Via paintings, graphics, photographs and other artistic works, a portrait of the Lithuanian capital is conveyed by artists who knew it intimately in the early 20th century. The years 1918-1948 were a period of complexity and transitions in Vilnius, as the city changed hands repeatedly, first as part of Poland, then under Nazi and Soviet occupation. These occupations and two world wars radically changed the social structure and population of the city, and also influenced its architecture and urban planning. Told in 7 parts, this exhibit reveals how Vilnius artists -  representing Polish, Lithuanian, Belarussian and Jewish communities in a city that was very multiethnic and multi-cultural at that time - perceived their city in those years. In addition to the well-known and repeatedly presented works by the classics of Vilnius art - for example, Ferdynand Ruszczyc, Jan Bułhak, Ludomir Sleńdziński, Bronisław Jamontt, Michał Rouba and Jerzy Hoppe - visitors will also see paintings and graphics of the younger generation of artists, including Joanna Karpińska, Hanna Milewska, Józef Horyd and Hadassa Gurewicz-Grodzka. Glimpses of the avant-garde on the artistic scene of Vilnius, which is considered an important centre of neoclassicism, are represented by paintings by Vytautas Kairiūkštis and his colleague Władysław Strzemiński, photographs by Bauhaus student Moї Ver (Moshé Raviv-Vorobeichic), watercolours by Bencion Michtom, and a model of the famous statue of Adam Mickiewicz by Zbigniew Pronaszko. The image of Vilnius was extended by the Lithuanian chapter, consisting of landscapes and portraits by Vladas Drėma, Antanas Gudaitis, Juozas Mikėnas, Algirdas Petrulis and Adomas Varnas. The culmination of the narrative are works born out of nostalgia for the 'lost Vilnius,' including graphics and paintings by Andrzej Wróblewski, an outstanding figure of Polish post-war art, inspired by the experiences of his youth spent in this city.