Galve. It is the only water castle in Eastern Europe and one of Lithuania's most recognizable symbols. The castle was built in the 14th–15th centuries and served as a residence of the Grand Dukes of Lithuania. The museum exhibition presents the history of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania, a weapons collection, numismatics, and applied art. A separate exhibition is dedicated to the Trakai Karaites – a unique Turkic-origin community brought to Trakai by Duke Vytautas in the 14th century. The castle regularly hosts concerts, festivals, and medieval reenactment events. It is one of the most visited museums in Lithuania.