🎵 About the museum

The ‘Meņģeļu’ farmstead is situated in the Vidzeme Uplands, on the shores of Lake Pulgošņa, where the Jurjāni family began farming in the early 19th century. The four Jurjāni brothers were born here – Pēteris (1851–1900), Andrejs (1856–1922), Juris (1861–1940) and Pāvuls (1866–1948) – were born here, and went on to become the founders of Latvian musical culture.

The Jurjāni Brothers’ Memorial Museum ‘Meņģeļi’ was founded in 1990 in memory of the four Jurjāni brothers. A visit to the museum offers an insight into the Jurjānu brothers’ home, their contribution to Latvian musical culture, and 19th-century rural life.

🏡 What’s there to see?

The museum grounds feature a residential house, a barn, stables, a sauna and a memorial stone. You can also see the ‘Wheel of Light’here – the symbol of the 22nd All-Latvian Song Festival.

Permanent exhibitions

• “The Jurjāni Brothers – Founders of Latvian Music”;
• “The Barn – the brothers’ summer residence and weaving workshop”;
• “19th-century ethnographic agricultural tools”.

You can also explore the museum and its grounds on a guided tour.

🎒 Offer for schoolchildren

Educational programmes are available for school groups, in which learning about Latvian culture and music history is complemented by hands-on activities.

• “Let’s Weave”;
• “Let’s Get to Know Wind Instruments”.

🎒 “Latvian School Bag” OFFER

The museum also hosts the “Latvian School Bag” programme, which allows pupils to discover the birthplace of the Jurjānu brothers, folk musicians, and their significance in the development of Latvian musical culture.

You can find the current programme and its full description in the “Latvian School Bag” events catalogue below.

🎒 View the “Latvian School Bag” programme ↓

💶 PRICES

• Tour of the grounds and museum: 3.00 EUR
• Guided tour: 10.00 EUR

Payment by cash only.

Photo from the archives of the Brāļu Jurjānu Memorial Museum ‘Meņģeļi’.