Poetry Days in Latvia – Museums, Exhibitions, and Literary Sites to Visit

Poetry Days 2026 is taking place this year under the motto “Poetry Sings!”, inviting people not only to read poetry, but also to listen to it, experience it, and discover it in various settings.

In addition to Poetry Days events, it’s also worth visiting museums, memorial homes, and literary exhibitions dedicated to Latvian poets and writers. In many places, special poetry readings, gatherings, and themed activities take place specifically in September, but the exhibitions themselves can be visited at other times as well.

Listed below are places in various regions of Latvia where you can learn about the lives and works of Rainis, Aspazija, Bronislava Martuževa, Fričs Bārda, Kārlis Skalbe, Eduards Veidenbaums, and other figures in Latvian literature.

Poetry Day Events at Literary Sites

Several of the venues included in this compilation are also participating in the Poetry Days 2026 program.

Rainis and Aspazija’s Summer House in Jūrmala – On September 19, a Poetry Days event titled “Seek a Poem, Find Joy” will take place.
Aspazija’s House in Dubulti – Evening discussions are scheduled for September 25 to mark the 50th anniversary of “Aicinājums.”
The Bārdu Family Museum “Rumbiņi” – A poetry evening featuring Agita Draguna and Dzintars Briežs is scheduled for September 25.

It is always a good idea to check the official Poetry Days program for current times, schedule changes, and other events.

View the official program for Poetry Day 2026 →

Kurzemes Region

In Kurzeme, you can learn about the life stories of Latvian writers in places closely linked to their childhoods and creative work. Museum exhibits are complemented by antique household items, traditional crafts, and educational programs.

A visit like this complements the theme of Poetry Day well, allowing pupils and families to explore literature beyond the pages of books.

Pastarinis Museum – The Pastariņš Museum offers an interactive exhibition on the writer’s life, a barn exhibition with ethnographic artefacts, and an Autumn Solstice workshop with traditional games.
📍 Zentenes pagasts "Bisnieki", Dzirciems, Tukuma novads

Latgales Region

In Latgale, Rainis’s life story holds a special place. Tadenava, Jasmuiža, and Berķenele offer a glimpse into various stages of the poet’s life—from childhood to his youth—and provide a better understanding of the environment that shaped his personality and creative work.

In the region, you can also learn about other writers and local cultural traditions by combining literary exploration with excursions, creative workshops, and walks.

Rainis Museum "Tadenava" – The Rainis Museum ‘Tadenava’ offers an interactive exhibition-game about Rainis’s childhood, guided tours and the museum’s educational programme “Observations of Nature in Rainis’s Poetry”, featuring a walk in the “Eglone” nature reserve.
📍 Tadenava, Dunavas pagasts, Jēkabpils novads

Rainis Museum "Jasmuiža" – The Rainis Museum “Jasmuiža” offers visitors the chance to view an exhibition of Latgale ceramics, explore the exhibition on Rainis’s early years, and take part in the museum’s educational programmes on flax processing and wedding traditions.
📍 Aizkalne, Preiļu novads

Museum of Anton Rupain – The Antons Rupainis Museum offers a guided tour of the exhibition and the cultural and historical sites of Bērzgale, as well as an educational programme on folklore traditions for schoolchildren.
📍 Rītupes iela 34, Bērzgales pagasts, Rēzeknes novads

Rainis' house in Berķenele – Rainis’s House in Berķenele offers exhibitions dedicated to Rainis’s childhood, themed tours of the house and garden, as well as creative workshops involving painting wooden toys and making soap.
📍 Birkineļi, Kalkūnes pagasts, Augšdaugavas novads

Rīgas Region

In Jūrmala, you can learn about two of the most significant figures in Latvian literature—Rainis and Aspazija. The poets’ homes, authentic interior items, and modern exhibits help visitors understand both their personal relationship and their significance in Latvian culture.

During Poetry Days, these places take on special significance, as they traditionally host literary events, gatherings, and poetry readings.

Rainis and Aspazija Summer House – The Rainis and Aspazija Summer House offers an exhibition entitled ‘Me and You’, guided tours of the poets’ former homes in Jūrmala, and educational programmes for schoolchildren.
📍 Jāņa Pliekšāna iela 5/7, Majori, Jūrmala

Aspazija House – Aspazija’s House offers visitors the opportunity to explore its refurbished exhibition, featuring authentic interior items, holograms and interactive games, as well as creative evenings and poetry readings.
📍 Z.Meierovica prosp.18/20, Dubulti, Jūrmala

Vidzemes Region

Vidzeme offers a particularly wide selection of museums and memorial sites dedicated to figures from Latvian literature. Here, visitors can explore Broņislava Martuževa’s poetry barn, the Bārdu family museum “Rumbiņi,” Kārlis Skalbe’s “Saulrietus,” Eduards Veidenbaums’ “Kalāči,” and several other places where writers lived and worked.

In many museums, traditional exhibits are supplemented by interactive activities, scavenger hunts, poetry workshops, and museum education programs, so exploring literature can become an exciting excursion for pupils as well.

The poetry barn of Bronislava Martuževa – Bronislava Martuževa’s Poetry Barn offers a guided tour, the chance to meet the poet through audio and video recordings, as well as a tour of the environmental attractions – the Mirror Surface Hideaways and the Poetry Hive.
📍 Dārziņi 1, Indrānu pag., Madonas nov.

Anšlav Eglītis exhibition in Inciema Tower – The Anšlavs Eglītis exhibition at the Inciems Tower offers visitors the chance to learn about the writer’s life, visit an interactive book and reading room, where almost his entire body of work is brought together.
📍 Anšlava Eglīša iela 5, Inciems, Siguldas novads

Museum "Rumbiņi" – The "Rumbiņi" Museum offers visitors the chance to explore the home and exhibitions of the Bārdu family of poets, as well as educational programmes and an orientation trail featuring lines of poetry around the grounds.
📍 "Rumbiņi", Katvaru pagasts, Limbažu novads

R. Blaumanis Memorial Museum Braki – The R. Blaumanis Memorial Museum in Braki offers a permanent exhibition at the writer’s former home, educational programmes on imps and the novella *In the Shadow of Death*, as well as walks along the paths of Braki.
📍 Braki, Ērgļu pagasts, Madonas novads

Memorial room of the writer Jānis Jaunsudrabiņš in Garkalne. – The Jānis Jaunsudrabiņš Memorial Room in Garkalne offers educational programmes for schoolchildren, exhibitions and a display of antiques, as well as a nature trail by the lakes where the writer used to go fishing.
📍 Vidzemes šoseja 33B, Garkalne, Garkalnes novads

Museum of Silver Edgware – The Sudrabu Edžus Museum provides an insight into the writer’s life and the history of Meņģele Parish, and offers visitors the chance to view an exhibition of antiquities and visit the Dullā Dauka grove.
📍 Bērnudārzs „Auseklītis” Meņģeles pagasts, Ogres novads

Emīls Dārziņš and Jānis Sudrabkalns Memorial Museum "Jāņaskola" – The “Jāņaskola” Memorial Museum of Emīls Dārziņš and Jānis Sudrabkalns offers an exhibition commemorating the composer, an exhibition dedicated to the poet, and themed lectures and guided tours.
📍 "Jāņaskola", Vecpiebalgas pagasts, Cēsu novads

A. Austriņš Memorial Museum – A. The Austriņa Memorial Museum showcases the writer’s life and literary legacy, Mudīte Austriņa’s collection of sun-shaped objects, and invites visitors to take part in the ‘Saulītes’ creative workshop, the Vecvārdi word game and a photo orienteering activity.
📍 Kaikaši, Vecpiebalgas pagasts, Cēsu novads

Kaudzis Brothers Memorial Museum "Kalna Kaibēni" – The Kaudzīši Brothers’ Memorial Museum ‘Kalna Kaibēni’ offers visitors the chance to see the writers’ homes, their household items and a garden featuring characters from the novel *Mērnieku laiki*, as well as guided tours.
📍 "Kalna Kaibēni", Vecpiebalgas novads

Kārlis Skalbe Memorial Museum "Saulrieti" – The Kārlis Skalbe Memorial Museum ‘Saulrieti’ invites visitors to view the memorial rooms containing the poet’s family mementoes, visit his family home ‘Incēni’ and the Skalbe family grave at Vaktskalns.
📍 "Saulrieti", Vecpiebalgas pag., Cēsu novads

Museum of Melānija Vanaga, writer and cultural historian – The museum dedicated to the writer and cultural historian Melānija Vanaga offers an exhibition of her family’s genealogical scrolls, a restored period classroom, a cellar and video material on Siberia.
📍 Amatas pag., Cēsu novads

Eduards Veidenbaums Museum "Kalāči" – The Eduards Veidenbaums Museum “Kalāči” offers the interactive exhibition “More Light”, an exhibition of Vidzeme dowry chests, the poet’s barn and museum educational programmes featuring orienteering games and poetry workshops.
📍 “Kalāči”, Liepas pagasts, Cēsu novads

Zemgales Region

In Zemgale, literature lovers can visit Anna Brigadere’s “Sprīdīši” and Vilis Plūdonis’s museum “Lejenieki.” Both places offer a glimpse into the writers’ lives and creative work in the very settings where some of Latvia’s literary classics were created.

Visits to museums can be complemented with guided tours and creative activities, making these places ideal for both family outings and field trips for pupils.

Memorial Museum "Sprīdīši" – The "Sprīdīši" Memorial Museum of the writer Anna Brigadere offers guided tours of the writer’s preserved rooms, café facilities and accommodation.
📍 “Sprīdīši” Tērvetes pag., Dobeles novads

Vilis Pludonis Museum – The Vilis Plūdonis Museum offers an exhibition on the poet’s life and work, creative workshops on making puzuri, and the educational programme ‘Visiting Rabbit Mum’.
📍 „Lejenieki”, Ceraukste, Bauskas novads

Poetry Days – An Opportunity to Explore Literature Beyond the Pages of a Book

Visiting museums dedicated to poets and writers offers a different way to explore literature —to see the environments where the authors lived, learn their personal stories, and understand how the works we read in school or at home came to be.

Poetry Days can be a great reason to choose one or more of these places for a family outing or a class field trip. Before your visit, it’s a good idea to check the museums’ hours and current event schedules, as many places host special events dedicated to Poetry Days in September.

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List of destinations

1. Pastarinis Museum
Zentenes pagasts "Bisnieki", Dzirciems, Tukuma novads

Galamērķu kontaktinformācija

ATTRACTION	ADRESS	PHONE	E-MAIL
Kurzemes Region
Pastarinis Museum	Zentenes pagasts "Bisnieki", Dzirciems, Tukuma novads	+371 28651091	pastarinamuzejs@tukumamuzejs.lv
Latgales Region
Rainis Museum "Tadenava"	Tadenava, Dunavas pagasts, Jēkabpils novads	+371 65 229 391	tadenava@memorialiemuzeji.lv
Rainis Museum "Jasmuiža"	Aizkalne, Preiļu novads	+371 29427554	jasmuiza@memorialiemuzeji.lv
Museum of Anton Rupain	Rītupes iela 34, Bērzgales pagasts, Rēzeknes novads	+371 29497151	skaidrite.apeinane@rezeknesnovads.lv
Rainis' house in Berķenele	Birkineļi, Kalkūnes pagasts, Augšdaugavas novads	+371 65474368	berkenele@inbox.lv
Rīgas Region
Rainis and Aspazija Summer House	Jāņa Pliekšāna iela 5/7, Majori, Jūrmala	+371 67764295	rainis.vasarnica@memorialiemuzeji.lv
Aspazija House	Z.Meierovica prosp.18/20, Dubulti, Jūrmala	+371 67769445	aspazijas.maja@jurmala.lv
Vidzemes Region
The poetry barn of Bronislava Martuževa	Dārziņi 1, Indrānu pag., Madonas nov.	+371 29337282	anna.egliena@gmail.com
Anšlav Eglītis exhibition in Inciema Tower	Anšlava Eglīša iela 5, Inciems, Siguldas novads	+37126752873	anslavs@sigulda.lv
Museum "Rumbiņi"	"Rumbiņi", Katvaru pagasts, Limbažu novads	+371 26329315	rumbini@limbazi.lv
R. Blaumanis Memorial Museum Braki	Braki, Ērgļu pagasts, Madonas novads	+371 26388629	braki.muzejs@inbox.lv
Memorial room of the writer Jānis Jaunsudrabiņš in Garkalne.	Vidzemes šoseja 33B, Garkalne, Garkalnes novads	+371 28751742	brigita.tauckele@inbox.lv
Museum of Silver Edgware	Bērnudārzs „Auseklītis” Meņģeles pagasts, Ogres novads	+371 26191096
Emīls Dārziņš and Jānis Sudrabkalns Memorial Museum "Jāņaskola"	"Jāņaskola", Vecpiebalgas pagasts, Cēsu novads	+371 26563815
A. Austriņš Memorial Museum	Kaikaši, Vecpiebalgas pagasts, Cēsu novads	+371 26127653	laura.sulca@cesunovads.lv
Kaudzis Brothers Memorial Museum "Kalna Kaibēni"	"Kalna Kaibēni", Vecpiebalgas novads	+371 26185382 Aivars Ošiņš
Kārlis Skalbe Memorial Museum "Saulrieti"	"Saulrieti", Vecpiebalgas pag., Cēsu novads	+371 26494406	muizniece.ilona@gmail.com
Museum of Melānija Vanaga, writer and cultural historian	Amatas pag., Cēsu novads	+37129445480	ingrida_l@inbox.lv
Eduards Veidenbaums Museum "Kalāči"	“Kalāči”, Liepas pagasts, Cēsu novads	+371 25601677	kalacumuzejs@cesunovads.lv
Zemgales Region
Memorial Museum "Sprīdīši"	“Sprīdīši” Tērvetes pag., Dobeles novads	+371 26532691	spridisi@spridisi.lv
Vilis Pludonis Museum	„Lejenieki”, Ceraukste, Bauskas novads	+371 26184631	bauska.muzejs@bauskasnovads.lv