ABOUT THE MUSEUM

Founded in 1988, the LACMA Riga Film Museum is the only museum in Latvia dedicated to this field of art. The museum is special for its personal approach and its cosy premises are a place where any visitor can meet, exchange views, get acquainted and learn something new.

The museum’s permanent exhibition “Ayscrania” offers an insight into the film-making process and how filming and screening technologies have changed over time. Animation is a particular highlight of the exhibition, offering an insight into the making of puppet, drawn, app and digitally produced animated films.

The museum regularly hosts small-scale exhibitions, lectures, events and film screenings. We offer guided tours, classes and workshops for groups of visitors, for both film professionals and those who are just starting to get to know cinema.

OFFER AND PRICES

Guided tour

We offer guided tours of the museum’s permanent exhibition “Aescrania”. Guided tours with fascinating narration, demonstrations and various tasks invite you to come to the other side of the screen – to take a look at the film-making process, to see what cameras are used to film, what projectors are used to show films, how film technology has changed over time, what professions are involved in film-making.

• Duration: 60-90 min
• Students 1.80 €
• Adults 3.50 €
• + guide

Creative workshops

Animation workshop

The Animation Workshop offers visitors the opportunity to create a stop-motion (frame-by-frame) animated film app.

• Duration: 90-120 min
• Target audience: all age groups
• Price: 3.50 €

Printing workshop

The Museum’s fabric printing workshop gives you the opportunity to make a unique gift or souvenir using screen-printing techniques. The workshop offers screen prints with the wittiest quotes from Latvian films, based on visual material from the Museum’s collection.

• Duration: depending on the number of participants
• Target audience: all age groups
• PRICES: 6.50 € (+1.80 € for each additional print)

Lessons

Lectures for university students and senior pupils

Lectures on various topics of Latvian and world cinema history (by prior arrangement). Can be combined with the exhibition “Conjuring Worlds. Latvian film artists”.

Growing up and cinema. Continuation (introductory lecture + guided tour)

On coming-of-age themes in Latvian cinema; examples from recent fiction and documentary films (e.g. “The Sequel. Growing Up”, “Tizlenes”), followed by the exhibition “Conjuring Worlds…”.

• Duration: ~80 min.
• Language: Latvian, English (foreign language to be arranged).
• Target audience: grades 5-9.
• Group: up to 25.
• Price: 3,00 € / pupil

What language does cinema speak? (creative activity with lecture elements)

Basic elements of the language of cinema through the classics of Latvian cinema; end with a small visual project (animation). Related to visual arts; adaptable for children with special needs; materials provided by the museum.

• Duration: 90 min.
• Language: Latvian.
• Target audience: 9-12 grades.
• Group: up to 25.
• Price: 3,00 € / pupil.

Animals in the world of animation

Watch Latvian animation, identify animals, learn the basics of animation; at the end, create a visual “animal for your animation”.

• Duration: 40-50 min.
• Language: Latvian.
• Target audience: pre-school.
• Group: up to 25.
• Price: 1,80 € / participant.

What is cinema?

A visual journey through the history of cinema (moving the image, first films, genres), the illusion of movement, etc.; practical exercises. Can be adapted for children with special needs; materials prepared by the museum according to age.

• Duration: 60-90 min.
• Language: Latvian, Russian, English (foreign language to be agreed).
• Target audience: grades 1-12.
• Group: up to 25.
• Price: 3,00 € / pupil.

Documentary film and films by Ivars Seleckas

Introduction to the history and conditions of documentary cinema (from Limyers etc. to the present), ethical issues; in the second part, an introduction to the works of Ivars Seleckis (including “Cross Street”, “The Sequel. Growing Up”).

• Duration: ~80 min.
• Language: Latvian, English (foreign language to be arranged).
• Target audience: grades 10-12.
• Group: up to 25.
• Price: 3,00 € / pupil.
• Note: From 17 April, lectures can be held in the museum’s new premises at 58a Miera Street, also without visiting the exhibition.

To register for the classes or for further information, please call (+371) 6735 8873 or email kinomuzejs@kinomuzejs.lv

ENTRANCE FEE

• Adults 3.50 €
• Pupils, students, pensioners 1.80 €
• Family ticket 6.50 €

Photo from the archive of the Riga Film Museum.