New Exhibition – “Centennial of the Latgale Congress”
From April 6 till September 8 in the small exhibition hall of the National History Museum of Latvia, located on Brīvības bulvāris 32, a new mobile exhibition “Centennial of the Latgale Congress” will be on display. The political topic of spring 1917 – the ideas of the united and autonomous Latvia – was determined by ...
New Exhibition – “Pottery of Latgale: Traditional and Contemporary”
From April 6 till September 8 in the small exhibition hall of the National History Museum of Latvia, located on Brīvības bulvāris 32, a new exhibition “Pottery of Latgale: Traditional and Contemporary” will be on display. Each region is characterized by peculiar cultural features. One of the most vivid signs of the traditional culture of ...
New Exhibition Cycle “Our Latgale”
From April 6 to September 8 the mobile exhibition “Centennial of the Latgale Congress” and the exhibition “Pottery of Latgale: Traditional and Contemporary” are on display. The exhibition cycle “Our Latgale” is the opening event of the program of the National History Museum of Latvia dedicated to the centennial of Latvia, underlining the idea of ...
Exhibition “The Latvians: An Interpretation. Latvian Ethnographic Exhibition of 1896”
120 years ago the Latvian Ethnographic Exhibition of 1896 was held in Rīga. It became the first and largest representation of the Latvian nation and its history, culture and achievements, in addition it was an explicit application of the Latvian nation to be located alongside other nations in terms of historical and language values, national ...
New publication “Catalogue of Endangered Latvian Archaeological Artefacts”
This catalogue is designed to aid in the identification of those Latvian archaeological artefacts, which are more frequently acquired illegally, illegally traded and exported outside the territory of Latvia. The catalogue is meant for Latvian and foreign traders, buyers and collectors of cultural objects, law enforcement agencies, museums and other organizations working in the cultural ...
The Permanent Exposition is Opened
It is possible to visit the permanent exposition that shows the history of Latvia from the ancient times to present days: “The Ancient History of Latvia 11 000 BC – 1200″, “Livonia in 13th-16th Century”, “The Territory of Latvia and its Population in 16th-18th Century”, “The Duchy of Courland and Semigallia. 1561-1795″, “Manors and Nobility ...