The Ethnographic Open-Air Museum of Latvia
When entering the tiny Latvia of the former times that hides unobtrusively behind the pine forest at Lake Jugla, don’t strive to perceive it as a reality for it was a reality only to those from long ago. But the objects, structures, and households still continue to exist. You, a visitor and a stranger, will be rewarded with the intimacy of these treasures of our predecessors. This feeling, without any reminiscence of contemporary man, may be vague, imperfect or too subjective though nursed by many and winnowed by time.
Contacts
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Entrance: Brivdabas street 21, Riga, LV-1024
Administration: Bonaventuras street 10, Riga LV-1024 - 67994106; Booking office : 67994515
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Working hours
Museum opening hours:
From October 1st 2023 to October 31st 2023, the museum is open daily from 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
From November 1st 2023 to January 31st 2024, the museum is open daily from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
The museum is CLOSED on December 31 and January 1
From February 1st 2024 to March 31st 2024, the museum is open from Tuesday to Sunday from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. - on MONDAYS the museum is CLOSED for visitors.
From April 1st 2024 to April 30th 2024, the museum is open daily from 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Attention! Entrance in the museum ends half an hour before closure.
Properties:
Registration number 90000053011
The Treasury (Valsts kase), bank code: TRELLV22
Account number: LV08TREL2220638004000
The Ethnographic Open-Air Museum of Latvia
The Ethnographic Open-Air Museum of Latvia is one of the oldest outdoor museums in Europe. It was founded in Riga in 1924.
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Learn moreEvent calendar

Events in 2023

Exhibition "The great Kokles: Traditional Kokles in the Latvian homestead in the 19th-20th centuries"
The Ethnographic Open-Air Museum of Latvia
Museum "Vēveri"
Fisherman farmstead "Vītolnieki"