The Lizums Local History Museum is housed in the Lizums Manor House, which has been a school since 1937 and is now the Lizums Secondary School. In 1997, the museum became the Lizums Parish Local History Museum.

The museum offers information on the history of Lizums from ancient times to the present day. You will be pleasantly surprised by the tidy and restored school environment, the well in the semi-basement, the historical items left to the museum by the local people. The museum offers the opportunity to practise pen and ink lettering

The museum guides will be happy to offer you the opportunity to see the historical and modern buildings, find out about the personalities who inhabited and preserved them, take you to the Lizums candy goth shop, the only one in Latvia that still uses handmade packaging, etc.

The guide’s narration will give you the opportunity to feel the past and see its application today with your own eyes.

Past and present intertwine at every turn in Lizums, it is worth seeing.

ADMISSION FEE (guide service included)

• students – 1,00 EUR
• adults – 2,00 EUR
• free – group leaders, people with special needs (with a certificate), graduates of Lizums School (answering 2-3 questions)

IMPORTANT

• When entering the museum, feel its atmosphere, ask questions, be interested and smile.
• Appreciate the exhibits from a distance, admire them, admire them, do not leave your fingerprints on them.

EXTRA OPPORTUNITIES TO VISIT IN LIZUMA PARISH

The memorial house of the painterJānis Brekte “Saulieši” in Lizuma parish – the former servants’ house of Lizuma manor, built at the beginning of the 19th century. The attic houses a large exhibition hall for professional artists of 3 generations of the family, where paintings, prints, installations, objects and ceramics are exhibited. A separate room is dedicated to the family hobby.

Open to visitors from 1.05. to 31.10. Approximate duration of the tour – 1 h.
Admission – only with prior registration by phone +371 29956652. Minimum donation per person – 3 euros.

The birthplace of Jacob of Apsis “Kalaņģi”. A moment of relaxation in a country house, listening to stories about the writer. Hike along the trails of Jacob of Apsisi. Fireplace and camping.

Open all year round. Visits must be booked in advance by phone +371 22001973

Velēna Ev.Luteriskā baznīca – acultural monument ofnationalimportance. One of the most beautiful churches in Latvia. The neo-Gothic building was consecrated in 1898.

Visiting the church by prior arrangement.