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10 History Museums in Latvia That You Shouldn't Miss
Discover the best top things to do in Latvia, Latvia including Salacgriva Museum, Latvian Railway History Museum, Live museum-Ancient Kuldigas story, Burning Conscience, Rundale Palace Museum (Rundales Pils), Jurmala open-air museum, Riga Ghetto and Latvian Holocaust Museum, Aluksnes Muzejs, Aluksnes Jauna Pils, Latgale Culture and History Museum, Ludza Museum of Local History.
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1. Salacgriva Museum
2. Latvian Railway History Museum
3. Live museum-Ancient Kuldigas story
Overall Ratings
5.0 based on 6 reviews
Reviewed By agneseryefield - Liepaja, Latvia
Thanks to guide Aija, who took us through the chambers of Kuldiga history. Suggestive experience. Interactive.
4. Burning Conscience
Overall Ratings
5.0 based on 11 reviews
Learn the harrowing resistance stories of the courageous individuals at the exhibition set up in an actual Soviet prison. The exhibition's multimedia displays provide deep insight into the local community's patriotism and motivation. A timeline covers major events from 1939 until 1957 and extracts from local newspapers draw parallels between propaganda of Nazi and Communist regime policies.
Reviewed By 954sanderv - Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Amazed by how this modern small scale history museum tells the story of the occupation and the Latvian resistance in such a strong, personal, well curated and beautifully (awarded) designed way. Of all things to see in Cesis, Burning Conscience is at the top of my list and I would highly recommend visitors to walk through the gate onto the courtyard and step into Elīna’s exhibition to learn everything about the recent history of Latvia and Cēsis in particular.
5. Rundale Palace Museum (Rundales Pils)
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 557 reviews
Reviewed By Beto79 - Lille, France
The visit of the Rundale Palace was the highlight of my first visit to Latvia. I did not went with a private tour; I went using public transportation using information posted at TA. I am very glad I did because this allowed me to explore the sight at my own pace. Furthermore, none of the tour-guided people visited the exhibition "From Gothic Style to Art Nouveau" probably because it was not included in the ticket bought by the tour operator. There is a discount in the combined ticket if you buy it online (day ticket) For me Rundale palace is one of the most stunning palaces I have visited. They did an extraordinary job in restoring the splendor of the palace. Each room is opulent profusely decorated with beautiful objects and furniture. Once you finished with the second floor go to the basement and visit the special exhibition. It felt like I was in the TEFAF (The European Fine Art Faire), I was alone surrounded by an extraordinary exquisite collection of objects that went from Gothic style to Art Nouveau. It took me more than one hour as I perused the porcelain, the furniture and the ornaments. You do not want to miss that. The gardens were beautiful but not extraordinary as the grass was dry and it seems that they need some maintenance. I ate extremely well at the cafeteria; the soup of the day was really yummy and they served a large portion, the main was chicken which was good and the dessert was excellent. Service was a little bit slow, but very friendly, something that you have to appreciate when you are in Latvia. If you decide to go by your own; I recommend to take an early bus. You can buy it online. The palace opens at 10h00, so you can avoid some of the hectic tours that become more present during the day. You need to go to Bauska, and there you need to catch another bus to Rundale. Beware that there are very few buses between Bauska and Rundale, so never take the last one. The down side of going without tour-guide is that you miss all the context; you need to do some research on your own as the leaflets do not dwell into the historical context of the palace. The visit to the palace could take you the whole day (as if you were in Versailles).
6. Jurmala open-air museum
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 59 reviews
Reviewed By KateKorableva - Moscow, Russia
and I hope that museum will be open on 15th of February 2020 when we were in Riga again :) Never expect how interesting and ancient is a process of fishing! I wish to the owner to promote their museum by any kind of actions.
7. Riga Ghetto and Latvian Holocaust Museum
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 433 reviews
Reviewed By jocS2773QA - London, United Kingdom
A moving and very personal tribute to those who lost their lives in the holocaust. It is suitable for younger children as the photographs are not too graphic, unlike some of the exhibitions I have visited which are, understandably, very harrowing. It was useful to be able to teach our children about this tragic period and reflect upon it ourselves without completely traumatising them. We met the Rabbi responsible for setting up the museum which made the whole experience even more worth while.
8. Aluksnes Muzejs, Aluksnes Jauna Pils
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 28 reviews
Alūksne New Palace is surrounded by a park with oak trees planted in the 18th century. The park is unique for its small architectural buildings. An exciting walk along its paths visiting the Aeolus' temple, the Granite Obelisk, the Alexander's Pavilion, and other buildings that leads to the palace with Neo-Gothic nobility cannot be found in any other place in Latvia.
Reviewed By elina_kola - Aluksne, Latvia
In the center of Aluksne is a castle and a manor park. Easy to access. In the museum you can learn more about the history of the city.
9. Latgale Culture and History Museum
10. Ludza Museum of Local History
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 8 reviews
