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Publication “Catalogue of Endangered Latvian Archaeological Artefacts”

Publication
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 ...
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Exhibition “Prague through the Lens of the Secret Police” – only till May 29

Exhibition
Only till May 29 in the exhibition hall of the National History Museum of Latvia, at Brīvības bulvāris 32, in collaboration with the Embassy of Czech Republic in Latvia the exhibition “Prague through the Lens of the Secret Police” is held. The photographs presented in this exhibition were not created with any artistic intentions. They ...
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The Sacral Art opened until 1 September

The Sacral Art opened until 1 September
Permanent exhibition “The Sacral Art” presents the decorative sculpture and paintings of the churches in Latvia from the 14th century until 1920s. The formation of the unique collection dates back to the end of the 19th century, when the Dome Museum in Rīga received several wooden sculptures from churches. In 1936 they were transferred to ...
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Changes in the working hours of the museum

Changes in the working hours of the museum
There are changes in the working hours of the museum exposition and exhibition halls on Brīvības bulvāris 32:  
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The Historical Portrait. 17th-19th Century Portraits from the Collection of the National History Museum of Latvia

The Historical Portrait. 17th-19th Century Portraits from the Collection of the National History Museum of Latvia
The exhibition “The Historical Portrait. 17th-19th Century Portraits from the Collection of the National History Museum of Latvia” offers an insight in a unique artistic heritage while also depicting individuals who have been important in the history of Latvia. Around the mid-17th century, elements of the Baroque style began to appear in portraits, and the ...
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Exhibition “Jānis Krēsliņš – the Explorer of the Latvian Traditional Culture Values”

Exhibition
The exhibition “Jānis Krēsliņš – the Explorer of the Latvian Traditional Culture Values” is opened to visitors until March, 13. Artist, photographer, writer, an active public figure, glowing collector of folklore. One of the pioneers, who invited to organize ethnographic expeditions to Latgale region. Jānis Krēsliņš was born on October 20, 1865, in Vidzeme province ...
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Exhibition Centennial of the Latvian Riflemen Regiments

Exhibition Centennial of the Latvian Riflemen Regiments
From 1 July to 25 October, in the exhibition hall of the National History Museum of Latvia the visitors can get acquainted with an exhibition that depicts the brightest photographs, where Latvian riflemen battles and everyday life moments have been fixed, in such a way a hundred years after the founding of riflemen battalions honouring ...
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Mexican Artist’s Exhibition of Paintings

Mexican Artist's Exhibition of Paintings
From May 28 to June 28 in the National History museum of Latvia at Brīvības Boulevard 32, Riga, an exhibition of paintings by Mexican artist Leopoldo Flores (1934) will be held. He has studied in Mexico and France; today he is one of the most famous Mexican painters, the winner of several international awards. He ...
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Exhibition Riga Castle – 500

Exhibition Riga Castle – 500
The history of the National History Museum of Latvia is closely linked with Riga castle, where the museum was located from 1920 to 2014. The museum currently works in temporary premises, but after the reconstruction in 2018 the museum will return to Riga castle. This year the historical building celebrates its 500th anniversary. Over the ...
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Exhibition ”The Way to the Freedom of Latvia”

Exhibition ”The Way to the Freedom of Latvia”
The renewal process of the independence of Latvia in the turn of the 1980’s-1990’s took place parallel with changes throughout Mikhail Gorbachev’s led Soviet Union, in which Latvia was unlawfully incorporated in 1940. However, in the Baltic States and Latvia the current issues, demands and popular movement of 1987-1991 differed significantly from the processes in ...
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National History Museum of Latvia:
administration, experts, collections
Pulka 8, Rīga, LV-1007
Phone: +371 67223004
e-mail: muzejs@lnvm.lv

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

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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