ABOUT THE MUSEUM

Located in the administrative centre of Rezekne, close to the monument of the Liberation of Latgale “United for Latvia”, surrounded by a group of gloriously blooming roses and the monument of poet, artist and former museum employee Anton Kukoys (1940-2007), the Museum of Cultural History of Latgale invites you to experience the special breath of Latgale through exploring its cultural and historical heritage.

PERMANENT EXHIBITIONS

The Museum of Cultural History of Latgale invites its visitors to encounter “A miracle created by the transformations of clay and fire” – the largest permanent exhibition of Latgalian ceramics in Latvia and the world.

For art lovers, the museum has also prepared an opportunity to encounter “Latgale Painting” – in the art exhibition (located at 19.

OFFERS

Remote museum educational programmes:

All year round:
“All about milk”
“How is bread made?”
“24 Hour Latgalīts”

“Latvian Freedom Struggles“

“Monument of the Liberation of Latgale – from the Idea to the Heart“

“1991 – the Time of the Barricades“

Programmes scheduled at specific times:
“Sings the Curling Iron in the Furnace” (the best time for the programme is in March) Fee per lesson: 2,00 EUR (Can be paid with the support of the “Latvijas skolas soma” project).

The Latgale Museum of Cultural History always thinks about its young visitors, offering a wide range of museum educational programmes for schoolchildren and families with children, which are both supplemented and improved based on the diversity of the museum’s collection.

A total of 17 museum pedagogical programmes are offered for pre-school, primary, primary and secondary school children, for example, a programme on the value of the Latvian cultural canon – Latgale pottery – “The Adventures of a Clay Potter”, a programme on archaeology and the history of Rezekne “Secrets of the Underground”, a programme on the Mara or Latgale Liberation Monument “United for Latvia”, a programme on the work of Jānis Klīdzēja and Jānis Streičs “The Child of Man”., “The Story of a Cricket”, “Meeting in the City of Roses”, “How is Bread Made?”, “Clean-up in a Latgale Farm”, “Ancient Games and Games”, “Own Your Own Abbece”, “24 h Latgalīts”, “First Time at the Exhibition”, “The Cricket Sings Behind the Furnace”, “1991.The Year of the Barricades”, “Latvia’s Freedom Struggles”, “In the Footsteps of Myužeiguo Kalinder or Glitter Writing with Pen and Ink”,

“Laižam čyguonūs!“

The museum is also open to those who wish to celebrate the most beautiful day of the year, i.e. their birthday, in the museum premises, in true museum spirit.

Fees

Exhibitions or displays in the museum:

• pupils, students – EUR 1.00,
• other visitors – EUR 3.00

Guided

tours (for groups of up to 30 people).

10 EUR (Latvian), 20 EUR (Russian/English)

Museum educational programmes:

2,00 EUR / per child

Photos from the archives of the Museum of Cultural History of Latgale.