The mission of the Military museum is to save collective, historical memory of the nation about political and militarily history of Latvia, the influence of the military conflicts (especially 20th century World War) on the destiny of the nation and the reflection of these conflicts consequences, the historical character of Latvian soldiers and the popularization [...]

Riga History and Navigation Museum was founded in 1773. It is one of the largest and the oldest museums in Latvia, as well in the Baltic states. The number of items kept in the repository exceeds 500 thousand and they are of great cultural-historical and artistic value. The Museum compiles materials and gathers information on [...]

Founded in 1924, the Latvian Ethnographic museum is one of the oldest open-air museums in Europe. Historical dwellings, peasants’, fishermen’s and artisans’ homesteads, a tavern and windmills have been gathered here from all over Latvia. Masters of 18 different crafts demonstrate their work: spoon-carvers, bee-keepers, potters and others. Services are held at Usma Church every [...]

Latvian tapestries, woodcuttings and porcelain are housed in this gallery/museum. The museum is located in the oldest stone building of Riga, the former y St. George’s church, (13th century). You can also purchase local textiles and other souvenirs here. Teh display reflects the development of Latvian professional applied art design from the end of the [...]

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 [...]