Exhibition “The Lāčplēsis Military Order”
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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, ...
Exhibition “Pottery of Latgale: Traditional and Contemporary” 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, 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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
An international scientific conference “Individual. History. Nation. The 120th Anniversary of the Latvian Ethnographic Exhibition”
The National History Museum of Latvia organizes an international scientific conference “Individual. History. Nation. The 120th Anniversary of the Latvian Ethnographic Exhibition“. The conference will be held in Rīga, Brīvības bulvāris 32, in the conference hall of the National History Museum of Latvia on October 25 and 26. In 2016 the Latvian Ethnographic Exhibition commemorates ...
Exhibition “On the Way to the Latvian Nation: the Ethnic Consolidation of Latvians” is opened only till September 18
Only till September 18, 2016 the exhibition is opened to visitors. This exhibition is the continuation of the National History Museum’s of Latvia series of exhibitions “Latvian Roots”, which started in 1996. Within this series several major exhibitions were organized in Latvia and Lithuania. These exhibitions were dedicated to the ancient peoples, who were living ...