Ernst Gluck Bible museum — Attraction in Alūksne

For me as a professional translator, this place is fascinating. I can't name any other museums in the world dedicated to a translator, who was not a writer or anything else of a fancier fame. The place is tiny and a bit overstuffed, which just means there is a lot to study. A lot of information is provided in English but some knowledge of Latvian would be definitely useful (sadly, my education has a najor gap there). Luckily, the museum staff is quite friendly and knowledgeable. We got by in English and Russian, although Russian proved to be a bit more efficient. The exhibition is old style, consisting mostly of old books under glass, but there are also some you can browse (please wash your hands before going there, and don't eat ice cream just outside the door). Lots of Bibles in many, many languages. Also, the tiny cake-like house is architecturally interesting, being first built as a shop on the town market, with the second floor with tiny windows serving as a photo lab for the owner. If you are interested in history of translation, the Ernst Glück museum is a treat. If not, well, you may take a little peek and decide you might prefer the natural history museum on the same street providing an impressive sight of their collection of fluorescent minerals. (If you don't like museums at all, you won't read this review anyway.)

I could only wish this museum could ve bigger from the inside, so they could show more information about Glück himself (a quite interesting guy with a sad fate) and his translation process.

A final warning: the tickets cost 4€ but you have to bring cash. I'll try to keep it in...

Always good, and exceptionally tiny, being the previous marketplace office. WC is available. Sensible storytelling in Latvian (not sure...

A valueable experience if you're interested in the bible. The museum itself is very small, just one room, so a visit...