Outdoor exhibition “While There is Still Time – Beginnings of Photo-ethnography in Latvia” in the Dauderi Department
From 30 June to 31 July in the Dauderi Departement’s garden (Zāģeru iela 7, Rīga) new exhibition is on display. Nowadays, photography is an integral part of our lives and every event is immediately documented with countless smartphones, so it is hard to imagine that there are many special events, people, and skills from the ...
Exhibition “Crimplene Fever. Global Fashion in the Soviet Mirror”
From 7 May the exhibition “Crimplene Fever. Global Fashion in the Soviet Mirror” is on display at Brīvības bulvāris 32. The exhibition is dedicated to a bright fashion phenomenon – crimplene clothing, which in the 1960s and 1970s was a “fashion cry”. The museum exhibits one of the richest collections of crimplene costumes in Latvia ...
Interdisciplinary scientific conference “Wood and Humans in Northern Europe from Prehistory until the Present”
Within the framework of the exhibition Moses, Oars and the Radio. Wood in the History of Latvia National History Museum of Latvia organizes an open-call interdisciplinary scientific conference “Wood and Humans in Northern Europe from Prehistory until the Present” Conference venue: National History Museum of Latvia, Brīvības bulvāris 32, Riga. Virtual participation via Zoom video call ...
Permanent exhibition “Founders of the Republic of Latvia”
The exhibition tells the story of the 39 people who stood at the cradle of the republic in 1918 – about their various destinies before and after the founding of the state. This round of stands has moved to the 4th floor of the museum after the joint exhibition of Latvian museums “Latvia’s Century” and ...
Exhibition “Moses, Oars and the Radio. Wood in the History of Latvia”
The National History Museum of Latvia has elaborated a new exhibition “Moses, Oars and the Radio. Wood in the History of Latvia”. From 16 November, 2021 the exhibition is opened for visitors. Did you know that trees and humans entered the territory of Latvia almost simultaneously -12,000 years ago, soon after the end of the ...
Exhibition “Latvia in Colour”
From 16 September, 2021 at Brīvības bulvāris 32, exposition and exhibition halls of the museum, exhibition dedicated to the history of coloured photograph in Latvia “Latvia in Colour”. Read the exhibition annotations here.