Museum of Geology

Info Telefon: 7331766
Besucher-Email: vhodireva@lanet.lv

University of Latvia

Mon-Fri 9-17 h

Minerals, rocks and fossils collected in Latvia comprise the majority of the collection of the Museum of Geology. The collection also includes samples collected from all continents. Thematic collections displayed include: a geological section of Latvia, minerals in Latvia, Devonian fish fossils in Latvia and others. The museum gives an insight into the history of geology in the university and Latvia itself. The museum provides practical identification of minerals, rocks and fossils. It offers guided tours of Riga and Latvia based on geological themes. ‘‘ (Latvian Museum Association)

 

Rainis and Aspazija Museum

Tel.: 9689489

Info Telefon: 7216425

ATTENTION: OPEN ONLY BY PRIOR ARRANGEMENT.

"The poets Rainis (1865-1929) and Aspazija (1865-1943) purchased a two-storey wooden house in the centre of Riga in 1924, but began living there only in the autumn of 1926. In the partially furnished memorial apartment visitors are received by the poets themselves, shown in documentary films from the 1920s featuring Rainis and Aspazija in the apartment, walking in the park and in other settings. ‘‘ (Latvian Museum Association)

 

State Museum of Art

Fax.: 7325051

Info Telefon: 7324461
http://www.lnmm.lv...

Mon 11-17 h, Wed-Sun 11-17 h

The collection of the Latvian National Museum of Art illustrates the nation's history of applied arts from the mid 18th century up to 1945. Works of Latvian artists are exhibited alongside a significant collection of German Balts and also the largest collection of Russian art work in the Baltic States (16th -20th centuries).

The museum building was erected from 1903-1905 and was leased to the Riga City Art Museum and the Society for the Promotion of Art. It is an impressive turn of the century example of academic architecture designed by the museum's first director Wilhelm Neumann. Latvian art was actively collected in the 1920s-1930s, when the director of the museum was the distinguished Latvian painter Professor Vilhelms Purvitis. The museum occupies two floors. The ground floor houses the collection of Baltic painting from the mid 18th century - mid 19th century. A broad chronological account of the development of Latvian professional art from the mid 19th century - 1945 is presented on the second floor. Notable Russian artists with works on show include Nikolaj Rerih.

The museum houses a temporary exhibition hall, which presents about ten exhibitions each year, including displays of prominent Latvian contemporary artists, Latvian art classics, thematic and conceptual displays and international touring exhibitions. ‘‘ (Latvian Museum Association)

 

Aleksandr Caks Memorial Flat

Info Telefon: 7285336

Mon-Sat 11-17 h

"In 2000 a new museum - the Aleksandr Caks (1901-1950) Memorial Flat was opened in Riga. A unique and authentic atmosphere has been created in the two memorial rooms of the flat where A. Caks lived from 1937 until his death in 1950. The poet's manuscripts, photographs, books, household objects, clothes and other textiles, furniture as well as autographs, dedications, paintings and works of prominent Latvian artists are displayed. The museum offers guided tours and lectures about A. Caks' life and creative activity.
Archives and a database are available for researchers. Visitors are welcome to attend series of thematic literary and musical events at the museum, such as: ‘‘Friends and Contemporaries of Caks’‘, ‘‘Objects Speak’‘ and ‘‘Natives of Riga’‘.‘‘ (Latvian Museum Association)

 

Latvian Railway History Museum, Riga Branch

Tel.: 7232511

Info Telefon: 7232849
Besucher-Email: muzejs@ldz.lv
http://www.railwaymuseum.lv...

Tues-Sat 10-17 h.

The Latvian Railway history museum was founded on August 30, 1994, along with the establishment of its two branches in Riga and Jelgava. In Riga the museum is situated on the left bank of the Daugava River at Uzvaras Boulevard in an old engine warehouse.

In 1999 the renovation of the museum building was started. The complex of the building will include exposition halls, an office and an exposition in a carriage. A new exhibition hall in the engine warehouse was opened in September 2000.

There are more than a thousand items, documents and photographs in the museum collection. Communications and signalling equipment, tools and instruments of railroad repairmen, uniforms and distinguishing badges, station interior objects, tickets and delivery notes are all on display. Station buildings and railway bridges built during the time of first Republic of Latvia, the history of the railway evolution in Riga city, as well as Latvian Railway personnel are shown in the exhibited documents and photographs.

The model - railway of the Livberze and Spare stations. A. Kraulis, A. Straume, J.Boge and other specialists of "New technical station of Jurmala" created the model - railway, using the scale 1:87. They designed a real situation at Livberze and Spare stations in the 1960-'s. On operation there are a diesel locomotive M62, passenger and freight carriages and a DR1 type diesel - engine train.

Picture below: The steam locomotive class 52 no. 036 was built at “Henschel & Sohn GmbH” in 1942, transferred 1947 to the Soviet Union, adopted to 1527 mm track and still in use in 1990.
 

Riga Technical University Museum

Info Telefon: 7089485
Besucher-Email: sigita.klezberga@rtu.lv

Riga Technical University

Mon, Tues 10-14 h

Established in 1969, the Riga Technical University Museum preserves material concerning the history of Riga Technical University - the former Riga Polytechnical Institute. The collection contains 6 000 items and includes material related to the various faculties, student organizations and work experience of the graduates and teaching staff. The displays show the history of Riga Technical University from its foundation in 1862 to the present day. ‘‘ (Latvian Museum Association)

 

Andrejs Upits Memorial Museum

Info Telefon: 7289767
Besucher-Email: andrejs.upits@apollo.lv

Tues-Sat 11-17 h
The Museum is closed on the last day of every month.

"The Andrej Upits Memorial Museum, founded in 1972, is housed in the apartment which was the last home of the writer Andrejs Upits until his death. Upits died in 1970 after a long, fruitful and complex life. In the rooms with thousands of books on the shelves, you can explore the writer's works of fiction and also evaluate his controversial activity as a critic and politician. The repositories contain 30 000 items. ‘‘ (Latvian Museum Association)

 

Aspazija House

Fax.: 7220586

Info Telefon: 7223004
Besucher-Email: museum@history-museum.lv

Jurmala Town Museum

daily 11-17 h

„The Latvian poet Aspazija (1865-1943) spent the last ten years of her life in this house near the river Lielupe. The summer cottage is a typical monument of the early 20th century wooden architecture of Jurmala. Since 1987 it has been the property of Jurmala Town Museum, and in 1996 it opened its doors to the general public. The museum presents exhibitions on various themes. The public library is housed here as well.“ (Latvian Museum Association)

 

Exhibition Hall ‘Arsenals'

State Museum of Art

2020-2024 Closed for reconstruction.

The exhibition hall operates in an in early 19th century customs warehouse designed by the architect I. E. de Vitte and built in 1823 in a late Russian classical style. "The collection is based on works created after World War II in Latvia or by Latvian artists living abroad. The most prominent Latvian painters represented in the collection are Janis Pauluks, Georgs Senbergs, Boriss Berzins, Edgars Iltners and many others. Since 1980 a collecting focus has been investigating and collecting works of Latvian artists in exile. Imants Tillers and Reinis Zusters (Australia), Laris Strunke and Leo Brieditis (Sweden), Vija Celmina and Raimonds Staprans (USA) are Latvian artists active in the international art scene and their contributions to this collection are of great importance. ‘‘ (Latvian Museum Association)

 

Krisjanis Barons Museum

Fax.: 7222284

Info Telefon: 7284265
Besucher-Email: RKarklina@tvnet.lv
http://www.baronamuzejs.lv...

Wed-Sun 11-18 h
On the last Friday of month Museum is closed.

The Krisjanis Barons Museum, dedicated to the life of the father of Latvian folk songs Krisjanis Barons (1835-1923), was opened in 1983 and is housed in the apartment which Barons occupied during the last four years of his life. It contains a memorial room containing the Dainu skapis (the Cabinet of Latvian Folk Songs) and an exhibition about the Barons family. The repository of records and video tapes offers an abundant selection of folk music, and information on the ancient history of the Balts. ‘‘ (Latvian Museum Association)