From September 21 at Brīvības bulvāris 32 new 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 “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 ...
The Sacral Art
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 ...
Money in Latvia
The permanent exhibition “Money in Latvia” gives a unique opportunity to view a riveting but complicated history of money in Latvia, which has been influenced by Latvia’s connection to the most important trade routes in Eastern Europe, and to the political and economic hegemony of German, Polish, Swedish and Russian lords at different junctures within ...