It is primarily dedicated to exhibiting and publicizing the works of the painter and musician M.K.

It was renamed Vytautas the Great Museum of Culture in 1936, receiving its current name in 1944.

[1] The interwar part of the building was built in Art Deco and early functionalism style.

[2][3] The museum sponsors international exhibitions along with lectures, concerts, conferences, and special educational activities for children.

It climbs 142 metres (466 ft) up from behind the M. K. Čiurlionis National Art Museum to the Church of the Resurrection.