The international exhibition "To Believe or Not to Believe: Conspiracy Theories" reveals the intriguing world of conspiracy theories, which often blurs the line between reality and fiction, while at the same time inviting visitors to look back and wonder when and under what circumstances theories were born and spread. The exhibition covers all the major historical phases. The Middle Ages have already been mentioned, the Enlightenment, when Freemasons and Illuminati were accused of initiating the French Revolution, and the primary sources that "helped" the conspiracy to spread like a virus. Then the most brutal dictatorships of the 20th century, showing how conspiracy theories, once born, became a tool for the manipulation of society, leading to one of the greatest tragedies of mankind: the mass extermination of the "enemies of the state" by totalitarian systems. The Cold War probably taught societies more than ever to distrust nothing and fear everything. From the threat of the atomic bomb to the Colorado potato beetle. Turbulent times - wars, historical upheavals, revolutions - have always been conducive to the spread of conspiracy theories. So, too, 21st century man, influenced by a growing number of conspiracy theories, no longer trusts anything: not the official government, not medicine, not scientists, who talk more and more anxiously about climate change, and not the technologies whose progress they benefit from. The House of Stories (T. Kosciuškos str. 3, Vilnius) will be open until 26 May 2024.