National History Museum of Latvia
state museum
Type by the Law of Museums
accredited
Accredited by Ministry of Culture
member
Member of Latvian Museums Association
Offer and services
- guide or mobile app
- offer for families with children
- offer for pupils
- opening hours after 18:00
- easy to reach with public transport
The world’s only repository of Latvian history that stores, preserves, studies and displays the largest collection of museum values belonging to the Latvian people.
Working hours
See homepage for detailsDuring june, july and august the museum is open on tuesdays from 11.00 till 19.00
Monday | Closed |
Tuesday | 10:00 - 17:00 |
Wednesday | 10:00 - 17:00 |
Thursday | 10:00 - 17:00 |
Friday | 10:00 - 17:00 |
Saturday | 10:00 - 17:00 |
Sunday | 10:00 - 17:00 |
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More LessAdmission fee
Adult | 3.00 EUR |
Pupil | 0.75 EUR |
Student | 1.50 EUR |
Senior | 1.50 EUR |
Family | 4.00 EUR |
Free Entrance
• preschool-age children
• learners from different profile special education classrooms
• orphaned children and children left without parental care
• children placed in day care centres, crisis centres and boarding schools
• children placed in psycho-social rehabilitation centres
• persons with disabilities and one attendant per person
• students at the Faculty of History and Philosophy, University of Latvia
• tour guides of organised tourist groups (1 guide per group)
• Latvian museum workers
• ICOM members
• politically repressed persons
• large families (with 3+ children)
The National History Museum of Latvia was founded in 1869 with a view to collecting, preserving, researching and promoting evidence of spiritual and material culture from Latvia and other parts of the world, from antiquity into the present day, in the interest of the Latvian State and its people. The collections contains over a million items: artefacts from archaeological digs, hordes of jewellery and coins, folk costumes, traditional tools, applied art, household objects, photographs, documents, maps, prints, paintings and other historical material. From 1920 to 2014, the museum was located in Rīga Castle. Once the reconstruction of the castle is completed, the museum will return to its original home.
The museum’s temporary home – exhibition halls on 32 Brīvības Boulevard – holds a permanent display about Latvia’s history and a number of temporary exhibitions. Various groups of visitors are offered different kinds of informative events: tours, discussions, lectures and thematic lessons for children.
National History Museum of Latvia
state museum
Type by the Law of Museums
accredited
Accredited by Ministry of Culture
member
Member of Latvian Museums Association
Offer and services
- guide or mobile app
- offer for families with children
- offer for pupils
- opening hours after 18:00
- easy to reach with public transport
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