Changes in the opening hours of the museum
Changes in the opening hours of the Dauderi Department: 22 June – 10.00-16.00 23-25 June – closed Changes in the opening hours of the Popular Front Museum: 22 June – 10.00-16.00 23-24 June – closed On 24 June the museum’s repository is closed.
The museum returns to the Riga Castle
Dear visitors! The National History Museum of Latvia at Brīvības bulvāris 32 will be open only until 31 May – we are starting to return to the Riga Castle. We will be waiting for you again in the autumn of 2024 in the historical home of the museum – in the castellum of the Riga ...
Changes in the opening hours of the museum
Museum located at Brīvības bulvāris 32 and Popular Front Museum located at Vecpilsētas iela 13/15 30 April – 10.00-16.00 1 May – closed 3 May – 10.00-16.00 4 May – 11.00-18.00 18 May – 10.00-17.00 and 19.00-24.00 PFM 10.00-17.00 and 19.00-23.00 Dauderi Department located at Zāģeru iela 7 1 May – closed 3 May – ...
Opening hours during Easter holidays
On 28 and 30 March, 2024 the museum is open from 10:00 to 16:00. The museum is closed on 29, 31 March and 1 April.
The National History Museum of Latvia will end its work in temporary premises and return to the Riga Castle
In the new year – 2024, the National History Museum of Latvia will experience long-awaited changes. Until the end of May, the museum will still work in its temporary premises at Brīvības bulvāris 32 (the so-called “Sakta’s house”), which were adapted to the needs of the museum after the fire of the Riga Castle in ...
Changes in the opening hours of the museum
On 27, 28, 29 the museum is opened 10.00-17.00. On 30 December the museum is opened 10.00-16.00. On 31 December and 1 January the museum is closed. On 28 and 29 December only credit/debit cards accepted (no cash). On 30 December – free entry.
Program for November
In November the National History Museum of Latvia at 32 Brīvības bulvāris invites those interested in history to visit the museum’s expositions and exhibitions, as well as to celebrate both the Lāčplēsis Day (11 November), which is dedicated to the memory of the heroes who died in the War of Independence, and the 105th anniversary ...
Exhibition “The Lāčplēsis Military Order”
Only one day, 11 November, 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 ...
Opening hours of the museum in summer
In June, July and August on Tuesdays the exposition and exhibition halls located at Brīvības bulvāris 32 are open from 11.00 to 19.00. On other days the museum works as usual – from Wednesday to Sunday from 10.00 to 17.00 and is closed on Mondays. The Dauderi Department (Zāģeru iela 7) is open from Wednesday ...
Till 20 August outdoor exhibition “While There is Still Time – Beginnings of Photo-ethnography in Latvia”
Till 20 August at Esplanāde, near the monument of Oskars Kalpaks, 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 imagine that there are many ...