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Amber Museum-Gallery (Gintaro Muziejus-Galerija)

Sv. Mykolo gatve 8, Vilnius 2001, Lithuania
370-2-623092
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Ranked #17 of 86 attractions in Vilnius
Type: Speciality Museums
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San Diego, California
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 21 January 2013

Fossils of insects captured in amber, some mosquitos - takes you back to the good old days of Jurassic Park the movie when it first came out. They also sell jewelry in the entrance level!

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Alonissos, Greece
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4 of 5 stars Reviewed 3 January 2013

a place you have to visit, a lot of amber in different colors shapes and sizes. You can see big fly inside a rock of Amber that got trapped there a million years ago. Amazing.

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3 of 5 stars Reviewed 4 November 2012

The assistant followed us around that made me feel a bit awkward and the prices are pretty expensive for small amber pieces, personally I found the kiln on the ground floor much more interesting as well as the insects caught in the amber fragments. Its on a side street and hard to find and if your in a rush dont... More

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Jacksonville Beach, Florida
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4 of 5 stars Reviewed 25 October 2012

good presentation without trying to sell you something or over stating the pride of the area, cool on an unusually hot day

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Dublin
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3 of 5 stars Reviewed 24 October 2012

Unless you are a female this is not worth visiting as it is really just a shop for selling amber to tourists.lots of jewellery and the likes for sale

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Birmingham, United Kingdom
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4 of 5 stars Reviewed 22 October 2012

The exhibits are plentiful and the shop had a large selection of well priced items. Try the Ambervodka if you dare, will take your breath away but I liked it.

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new york
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3 of 5 stars Reviewed 15 October 2012

A visit to this gallery was included in our Vilnius walking tour; otherwise, I'd have missed it. As other reviewers have said, the place is small, the museum displays and staff tour guide presentation are informative, and the sales inventory reflects the most unusual color and designs of amber encountered in the area.

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Maple Valley, Washington
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3 of 5 stars Reviewed 1 October 2012

I probably would not have visited this small museum, if it had not been on the itinerary of the guided walking tour I took. Actually, I am glad I saw it, because I learned much about Amber and how to tell real from fake.

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Worksop Notts
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4 of 5 stars Reviewed 21 September 2012

I didn't go down to see there the Amber is shaped etc but I was given a tour of the gallery and a very nice young lady explained the different kinds of Amber to me where it was found which were the oldest pieces and also the original colours. I found it to be very interesting.

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Boston, Massachusetts
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4 of 5 stars Reviewed 15 September 2012

Clearly the main business of this museum is to sell amber, but they do have a nice exhibit of different kinds of amber. I can now assure you that there are probably more types than you ever expected. Our Vilnius resident tour guide directed us to this establishment. We learned about every possible test to determine if a product was... More

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