Exhibition “Power and Love. Archeological, Ethnographic and Contemporary Crowns in Latvian Culture” till 30 December
Visitors of the National History Museum of Latvia (Brīvības bulvāris 32, Rīga) have the opportunity to see an exhibition – “Power and Love. Archeological, Ethnographic and Contemporary Crowns in Latvian Culture”, which is created in connection with this year’s most important cultural event – the 150th anniversary of the Latvian Song Festival. As the title ...
The exhibition “Power and Love” supplemented with new works of the Art Academy of Latvia project “What’s in/on your head?”
Inspired by the traditional crown collection at the National History Museum of Latvia, the Art Academy of Latvia (LMA) in April, 2023 was participating in the Salone del Mobile. Milano international design fair, featuring in the SaloneSatellite space for young designers and design schools. The shared responsibility of design is embodied in the rhetorical question ...
Till 28 May Exhibition “100 Years: Litas, Lats, Kroon”
From 4 March to 28 May at the premises of the National History Museum of Latvia (Brīvības bulvāris 32, Rīga) new exhibition “100 Years: Litas, Lats, Kroon” is on display. The international traveling exhibition “100 Years: Litas, Lats, Kroon” is dedicated to the anniversaries of the national currencies of Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia: the Lithuanian ...
Exhibition “Crimplene Fever. Global Fashion in the Soviet Mirror” till 15 January, 2023
Till 15 January 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 ...
Until 18 September 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 ...
Outdoor exhibition “While There is Still Time – Beginnings of Photo-ethnography in Latvia” at Pulka iela 8 till 20 November
Till 20 November at Pulka iela 8, in the square in front of the museum repository, the exhibition “While There is Still Time – Beginnings of Photo-ethnography in Latvia” 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 ...
Outdoor exhibition “The President Gustavs Zemgals – 150”
From 12 August to 12 September in Esplanāde, nearby the National History Museum of Latvia (Brīvības bulvāris 32), there is an outdoor exhibition “The President Gustavs Zemgals – 150”. The exhibition is opened to visitors free of charge.
Exhibition “Closeups. How the National History Museum of Latvia works”
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 ...
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 ...
The exhibition Latvia’s century – museums for Latvia’s 100th anniversary
The exhibition Latvia’s Century is a joint contribution of Latvian museums to reveal 100 years of Latvia and to provide an opportunity to see excellent historical objects stored at the museums in all regions of Latvia – Kurzeme, Sēlija, Vidzeme, Zemgale and Riga. These objects reflect the history of the Latvian people, land and country ...