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Exhibition “Closeups. How the National History Museum of Latvia works”

Exhibition
From 16 September to 30 December on the 4th floor of the museum, located at 32 Brīvības bulvāris, new exhibition is on display. Most people know what a computer is, but only a few of us can explain how it works. Similarly, the simple question “How does a museum work?” is more complicated than it ...
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Exhibition archive of exposition

The exposition and exhibition halls of the museum are opened

The exposition and exhibition halls of the museum are opened
The exposition and exhibition halls of the museum at Brīvības bulvāris 32 and the Museum of the Popular Front is opened from 19 May (Dauderi from 20 May). To ensure that museum visits are safe for both museum guests and employees, the sanitary protocol developed for museums will be strictly followed. Not only museum employees, ...
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Exhibition “The Lāčplēsis Military Order”

Exhibition
Only one day, November 11, there will be an opportunity to see the complete set of the Lāčplēsis Military Order, once given to General Jānis Balodis (1881–1965). The Lāčplesis Military Order was the first and the highest official award in Latvia. It was founded on the initiative of the Supreme Commander of Latvian Army Colonel ...
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Exhibition “Linen Fabric in Traditional Clothing”

Exhibition “Linen Fabric in Traditional Clothing”
Traditional clothing is a significant part of the Collection of Clothing and Textile of the museum’s Department of Ethnography. It is made of natural materials: flax, sheep wool, cotton. Irreplaceable material in traditional costume is linen fabric. Each clothing starts with a plain or embroidered linen shirt. Until the beginning of the 20th century peasant ...
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Only until December 17 exhibition “Let the Daugava be”

Only until December 17 exhibition “Let the Daugava be”
The exhibition is based on two events, which in Latvian collective memory are associated with the Daugava river – the public struggle for the retention of Koknese canyon and Staburags, during the building process of Pļaviņas hydroelectric power plant in 1958-1959; and the campaign for rescuing the Upper Daugava valley from possibly being flooded during ...
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Exhibition “Centennial of the Latgale Congress” opened till September 8

Exhibition “Centennial of the Latgale Congress” opened till September 8
Only till September 8 in the small exhibition hall of the National History Museum of Latvia, located on Brīvības bulvāris 32,  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 long-term historical experience. Therefore, ...
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Exhibition “Pottery of Latgale: Traditional and Contemporary” opened till September 8

Exhibition
Only till September 8 in the small exhibition hall of the National History Museum of Latvia, located on Brīvības bulvāris 32,  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 Latvia is the pottery ...
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Exhibition Cycle “Our Latgale”

Exhibition Cycle
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 ...
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Only till March 31 Exhibition “The End of the Prague Spring. The Tragic Protest of Student Jan Palach”

Only till March 31 Exhibition “The End of the Prague Spring. The Tragic Protest of Student Jan Palach”
In collaboration with the Embassy of the Czech Republic in Latvia from March 8 till March 31 in the premises of the National History Museum of Latvia (Brīvības bulvāris 32) new exhibition “The End of the Prague Spring. The Tragic Protest of Student Jan Palach” will be on display. The exhibition is presented on 24 ...
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Only until December 17 exhibition “The Latvians: an Interpretation. Latvian Ethnographic Exhibition of 1896”

Only until December 17 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 ...
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Exposition and exhibition halls of the National History Museum of Latvia
Brīvības bulvāris 32, Rīga, LV-1050
Phone: +371 67221357
e-mail: info@lnvm.lv

National History Museum of Latvia:
administration, experts, collections
Pulka 8, Rīga, LV-1007
Phone: +371 67223004
e-mail: museum@lnvm.lv

Department Dauderi
Zāģeru 7, Rīga, LV 1003
Phone: +371 67392229, +371 67391780
E-mail: dauderi@lnvm.lv

Department Tautas frontes muzejs
Vecpilsētas 13/15, Rīga, LV-1050
Phone: +371 67224502
E-mail: tfm@lnvm.lv

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