National History Museum of Latvia
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Great museum, but it's not fully ready for an international audience. All panels are just in Latvian, so you have to rely on Google translate to fully understand all the details. This limit is partially covered by texts in English/Russian provided at the entry of the room (see photo) where main topics are summarized. The order of rooms you need to visit is sometimes confusing and arrows on the floor often do not help. Apart all the cons listed here is a nice museum that is able to provide you a quick overview of the history of latvia in just two hours. I really appreciated the temporary show of coins of latvia (this time panels are bilingual latvian/English).
Luca PolettiLuca Poletti
30
A special exhibition on 100th anniversary of Latvia with the collaboration among more than 60 museum is shown on the second floor, and with a 3 euro admission one can learn how Latvian people persevered during one Nazi and two Russian occupation without ever giving up the idea of establishing their own country. Highly recommended for those interested in Baltic States. For the permanent exhibition, remember to grab the English version of description of the content at the entrance of each exhibition room.
Long Hua LeeLong Hua Lee
00
I stopped in for what I thought would be an hour, but wound up spending over three hours, and probably would have stayed longer if it wasn't closing! So much history and great exhibits. My only complaint was that it seemed like the English and Russian translations were only a summary of the much longer Latvian texts, and some exhibits didn't seem to have translations, so I felt like I was missing out a bit. An audio guide or app might be a good idea as well.
Roman SannikovRoman Sannikov
00
This museums was such a great way to understand more about the history of Latvia! I would actually recommend this as the first stop for anyone touristing in Riga, as it puts all the other monuments and buildings into context. I especially liked the end of the museum where they showed the progress this small country has done in the last couple of years. The location is quite anonymous, so look for the blue sign on the street!
Eliza ForsaeusEliza Forsaeus
20
Nice museum for the history of Latvia. It covers all the eras from paleolithic ages up to today. There is a small difficulty for non-lat Ian speakers, as almost all the texts in the exhibitions are in Latvian. There are though notebooks and texts in English and Russian language In every every room providing enough info for every exhibit. It is not ideal but it helps a lot to understand the artifacts you see at every screen.
Nikos GkekasNikos Gkekas
50
Nicely curated museum with plenty of English signage. Friendly (and good looking) staff throughout the museum. Normal cost is 3€ but it was free for museum night. I only saw one floor but it was packed with very interesting Latvian history from the first independence through the Soviet tines and then until the most recent independence. Highly recommend this lovely museum to learn more about Latvia.
Vivian S.Vivian S.
10
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Pils laukums 3, Centra rajons, Rīga, LV-1050, Latvia
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+371 67 221 357
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lnvm.gov.lv
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The Latvian Museum of National History, is a national history museum in Riga, Latvia. It was founded in 1869 by the Riga Latvian Society. Since 1920 it has been located in Riga Castle and in 1924 it attained state museum status.
attractions: Galerija Centrs, The Freedom Monument, House of the Black Heads, Esplanāde, Bastejkalna Park, St. Peter's Church, Latvian National Opera, Riga Cathedral, Dome Square, Kronvalda Park, restaurants: Ala Pagrabs, LIDO Alus sēta, Rozengrāls (Vinarium civitatis rigensis), OGLE, Pētergailis, restorāns, Street Fries Kitchen, Two More Beers, Bon-Vivant the Belgian Beer Cafe, Province restaurant, Bar "Riga Black Magic"
