Museum Night 2026 program, map and events in Riga and throughout Latvia

Museum Night 2026 in Riga and Latvia - program, events, map

Museum Night 2026 in Riga and throughout Latvia will be an evening when the city streets become a living cultural route, while museums, castles, churches, libraries, archives, galleries and historic buildings open their doors for a special night program. This is one of those events best experienced not in a rush, but with a carefully planned route, because in one evening it is possible to enter places that are not freely accessible in everyday life. The theme of Museum Night 2026 lets us look at objects as living storytellers, because behind every exhibit are people, events, secrets, journeys and the imprints of an era. In Riga, a particularly strong program will be offered by Riga Castle, the Latvian War Museum, the Museum of the Occupation of Latvia, the Corner House, the Žanis Lipke Memorial, the National Library of Latvia, the Riga Art Nouveau Centre and many other cultural venues. This evening will be suitable for families with children, history enthusiasts, art lovers and those who simply want a beautiful and meaningful evening in the city. Visitors will be able to take part in tours, concerts, creative workshops, educational games, object stories, film screenings and special night walks.

In some places, events will begin already during the day, while elsewhere the program will continue until midnight or even until one in the morning. It is therefore worth deciding in good time whether this year to follow the Old Riga museum route, the cultural venues of Pārdaugava, the Jūrmala program or one of the special Museum Night events in Latvia’s regions. In Old Riga, within a short distance, it is possible to combine Riga Castle, the Saeima, the Latvian War Museum, the Museum of the Occupation of Latvia, the Museum of the History of Riga and Navigation, the Pharmacy Museum, Mentzendorff’s House and the Barricades Museum. In Pārdaugava, you can create a calmer but very beautiful evening route with the National Library of Latvia and the Žanis Lipke Memorial. In Jūrmala, Museum Night will take on a special resort-city atmosphere with museums, art, outdoor activities, fish smoking and a concert. Families will especially enjoy places where the program is not only about looking, but also about doing, searching, guessing, making and listening. For history enthusiasts, this evening will be an excellent opportunity to combine stops related to statehood, war, occupation, the Awakening and city history in one route.

Art lovers should plan a visit to places where exhibitions, workshops and author-led tours will be on view. For those interested in architecture, the opportunity to view historic buildings, their interiors and the stories hidden behind their facades will be especially valuable. Queues may form at some of the most popular places, so it is better to start the evening earlier and visit the most important stops at the very beginning. At places with security checks, you should arrive in good time and bring an identity document if required. Prior registration may be needed for some tours, so it is advisable to check the route before setting off.

Museum Night 2026 will be not only a free museum visit, but also an opportunity to see Latvia through objects, spaces, memories and the people who preserve these stories. If you want to feel the city’s history, art, music, mystery and special night atmosphere in one evening, this program should definitely be included in your May plans.

Recommended events in Riga

Riga Castle will be one of the main venues of Museum Night 2026, because here in one evening it is possible to combine the experience of Latvian history, statehood and castle architecture. The National History Museum of Latvia at Riga Castle will offer a program about objects, festive traditions and items found during restoration that reveal the life of the castle anew. A special atmosphere will be created by the concert “Sound Waves Through Time”, where early and contemporary music will help visitors feel history not only with their eyes, but also through sound. Alongside this, the residence of the President of Latvia in Riga Castle will be open to visitors from 15.00 to 24.00, allowing a glimpse into the ceremonial and working rooms where decisions of national importance are made in everyday life. This will be one of the most valuable choices for those who want to see Riga Castle not only as a beautiful building, but as a living symbol of the Latvian state.

The Latvian War Museum will be one of the strongest stops for those interested in military history, technology and modern security. The museum will be open from 19.00 to 01.00, so it can also be included in a later evening route. Visitors will be able to view an exhibition about the development of drones and their role on the modern battlefield, a Naval Forces photo exhibition and an exposition about the National Armed Forces. Especially interesting will be the opportunity to meet representatives of the NAF Recruitment and Selection Centre, which will give the evening not only historical but also very current significance. This place will suit both adults and young people who want to better understand how defence, technology and national security are changing.

The Museum of the Occupation of Latvia will be an emotionally meaningful and very important Museum Night stop. From 19.00 to 24.00, visitors will be able to learn about the history of Latvia’s occupation from 1939 to 1991, view the exhibition “To Believe and to Serve” and take part in the evening program. From 19.30 to 20.15, the museum atmosphere will be complemented by a concert by students of the J. Mediņš Riga Music School, while from 21.00 to 22.00 there will be a history lesson for adults in English. This place is especially suitable for those who want to use Museum Night not only for entertainment, but also for a serious conversation with Latvia’s history. The visit can be deep, quiet and memorable, because the museum’s story touches on the most significant 20th-century events in Latvian society.

The Corner House will be one of the most powerful and also most sought-after Museum Night venues. From 18.00 to 24.00, the exhibition “History of the Cheka in Latvia” will be on view, helping visitors understand how the Soviet repressive system operated in Latvia. Free tours of the authentic KGB premises will take place once an hour, but prior registration and an invitation are required. This is not an easy stop, but that is precisely why it is so meaningful. If you want to experience a place with a very strong historical imprint during Museum Night, the Corner House should definitely be included in your route.

The Žanis Lipke Memorial in Ķīpsala will offer one of the most beautiful and artistically distinctive programs. From 17.00 to 20.00, Armenian “bird letter” and pomegranate screen-printing workshops will take place for children and adults. From 19.00 to 20.30, visitors will be able to go for a walk through Ķīpsala together with Lolita Tomsone and architect Zaiga Gaile. From 21.00 to 22.00, artist Karinē Paronjanca will lead a tour of the exhibition “The Light of the Pomegranate”, while from 22.00 to 23.30 there will be a screening of Sergei Parajanov’s film “The Color of Pomegranates”. This program will especially appeal to those who want to combine history, art, architecture, cinema and the evening atmosphere of Ķīpsala.

The Riga Art Nouveau Centre will be an excellent choice for lovers of architecture, interiors and Riga’s beauty. From 19.00 to 01.00, visitors will be able to view the museum exhibition and discover the stories of Art Nouveau objects. The area around Alberta iela is in itself one of the most beautiful places in Riga, so this museum is worth combining with an evening walk through the Art Nouveau quarter. This will be a calmer, aesthetic and highly photogenic stop for those who want to see Riga from its most elegant side during Museum Night.

The National Library of Latvia will be a good choice for those who want a broader cultural evening outside the classic museum format. The program “Restarting Reading!” fits well with the atmosphere of Museum Night, because on this evening the library becomes a place to encounter books, ideas, architecture and people. This visit can be conveniently combined with the Pārdaugava route and the Žanis Lipke Memorial. The library building itself is an impressive evening stop, especially for those who want to look at central Riga from the left bank of the Daugava in a different light.

Jūrmala Open-Air Museum will be one of the best choices for families and those who want to spend Museum Night in a more active, freer and seaside atmosphere. From 19.00 to 22.00, visitors will be able to take part in activities about fish processing, weights, measures and Latvian fish. From 20.00 to 21.30, there will be a fish-smoking masterclass and tasting, giving the evening a very practical and tasty experience. From 22.00 to 23.00, the band “LĀDEZERS” will perform, so Jūrmala Open-Air Museum can become an excellent place to end the evening. This program is especially suitable for those who want to spend Museum Night not only indoors, but also with an open-air feeling, the closeness of the sea and live music.

Riga: Old Riga and the city centre

National History Museum of Latvia at Riga Castle

Address: Pils laukums 3, entrance from Daugavas gāte.

Program: from 19.00 to 24.00, the program “Objects – Festive Ornament” will be on view, in which visitors will be able to learn how holidays have been celebrated in Latvia at different times. At 19.00, the concert “Sound Waves Through Time” will take place, featuring early and contemporary music. From 19.00 to 24.00, the exhibition “Lost and Found” will be on view, in which objects found during the restoration of Riga Castle live again. Visitors will be able to take part in a creative workshop and meet characters from Riga Castle in a photo session. The exposition “Streaming Time” and the activity room “Discovery Attic” will not be open this evening. Admission to the museum until 23.00.

Residence of the President of Latvia at Riga Castle

Address: Pils laukums 3.

Program: from 15.00 to 24.00, the forecourt section of Riga Castle, where the residence of the President of Latvia is located, will be open for viewing. Visitors will be able to learn about the history of Riga Castle, the work of the institution of the President, the ceremonial halls, working rooms, Latvia’s highest state decorations and educational activities. Guests at Riga Castle will also be entertained by musical performances. There will be a security check at the entrance, so visitors should not bring large bags, food, animals or metal objects.

Riga Anglican Church of St Saviour

Address: Anglikāņu iela 2.

Program: from 19.00 to 21.00, the church will be open to visitors. This is a suitable stop for a calmer Old Riga route.

Latvian Museum of Architecture

Address: Mazā Pils iela 19.

Program: from 19.00 to 22.00, there will be an opportunity to see Ilmārs Dirveiks’ drawing exhibition “Dirveiks. Reconstructions and Hypotheses”. At the same time, the interactive game “Discover the Three Brothers” will take place in the courtyard of Riga’s oldest residential complex.

Saeima of the Republic of Latvia

Address: Jēkaba iela 11.

Program: from 19.00 to 24.00, visitors will be able to explore the exhibition “The Vote That Changed History”, dedicated to the 35th anniversary of the restoration of the statehood of the Republic of Latvia, view the parliament premises and the outdoor exhibition by the Saeima building. On arrival, visitors will have to present a passport or eID card and pass a security check. Families with small children up to 12 years of age will have entry without queuing, upon presenting one identity document per family.

Latvian War Museum

Address: Smilšu iela 20.

Program: from 19.00 to 01.00, visitors will be able to learn about Latvia’s military history, technology and modern defence. The program includes the exhibition “War from a Distance. The Development of Drones and Their Impact on the Modern Battlefield”, a Naval Forces photo exhibition, the exposition “Honour to Serve Latvia!” and a meeting with representatives of the NAF Recruitment and Selection Centre.

Latvijas Loto

Address: Meistaru iela 19.

Program: from 19.00 to 23.00, visitors will be able to learn about objects from the Museum of the History of Riga and Navigation that are depicted on Senatne lottery tickets and hear their stories. Visitors will receive a special card inviting them to go to the Museum of the History of Riga and Navigation and take part in a game.

Museum of the History of Riga and Navigation

Address: Palasta iela 4.

Program: from 19.00 to 24.00, the permanent exhibition halls will be open. A social media photo activity will take place with a hashtag about the things of Riga residents. In the Riga Cathedral cloister, from 19.00 to 24.00, the Novikontas Academy outdoor tent will host a knot-tying workshop, an opportunity to make souvenirs and a chance to view a ship’s life raft and equipment.

1991 Barricades Museum

Address: Krāmu iela 3.

Program: from 19.00 to 22.00, visitors will have the opportunity to visit the museum’s traveling exhibition “Museum Bus”, which over 20 years has traveled around almost all of Latvia, telling the story of the events of January 1991. From 19.00 to 24.00, visitors will be able to visit the museum and explore the exhibition objects.

Pharmacy Museum

Address: R. Vāgnera iela 13.

Program: from 19.00 to 24.00, the program “Stories of Objects at the Pharmacy Museum” will take place. Visitors will be able to choose an object’s story, take part in educational activities, discover meadow life, meet an alchemist, hear bathhouse stories, and use their senses in cooperation with students from the University of Latvia P. Stradiņš Medical College.

Apgāds Zvaigzne ABC Bookstore in Old Riga

Address: Teātra iela 9.

Program: the bookstore will be open from 10.00 to 23.00. From 14.30 to 16.00, visitors will be able to meet writer Dace Krēsliņa, and from 16.00 to 18.00, writers Džena Andersone and Dace Vīgante.

Latvian Sports Museum

Address: Alksnāja iela 9.

Program: from 19.00 to 23.00, the formal suit of Olympic silver medalist Jānis Daliņš from the Los Angeles Olympic Games will be on display. From 20.00 to 21.00, visitors will learn and dance the steps of the foxtrot “Oh, If Only I Had Daliņš’ Legs!”.

Popular Front Museum

Address: Vecpilsētas iela 13/15.

Program: from 19.00 to 23.00, the museum exhibition will be open. There will be an object-search activity, where each clue found will reveal a story from the Awakening period. The program will be complemented by melodies from the Awakening period.

Museum of the Occupation of Latvia

Address: Latviešu strēlnieku laukums 1.

Program: from 19.00 to 24.00, an exhibition on the history of Latvia’s occupation from 1939 to 1991 will be on view. Admission to the exhibition until 23.30. The exhibition “To Believe and to Serve” will also be on view. From 19.30 to 20.15, there will be a concert by students of J. Mediņš Riga Music School. From 21.00 to 22.00, there will be a history lesson for adults in English. From 19.00 to 24.00, the museum book table and creative activities for all generations will be available.

Mentzendorff House

Address: Grēcinieku iela 18.

Program: from 19.00 to 24.00, part of the permanent exhibition will be open; visitors will be able to explore the 17th-century hearth of Mentzendorff House, the attic exhibition, and works from a student plein air. From 19.30 to 20.30, there will be a concert by the Riga German Cultural Society ensemble “MORGENROT”, and from 21.00 to 22.00, Arians Sevišķis will perform. From 19.00 to 23.00, a creative activity for visitors is planned.

Museum of the Latvian Artists’ Union

Address: 11. novembra krastmala 35.

Program: from 19.00 to 22.00, the permanent exhibition of painting, sculpture, textile art, and leather art will be on view. The exhibition “Art Days 2026. Shoot First. You’re Right” will also be on view. From 20.00 to 21.00, the guided tour “Legends of the Artists’ House” will take place. From 19.00 to 22.00, there will be a story about the first painting purchased in 1957.

Anatomy Museum

Address: Kronvalda bulvāris 9.

Program: from 18.00 to 22.00, the museum exhibition will be on view. In the program “Is It Real?”, students from the Faculty of Medicine of Rīga Stradiņš University will help answer visitors’ questions. Visitors may join the queue until 22.00.

Ethno Museum “The World of Hat”

Address: Vīlandes iela 7.

Program: from 18.00 to 22.00, a hat collection featuring headwear from various countries and continents, unusual shapes, and materials will be on view.

Riga Art Nouveau Center

Address: Alberta iela 12.

Program: from 19.00 to 01.00, the museum exhibition and stories of Art Nouveau objects will be on view.

Chinese Treasures Museum

Address: Pulkveža Brieža 31A.

Program: from 18.00 to 21.00, Chinese household objects, festive attributes, and traditional costumes will be on view. Visitors will be able to learn about tea culture and the Chinese flower calendar, take part in creative workshops, and try on traditional clothing.

Corner House

Address: Brīvības iela 61.

Program: from 18.00 to 24.00, the exhibition “History of the Cheka in Latvia” will be on view on the first floor of the Corner House. Free tours of the authentic KGB premises will take place once an hour, but advance registration and an invitation are required.

Trade Union House

Address: Bruņinieku iela 29/31.

Program: at 19.00, 20.00, and 21.00, guided tours of the Trade Union House will take place.

Romans Suta and Aleksandra Beļcova Museum

Address: Elizabetes iela 57A, apartment 26.

Program: from 19.00 to 23.00, the exhibition “Melancholia imaginativa” and the museum’s permanent exhibition will be on view. From 19.00 to 22.00, the creative workshop “Portrait of My Emotions” will take place.

Riga Latvian Society House

Address: Merķeļa iela 13.

Program: the Museum Night program will offer a glimpse into the history, objects, and cultural heritage of the Riga Latvian Society.

Riga School Museum

Address: K. Barona iela 99.

Program: from 15.00 to 20.00, the international exhibition “The ABC Book as a Mirror of Society” will be on view. Guided tours of the exhibition will take place at 15.00, 16.00, 17.00, 18.00, and 19.00.

Great Cemetery

Address: Lielie kapi.

Program: from 21.00 to 23.00, the Krēgers, Šrēders, and Weizenbreijers chapels in the Great Cemetery will be illuminated and poetry readings will be played.

Riga St. Paul’s Church

Address: Augusta Deglava iela 1.

Program: from 18.00 to 21.00, the church will be open to visitors. There will be an opportunity to visit the tower.

Pārdaugava and Ķīpsala

National Library of Latvia

Address: Mūkusalas iela 3.

Program: during Museum Night, the library will offer the program “Restarting Reading!”. This is a good choice for visitors who want to combine books, culture, and the experience of a contemporary environment.

Apgāds Zvaigzne ABC Bookstore at Riga Plaza

Address: Mūkusalas iela 71, t/c “Riga Plaza”.

Program: the bookstore will be open from 10.00 to 21.00.

4th Tram Depot

Address: Augusta Spariņa iela 1.

Program: the Museum Night program “Through the Loops of Time” will be suitable for those interested in industrial history and urban transport.

Apgāds Zvaigzne ABC Bookstore at Spice Home

Address: Jaunmoku iela 13, t/c “Spice Home”.

Program: the bookstore will be open from 10.00 to 21.00. From 13.00 to 14.00, there will be a meeting with artist Agija Staka.

Žanis Lipke Memorial

Address: Mazais Balasta dambis 9.

Program: from 17.00 to 20.00, there will be workshops for children and adults on Armenian “bird letters” and pomegranate screen printing. From 19.00 to 20.30, there will be a walk through Ķīpsala with Lolita Tomsone and special guest, architect Zaiga Gaile. From 21.00 to 22.00, artist Karinē Paronjanca will lead a tour of the exhibition “Pomegranate Light”. From 22.00 to 23.30, there will be a screening of Sergei Parajanov’s film “The Color of Pomegranates”.

Mežaparks, Jugla, and the Nearby Riga Region

Song Celebration Space

Program: from 11.00 to 21.00, visitors will be able to view the exhibition and hear stories of community objects. Visitors are invited to bring objects with a story about the Song and Dance Celebration. At 15.00, 17.00, and 20.00, guided tours with a guide’s narration will take place. From 16.00 to 16.30, the University of Latvia choir “Dziesmuvara” will perform at the Grand Stage “Sidraba birzs”. At 18.00, there will be the program “Adventures of the Līgo Flag”.

VEF History Museum

Address: Ropažu iela 2.

Program: the program “Simply a Light Bulb” will be suitable for those interested in technology, manufacturing, and industrial heritage.

Baltezers Pumping Station

Address: Sūkņu stacijas iela 14, Baltezers.

Program: from 19.00 to 01.00, historical equipment and objects will be on view. Visitors will be able to learn about steam engines, pumps, pipelines, and the history of water supply. Guided tours will take place at 19.30, 20.30, 21.30, and 22.30.

Apgāds Zvaigzne ABC Bookstore in Ādaži

Address: Rīgas gatve 5, t/c “Apelsīns”, Ādaži.

Program: the bookstore will be open from 10.00 to 21.00.

Apgāds Zvaigzne ABC Bookstore in Carnikava

Address: t/c “Mandarīns”, Atpūtas iela 1, Carnikava.

Program: the bookstore will be open to Museum Night visitors.

Jūrmala

Gallery “Art Rezidence Inner Light”

Address: Omnibusa iela 19, Majori.

Program: from 17.00 to 22.00, the gallery will be open for visits. From 18.00 to 20.00, a joint master class “Let’s Paint the Night of Jūrmala” will take place.

Jūrmala Museum

Address: Tirgoņu iela 29, Majori.

Program: from 18.00 to 23.00, several exhibitions will be on view: the glass art exhibition “Meeting in the Milky Way Galaxy”, the history exhibition “Doctor at the Resort in the 19th Century”, the audiovisual space “The Holidaymaker on the Way to Jūrmala”, and the museum collection exhibition “One Person’s Waste Is Another Person’s Joy”.

Jūrmala Open-Air Museum

Address: Tīklu iela 1A, Buļļciems.

Program: from 19.00 to 22.00, interactive activities about fish processing, scales, measures, and Latvian fish will take place in the Fish Curing Shed. There will be the quiz “Lost in the Museum”. From 20.00 to 21.30, there will be a fish-smoking master class and tasting. From 22.00 to 23.00, there will be a concert by the group “LĀDEZERS”.

Ķekava, Baldone, and Salaspils

Ķekava Local History Museum

Address: Rīgas iela 26, Ķekava.

Program: at 19.00, the exhibition “Stories of Our Values” will open, along with the opening of the Ķekava Art School students’ exhibition “The Second Life of an Object”. At 21.00 and 23.00, there will be object stories. At 22.00, a guided tour of the exhibition “5 Stories of Ķekava Municipality” will take place. At 24.00, there will be a caricature story about politics.

Baldone Museum

Address: Mercendarbe Manor, Baldone.

Program: at 18.30, the Daugava Museum exhibition “Fire, Iron, Steel” will open. From 18.00 to 22.00, blacksmith Mārtiņš Dakša will give demonstrations and make forged items.

Daugava Museum

Address: Salaspils pagasts, Salaspils novads.

Program: from 19.00 to 24.00, the exhibition “Stories of Objects” will be on view in the museum park. From 21.00 to 24.00, light games will take place in Daugava Museum Park. From 19.00 to 23.00, visitors will be able to view the museum exhibition and the exhibition “Treasures of the Daugava”.

Latvian Regions

Aizpute Local History Museum

Address: Skolas iela 1, Jaunā Pilsmuiža, Aizpute.

From 19.00 to 23.00, the program “Adventures of an Object” will take place at the Aizpute Local History Museum. Visitors will be able to view the exhibition “Objects Brought by Aizpute Residents”, in which the objects will be connected with personal and local stories. There will be an opportunity to vote for the most valuable object, view the new exhibition “Lielā iela and Aizpute Residents in the 20th Century”, watch the film “The Story of Lielā iela” at set times with prior registration, take part in tasks and a lottery, view the exhibition “Bijin. The Beautiful” about the traditional image of women in Japan, and for children to take part in creative workshops on the basement floor.

Apgāds Zvaigzne ABC Bookstore in Aizpute

Address: Atmodas iela 13, Aizpute.

From 09.00 to 22.00, the bookstore will be open to Museum Night visitors. The program includes meeting writers, offerings from local producers, and a special Museum Night price surprise throughout the day.

Apriķi Museum

Address: Apriķu skola, Lažas pagasts.

From 19.00 to 20.00, a musical greeting “Good Evening, Museums in Latvia!” will take place at Apriķi Museum, with music by Gunita and Artis Arāji. From 20.00 to 20.30, the opening of Normunds Kaprano’s photo exhibition “A Reminder of Values Through Time…” is planned. From 20.30 to 22.00, the journey “Whoever Seeks Adventures of Objects Finds Them!” will take place. Throughout the evening, there will also be the programs “The Schoolbag as a Personality: Alumni Stories” and “Photography as an Adventure” about the city seen by Aizpute residents.

Bārta Museum

Address: Bārta, Bārta Parish.

At 18.00, the exhibition “The Little Bee Makes Sweet Honey” will open at Bārta Museum. From 19.00 to 23.00, visitors will be welcomed with conversations, various activities, and workshops.

Museum of Undervalued Things

Address: “Ķīvītes”, Grobiņa Parish.

From 19.00 to 22.30, the program “The Journey of Discarded Things” will take place at the Museum of Undervalued Things. Visitors will be able to view objects that were once thrown away but have gained new meaning in the museum. The program includes creative and educational activities on environmental protection and sustainability. At 19.30, 20.45, and 21.30, tours will take place at the “Ķīvītes” landfill.

Pāvilosta Local History Museum

Address: Dzintaru iela 1, Pāvilosta.

From 18.00 to 22.00, the express exhibition “Small Porcelain Wonders on My Shelf” will be on view at the Pāvilosta Local History Museum. Visitors will be able to view the permanent exhibitions and take part in a discovery game. At 19.00, the opening of Inita and Vilnis Beihmanis’s painting exhibition “On the Way...” will take place, while at 20.00 there will be a story about the life journey of the “L.TH.Aull. Riga” piano.

Kuldīga Municipality

Kuldīga Municipality Museum

Address: Pils iela 5, Kuldīga, and Dzirnavu iela 5, Kuldīga.

From 19.00 to 23.00, in the exhibition and exposition building of the Kuldīga Municipality Museum, Bangerts’ Villa, visitors will be able to see the permanent exhibition “The Apartment of a Wealthy Kuldīga Resident in the Early 20th Century”, the exhibition dedicated to the museum’s 90th anniversary “Preserved. Kuldīga Municipality Museum 1935–2025”, Inga Meldere’s solo exhibition “Slings”, and Ina Voroncova’s solo exhibition “Alchemy of the Soul”. Visitors will be able to enjoy the view of the Venta Rapid from the balcony of Bangerts’ Villa.

Kuldīga Municipality Museum Courtyard and Open Collection

In the museum building’s courtyard, from 19.00 to 23.00 there will be an exhibition by students of the Kuldīga Art School, an express exhibition dedicated to the 100th anniversary of artist Līvija Rezevska, creative workshops, large-format games for children, a photo corner, mime performances, and the environmental object “The Mysterious Well”. At Dzirnavu iela 5, from 19.00 to 23.00, the open collection exhibition “A Journey Through the Museum Collection”, a video story about Līvija Rezevska, and an express exhibition featuring the artist’s personal belongings will be open. From 20.00 to 22.00, the youth night trail “Night Mission. The Secrets of Kuldīga” will take place, while from 21.00 to 23.00 there will be a walk through the garden of living sculptures in the Kuldīga Town Garden.

Zvaigzne ABC Publishing House Bookstore in Kuldīga

Address: Mucenieku iela 33, Kuldīga.

From 09.00 to 22.00, the bookstore will be open to Museum Night visitors. The program includes meeting writers, offers from local producers, and a special Museum Night price surprise throughout the day.

Liepāja

Liepāja Museum

Address: Kūrmājas prospekts 16/18, Liepāja.

The Liepāja Museum Night program takes place under the title “Stories. Night”. From 17.00 to 24.00, Liepāja Museum will be open to visitors. The museum’s permanent exhibition will be available free of charge, but an entrance fee may apply for visits to current art exhibitions.

Liepāja 17th–19th Century Interior Museum “Madame Hoyer’s Guest House”

Address: Kungu iela 24, Liepāja.

From 17.00 to 24.00, the museum will be open to visitors. The permanent exhibition will be available free of charge, but an entrance fee may apply for visits to current art exhibitions.

Liepāja Occupation Museum

Address: K. Ukstiņa iela 7/9, Liepāja.

From 17.00 to 24.00, the Liepāja Occupation Museum will be open to visitors. The permanent exhibition will be available free of charge, but an entrance fee may apply for visits to current art exhibitions.

Zvaigzne ABC Publishing House Bookstore at t/c “Kurzeme”

Address: Lielā iela 13, t/c “Kurzeme”, 3rd floor, Liepāja.

From 10.00 to 20.00, the bookstore will be open to visitors. The program includes meeting writers, offers from local producers, and a Museum Night price surprise.

Zvaigzne ABC Publishing House Bookstore on Ganību iela

Address: Ganību iela 53/55, Liepāja.

From 09.00 to 21.00, the bookstore will be open to Museum Night visitors with opportunities to meet writers, offers from local producers, and a special price surprise throughout the day.

Saldus Municipality

Cement Production History Museum

Address: Rūpnīcas iela 10, Brocēni.

From 18.00 to 23.00, the program “In a 24/7 Rhythm. Stories of Things in Cement Production” will take place at the Cement Production History Museum. Visitors will be able to learn how cement is made, what measuring devices and tools are used by SCHWENK Latvija, and view the raw materials and objects used in cement production. The program will include viewing and demonstrations of a cement truck, a locomotive tractor, and a telescopic lift, as well as bus tours of the factory grounds accompanied by SCHWENK guides.

Jānis Rozentāls Saldus History and Art Museum

Address: Striķu iela 22, Saldus.

At 18.00, the museum will be open to visitors. From 19.00 to 19.30, improvisers from Druva Secondary School will perform; from 19.30 to 20.00, young people from Druva Secondary School will play music; from 20.00 to 21.00, the improvisation theater “Momentum” will perform; from 21.00 to 22.00, Atis Zviedris will play music; and from 22.00 to 23.00, Latvian dances with the folk band “Strops” will take place.

Zvaigzne ABC Publishing House Bookstore in Saldus

Address: Rīgas iela 11, Saldus.

From 09.00 to 22.00, the bookstore will be open to Museum Night visitors. The program includes meeting writers, offers from local producers, and a Museum Night price surprise.

Talsi Municipality

Kubalu School–Museum

Address: Saustere, Dundaga Parish.

At 19.00, an introduction to the museum exhibitions will begin. At 19.30, the Museum Night event will be opened in the Old Classroom. At 20.00, the exhibition “Dinsbergs’ Time” will open, while from 21.00 to 23.00 there will be reminiscences and conversations about the legacy left by Ernests Dinsbergs.

Sabile Art, Culture and Tourism Center

Address: Strautu iela 4, Sabile.

At 18.00, an evening walk through the urban environment, “I Do Not Have What You Once Had, but I Have What You No Longer Have”, led by environmental guide and Sabile enthusiast Māris Lācis, will begin from Sabile Town Square. From 18.00 to 24.00, the center will host the program “From the Synagogue to Revelations in Art”, the mini-exhibition “The Story of the Building’s Transformation”, Gita Šmite’s exhibition “Born Under a Lucky Star”, and Emīlija Mētra Melbārde’s photography exhibition “Birds Over Latvia”.

Plasticine Factory “Mīci”

Address: Kuldīgas iela 1, Sabile.

From 18.00 to 24.00, the program “Through Time – from Bag Maker to the Mīci Factory” will take place at the factory. Visitors will be able to learn about the history of the bag maker and take part in a plasticine activity.

Restaurant “Restoterase”

Address: Ventspils iela 1/3, Sabile.

From 18.00 to 24.00, the restaurant will host “A Journey of Flavors and Legends” with legends and tales about Sabile, Wine Hill, and the Abava Ancient Valley.

Sabile Evangelical Lutheran Church

Address: Ventspils iela 4/6, Sabile.

From 18.00 to 24.00, the program “Harbor of Peace” will take place at Sabile Evangelical Lutheran Church. Visitors will be able to view the church and meet pastor Māris Gross.

Sabile Culture House

Address: Ventspils iela 14, Sabile.

At 18.00, 18.45, 19.30, 20.15, 21.00, 21.45, 22.30, and 23.15, the tours “Backstage Stories” will take place.

Sabile Administration Building

Address: Pilskalna iela 6, Sabile.

From 18.00 to 24.00, the program “Green Light” will take place, highlighting stories of things and objects about Sabile, memories, experiences, and traditions. 

Sabile Wine Hill

Address: Kalna iela, Sabile.

From 18.00 to 24.00, visitors will be able to enjoy the evening atmosphere of Sabile Wine Hill. From 21.00 to 21.30 and from 22.00 to 22.30, “Peace Frequency on Sabile Wine Hill” — a sound meditation among the grapevines — will take place. In case of bad weather, the event will take place at the Sabile Art, Culture and Tourism Center at Strautu iela 4. 

Roja Maritime Fishing Museum

Address: Selgas iela 33, Roja.

From 14.00 to 16.00, the activity “Colorful Sand Games in the Full Bloom of Spring” will take place for children in cooperation with NATURE Algorithm METHOD. From 16.00 to 16.40, the documentary film “Lisments Who Transformed Roja” will be shown. From 17.00 to 18.00, the opening of the exhibition “Miķelis Lisments – a Man with a Plan” will take place, and from 18.00 to 18.40 the film will be shown again. 

Roja Maritime Fishing Museum Branch “Kaltenes klubs”

Address: Kaltene, Roja Parish.

From 17.00 to 19.00, the activity “Colorful Sand Games in the Full Bloom of Spring” will take place for adults. From 18.00 to 19.00, the reading “Sesame, Soy and Diplomacy – the Journey of Dambekalns Sprats to Europe” is planned. From 19.00 to 20.00, singer-songwriter Made and percussion enthusiast Alekss will perform. From 20.00 to 20.19, the short documentary film “A Lifetime Given to the Sea” about the work and destinies of coastal fishermen will be shown. 

Latvian Agricultural Museum

Address: Celtnieku iela 12, Talsi.

At 19.00, Museum Night will open together with the Jūrkalne ethnographic ensemble “Maģie suiti” and the Ugāle youth dance group “Sidrabiņš”. At 19.30, the Puzes amateur theater “Un tā tāļāk” performance “One Day in the Forest” is planned. From 19.00 to 22.00, there will be creative workshops for children and a market of home producers and craftspeople. From 19.00 to 24.00, visitors will be able to view the museum’s permanent exhibitions and displays. 

Talsi Municipality Museum

Address: K. Mīlenbaha iela 19, Talsi.

At 16.00, a concert party with the band “Alum Alu” will begin. At 17.00, the Ž. Sūniņš Prize will be awarded and the Art Days exhibition will open. At 18.00, the museum’s collection of writings will be launched. From 18.00 to 22.00, a ceramics workshop will take place for a participation fee. At 18.30, a show by illusionist Jānis Āboliņš is planned; at 19.30 — the opening of the exhibition “K. Mīlenbaha 19 Through Time”; at 20.30 — the launch of the educational program “The Traveling Museum in a Suitcase”; at 21.00 — a musical performance by Pēteris Narubins; at 22.30 — a solo concert by Ieva Matveja; and at 23.00 — the premiere of the composition “The Krišjāņi Constellation”. 

Zvaigzne ABC Publishing House Bookstore in Talsi

Address: Raiņa iela 1, Talsi.

From 09.00 to 22.00 the bookstore will be open to visitors. From 13.00 to 16.00, Inita Ozoliņa, an herbalist and bathhouse attendant, will be visiting, and it will be possible to buy various herbal teas and medicinal syrups. 

Tiņģere Manor

Address: “Pils”, Tiņģere, Īve Parish.

At 19.00, the “green thinking” fashion show “Show Fashion by Recreating!” will take place at Tiņģere Manor. In the manor exhibition hall there will be the Talsi Municipality applied arts exhibition “Raadi 2x”. From 20.00 to 21.00 there will be “Object Stories” in the repository of cultural and historical evidence. From 21.00 to 23.30 there will be an evening gathering in the manor cellars, creative activities “from old to new” and hot tea in the manor kitchen; an entrance fee of 2 euros is indicated for this part. 

Tukums Municipality

Jaunmokas Palace Museum

Address: Jaunmokas Palace, Tume Parish.

From 18.00 to 23.00, Jaunmokas Palace will host the program “Adventures of an Object at Jaunmokas Palace”. Visitors will be able to learn about forester K. Melders’s planting spade, hunter’s skis, Armitstead’s travel suitcase, a correspondence holder, and stories of witnesses to the era in the Tower Hall. There will be a task game for families for 3 euros and an escape room “Black Stories of the Green Forest” for 50 euros per group. At 19.00 and 21.00 there will be guided tours with flashlights. 

Jaunpils Museum

Address: Pils, Jaunpils.

At 19.00 there will be a meeting by the castle’s ancient cannon. From 19.00 to 01.00 there will be a museum visit, an escape game from the castle’s ancient cellar for 5 euros per person, and an offer from the castle tavern. From 19.00 to 22.00, the clown girl Pendele will look after the youngest visitors. At 20.30 there will be a hang music concert with Mārcis Palsiņš. From 19.00 to 23.00 there will be a creative workshop, from 19.30 to 24.00 — coin minting for 2 euros per person, while guided tours of Jaunpils Castle will take place from 19.30 to 20.30, from 21.30 to 22.30 and from 23.00 to 24.00. On Museum Night, the Jaunpils Watermill, Jaunpils Evangelical Lutheran Church, Jaunpils Crafts House and Jaunpils Library will also be open. 

Kandava Local History Museum

Address: Talsu 11, Kandava.

From 19.00 to 23.00, the museum’s permanent displays and exhibitions will be open for viewing. The program includes the exhibition “Archaeological Brooches in the Kandava Area” and creative participation — an opportunity to paint your own brooch for a fee. 

Pūre Chocolate Museum

Address: Pūre 9, Pūre Parish.

From 18.00 to 23.30, the Pūre Chocolate Museum will offer activities for adults and children. Visitors will be able to walk through the historical part of the museum, take part in a small master class and enjoy live music. There will be face painting for children for a fee, and the “Apšukrogs” café offer will also be available for a fee. 

Lapmežciems Parish Museum

Address: Liepu iela 4, Lapmežciems Parish.

From 18.00 to 23.00, various objects from the museum collection with historical stories will be on display. A memorial exhibition for artist Andrejs Ģērmanis, “Right Here at Home”, will also be on view. 

Tukums Museum: Durbe Palace

Address: Mazā Parka iela 7, Tukums.

From 18.00 to 23.00, Durbe Palace will feature the exhibition “Ansis Artums. The Feeling of Tukums”, the Tukums Museum 90th anniversary exhibition “Continuation”, “Object Stories”, Rainis’s poetry installation “Storm of Words”, and a children’s detective game about object riddles and the mystery of Ipolita Sforza’s lost color and jewelry. From 18.00 to 22.00, the kokle ensemble “Zītari” will perform. At 23.00, the Museum Night concert “Signs of Time”, with poetry by Māris Čaklais and songs by Imants Kalniņš, will take place in the palace courtyard. 

Tukums Museum: Tukums Weavers’ Workshop

Address: Tidaholmas iela 3, Tukums.

From 18.00 to 23.00, the exhibition “You Can Do It Too, Just Do It!” with knotwork by Jelgava TLMS “Dardedze” will be on view. The program will include TLMS “Durbe” weavers at looms, weaving wool and rag tapestry rugs, and folk songs performed by Aija Balandiņa and Daiga Eglīte. From 18.00 to 22.00 there will be felting of a small tapestry picture, making a round tapestry, weaving a tapestry in a frame, and weaving a tapestry on looms.

Tukums Museum: Tukums Art Museum

Address: Harmonijas iela 7, Tukums.

From 18.00 to 23.00, the exhibition “Cities. Large and Small”, the displays “Āriņš’s Room” and “Tukums Museum Through the Ages”, the exhibition “3 in One Workshop”, the open-air display “Art in the Streets” on Harmonijas and Dārza streets, as well as the activity in the exhibition “Journey Without a Ticket” will be available.

Tukums Museum: Art Gallery “Durvis”

Address: Brīvības laukums 21, Tukums.

From 18.00 to 23.00, the gallery will offer the chance to listen to the story of 18th-century Rococo-style doors, view the Spring Exhibition of the Tukums Artists’ Group, and see Gunārs Bērziņš’s cartoons. Tukums artist Vents Dubrovskis will draw personalized caricatures for 5 euros. From 18.00 to 22.00 there will be a dotting master class with artist Dace Laukmane for 10 euros, while from 19.00 to 19.40 the youth ensemble of Tukums Rainis State Gymnasium will perform.

Tukums Museum: Tukums Castle Tower

Address: Brīvības laukums 19a, Tukums.

From 18.00 to 23.00, the display “Stories of Our Own, Not Others”, the exhibition “In Tukums and Afar. The Story of the Blumenfeld Family”, the express exhibition “Archaeologists’ Finds”, and the open-air exhibition “Archaeological Excavations in Tukums” in Brīvības Square will be on view. Visitors will be able to learn about the history, traditions, food and everyday life of the 19th-century Jewish community of Tukums by playing Hanukkah and Passover games, as well as compare what Tukums looked like in the past and now in interactive games.

Tukums Museum: Džūkste Fairy Tale Museum

Address: Lanciņi School, Džūkste Parish.

From 18.00 to 23.00, the display “A. Lerhis-Puškaitis and Fairy Tales”, the exhibition “Strength Through the Stomach”, and the exhibition “Latvian Puppet Cinema – 60” with puppets from the “Animācijas brigāde” film studio will be on view. The program will include a creative workshop for making knīšļi and a picture presentation about the transformation of the old school. From 18.00 to 21.00 there will be an adventure in the fairy tale museum garden, while from 18.00 to 22.00 — horseback rides for a fee.

Tukums Museum: Pastariņš Museum

Address: “Bisenieki”, Dzirciems, Zentene Parish.

From 18.00 to 19.00 the folk dance group “Pastariņi” will dance, while from 19.00 to 19.30 the choir “Skandari” will sing. From 18.00 to 23.00, the displays “Pastariņš at Home, at School, in Life”, “The Granary – a Mirror of Family Prosperity”, “Modern Agriculture” and “Freshwater Fishing” will be on view. Visitors will be able to go on the adventure “When Story and Object Meet”, weave their own pattern on grandmother’s loom, and play Pastariņš’s childhood games. From 22.00 to 23.00 there will be readings of excerpts from Ernests Birznieks-Upītis’s stories and conversations by the campfire while baking shepherd’s bread.

Latvian National Archives Zemgale Regional Archives in Tukums

Address: Pasta iela 25, Tukums.

From 18.00 to 23.00, the exhibition “And Everyone Will Come to Me”, dedicated to the 100th anniversary of Latvian writer and playwright Harijs Gulbis, will be on view. The exhibition will offer a closer look at his life, creative work and contribution to Latvian literature and theater. 

Zvaigzne ABC Publishing House Bookstore in Tukums

Address: Brīvības laukums 13, Tukums.

From 09.00 to 22.00 the bookstore will be open to visitors. The program will include a market of art objects by artists Ildze Ose and Ilze Cērpiņa, Zane Margo’s collage making from old magazines and books for a fee, Dace Laukmane’s henna drawings from 11.00 to 17.00 for a fee, Ildze Ose’s flower dotting master class from 18.00 for a fee, and Jekaterina Grajazeva’s portrait sketching from 11.00 to 15.00 and from 16.30 to 21.30 for a fee.

Association “Creative Personalities Club Ligzda”

Address: Brīvības laukums 13, Tukums.

From 19.00 to 22.00, the exhibition “Adventures of Objects” will be on view. From 19.00 to 21.00 there will be a creative workshop.

Association “Tukums Fine Arts Studio”

Address: Tidaholmas iela 3, 3rd floor, Tukums.

From 19.00 to 22.00, visitors will be able to look into the studio’s drawing and painting workshops, where color palettes tell of the authors of the artworks. The exhibition “Still Life” will be on view, where various objects meet in a work of art. 

Tukums E. Birznieks-Upītis Primary School No. 1

Address: Lielā iela 9, Tukums.

From 09.00 to 20.00 there will be an exhibition of students’ creative works “18 Object Stories”, a market of student learning enterprises, and a visit to the roof platform. From 20.00 to 20.40, from 21.00 to 21.40 and from 22.00 to 22.40 there will be an artistic performance with light projections, poetry by Imants Ziedonis, and a guitar performance by Gints Smukais.

Tukums Primary School No. 3

Address: Lielā iela 18, Tukums.

From 19.00 to 22.00 there will be an exhibition of paintings by Jolanta Briede Kleina, an exhibition of flower arrangements by Ilze Beire, and an exhibition of designer clothing in cooperation with the shop “Figure”. The program also includes a musical performance by Keita Stupele, a student of Riga Cathedral Choir School. 

SIA Alante

Address: Elizabetes iela 8, Tukums.

From 18.00 to 23.00, the educational adventure “In the Depths of Pharmacy” will take place. The program will include the development of pharmacy through the ages in a virtual story, weights and measures in everyday pharmacy work, an opportunity to test the precision of hand scales, as well as a story about cocoa tree fruits and their connection with the pharmacy. Visitors will be able to enjoy a healthy and tasty “potion”. 

Šlokenbeka Manor and Latvian Road Museum

Address: Šlokenbeka, Milzkalne, Smārde Parish.

From 18.00 to 18.15, the children’s drawing exhibition will be opened. From 19.00 to 19.15, the display “The Road as an Adventure” will be opened. From 18.00 to 22.00 there will be a creative drawing workshop, while from 20.00 to 20.30 there will be the themed guided tour “The Story of the ‘Marshall’ Steamroller”.

Abava Winery

Address: Kalējkrāmi, Slampe Parish, Tukums Municipality.

At 18.00, 19.00, 20.00 and 21.00, the guided tour “Development of the Production Facility – from the 1968 ‘Seitz’ Equipment to Modern Technologies” will take place. From 18.00 to 23.00, treats for the stomach will be available for a fee. 

Ventspils

Ventspils Crafts House

Address: Skolas iela 3, Ventspils.

From 21.00 to 23.00, Ventspils Crafts House will offer object stories in crossword puzzles with the task “Guess – Find!”. The program will also include the documentary film “Cross-Step” about Māris Grīva, the coach of Olympic javelin champion Dainis Kūla. 

Ventspils Museum at the Livonian Order Castle

Address: Jāņa iela 17, Ventspils.

From 19.00 to 22.00, visitors will be able to look for colors in artworks and their counterparts in the display. From 21.00 to 21.30 there will be a costume show “We Love Old Things”, featuring costumes created by young people in the museum education program “The Story of One Costume”. From 22.00 to 23.30, the concert program “Saxophone, Positive and Handel” will take place in the castle chapel, performed by students of MIKC “Ventspils Music Secondary School”.

Writer Herberts Dorbe Museum

Address: Ērgļu iela 1, Ventspils.

From 20.00 to 21.00 there will be a visit to the Writer Herberts Dorbe Museum. From 21.00 to 23.00 there will be ghost stories from the city and municipality of Ventspils. The guest of Museum Night will be writer Laimdota Sēle with ghost stories from Zlēkas, Užava, Ziras, Jūrkalne and Vārve parishes, and Ventspils residents will also be invited to tell their own ghost stories. 

Ventspils Seaside Open-Air Museum

Address: Riņķa iela 2, Ventspils.

From 19.00 to 23.00 there will be night rides with the Little Train on the Small Circle line with Little Train tickets. There will also be night orienteering in the museum — visitors will receive a map with a route marking museum objects with their stories, and at each object they will have to find a letter in order to complete the route correctly and form a word.

Ventspils Municipality

Storm Museum-Exhibition

Address: Community House, Jūrkalne.

From 19.00 to 24.00, objects and books whose titles include objects will be on view. The program includes conversations, readings of quotations and searches for connections. Visitors will be able to view the exhibition and a stand about objects found in the depths of the sea.

Vidzeme

Alūksne Municipality

Alūksne Museum

Address: Alūksne New Palace, Pils iela 74, Alūksne.

From 18.00, the Alūksne Museum will host a lecture by historian Ernests Stroinovs, “Alūksne Municipality in the Bronze and Stone Ages”. From 18.00 to 24.00, the express exhibition “Secrets of Objects” will be on view in the Celebration Hall, and activities with tasks will take place in the exhibitions. Visitors will also be able to view the exhibition by the Vidzeme Regional Archive of the National Archives of Latvia on documents from major enterprises and farms of the Soviet period in the Alūksne, Balvi and Gulbene districts, and meet archive staff.

Zvaigzne ABC Publishers Bookshop in Alūksne

Address: Lielā Ezera iela 2, Alūksne.

From 09.00 to 22.00, the bookshop will be open to Museum Night visitors. The program includes meeting writers, offerings from local producers, and a Museum Night price surprise throughout the day.

Jaunlaicene Manor Museum “The Malēnietis World”

Address: “Dravnieki”, Jaunlaicene.

From 19.00 to 23.00, the exhibitions and displays “The Malēnieši Card Game PUNS” and “Mills in the Ancient Territory of the Opekalns Parish” will be on view. Activities will take place in the museum, courtyard and manor park, offering an insight into the museum’s everyday work, the study of collection items, research, exhibition creation and educational sessions.

Viktors Ķirps Ate Museum “Vidzeme Farmstead”

Address: Ate, Annas Parish.

From 19.00 to 22.00, there will be a demonstration of harnessing a horse, tasks about horse equipment and video materials about the horse’s role in farm work. There will be a creative workshop “Making a Wooden Hobby Horse”, a viewing of the museum exhibitions and artist Maija Graudiņa’s painting exhibition “Spring Awakened in Whiteness”. From 22.00 to 24.00, the program “Horse at Night Pasture” will offer the warmth of a bonfire, folk music, the presence of horses and stories from horse breeders.

Cēsis Municipality

Āraiši Lake Castle Archaeological Park

Address: Āraiši, Drabeši Parish.

At 18.00, the Cēsis Theatre performance “The Diggers” will take place in the medieval castle ruins; admission fee 5 euros. From 18.00 to 24.00, the visitor center will feature the permanent exhibition with original testimonies and archaeologist Jānis Apals’ video story. From 18.00 to 23.00, in the Lake Castle, Ezerpiliete will bring ancient objects to life, allowing visitors to feel the presence of ancient life.

Āraiši Windmill

Address: Āraiši Windmill, Drabeši Parish.

From 19.00 to 01.00, the Āraiši Windmill will offer a candlelit tour of the mill with the “miller”. Warm drinks, herbal tea, coffee and warm home-baked rye bread with honey, grape jam and butter will be available for a fee.

Cēsis Museum

Address: Pils laukums 9, Cēsis.

In the New Castle, from 19.00 to 23.00, the history and interior exhibitions, the exhibition “The Hundredth Meeting of Nobility. From Vidzeme Manors to Cēsis Museum” and an orienteering game in the museum exhibition will be available. In the courtyard of the New Castle, at 19.00 there will be a concert performance for families with children, “How Colors Learned to Play Musical Instruments”; at 20.00, a concert by the saxophone quartet “n(ex)t move”; and at 21.00, the French music program “Chic. Charm. France”. In the Exhibition House, from 19.00 to 23.00, the exhibition “Messages from Antiquity” and an exhibition of works by artists from Talsi Municipality, “Epochs”, will be on view, and creative activity will take place: playing with bones together with the association “BAURIS”.

Zvaigzne ABC Publishers Bookshop in Cēsis

Address: Rīgas iela 2, Cēsis.

From 09.00 to 22.00, the bookshop will be open to visitors. Customers will be greeted by characters from books, and from 18.00 to 22.00 there will be an opportunity to buy treats from the farm “Indrāni” and wooden products by Artūrs Balodis.

Vidzeme Regional Archive of the National Archives of Latvia in Cēsis

Address: Pils iela 6, Cēsis.

From 20.00 to 01.00, the exhibition “Even a Rag Was Once a Dress Shirt – Stories of Documents” will be on view. At 20.00 and 21.00, tours of the archive repository will take place.

Rucka Manor

Address: Piebalgas iela 19, Cēsis.

From 18.00 to 21.00, visitors will be able to look into the ancient history of Rucka Manor. Tours led by the manor owner will take place at 18.00, 19.00, 20.00 and 21.00, and will offer a chance to see the cellars and rooms that are not accessible on a daily basis. The tours are free, with the option to donate.

Eduards Veidenbaums Museum “Kalāči”

Address: “Kalāči”, Liepa Parish.

From 19.00 to 19.45, there will be a meeting with writer Arno Jundze about the creation of the novel “Kārlis’ Book”, and from 20.15 to 21.00, family researcher Jānis Strazdiņš will talk about the Veidenbaums family tree. At 19.45–20.15 and 21.00–21.30, a concert by musician Vilkapuķe will be heard. From 19.00 to 23.30, the museum exhibitions and displays will be available to view, along with the excursion routes “Green Kalāči” created by school pupils, and the orienteering game “Find Me in the Museum!” from 19.00 to 22.00.

Woodcraft Museum

Address: “Vienkoči”, Līgatne Parish.

From 19.00 to 23.00, visitors will be able to learn what woodworkers considered idling and which woodworking tool was associated with it. There will be an opportunity to test one’s knowledge in recognizing trees, view the illuminated Vienkoči Park and, for a fee, make a souvenir in the Nature Jewelry workshop. Admission to the museum will be free.

Emīls Dārziņš Museum “Jāņaskola”

Address: “Jāņaskola”, Jaunpiebalga Parish.

At 19.00, 20.30 and 22.00, a musical and visual concert performance about the story of a writing pen will take place, where instrumental music will merge with visual elements. From 19.00 to 01.00, the museum exhibition and displays will be available to view, along with various activities.

Kaudzīte Brothers Memorial Museum “Kalna Kaibēni”

Address: “Kalna Kaibēni”, Vecpiebalga Parish.

From 19.00 to 01.00, the program “Europe in a Suitcase – the Travels of the Kaudzīte Brothers” will lead visitors through several stops: the suitcase story about the Kaudzīte brothers’ travels, the road from the hills of Piebalga to Paris, Alpine peace in the shade of the garden, and a memory corner after returning home. There will also be a night tour of the museum.

Kārlis Skalbe Memorial Museum “Saulrieti”

Address: “Saulrieti”, Vecpiebalga Parish.

From 19.00 to 01.00, the program “The Wardrobe Fairy Tale – the Clothes of the Skalbe Family and Their Life” will take place. Visitors will be able to discover the stories of the clothing of Lizete, Kārlis and their daughter Ilze, revealing the era, personalities and beauty of everyday life. The museum exhibitions and displays will be available to view, along with various activities.

Antons Austriņš Memorial Museum “Kaikaiši”

Address: “Kaikaiši”, Vecpiebalga Parish.

From 19.00 to 01.00, there will be “Letter Night at Kaikaiši”, where visitors will be able to explore Mudīte Austriņa’s letters, photographs, letter fragments and postcards. From 19.00 to 23.00, an interactive orienteering game for children will take place, and at 22.00 there will be a torchlit night hike to Lake Tauns.

Piebalga Museum Association “Orisāre”

Address: “Zemnieki”, Ineši Parish.

At 23.00 and 24.00, the program “School Is a Small State” will take place, telling the story of the fate of the Kaibēni, later Ogrēni, Kaudzīte school over 158 years. The program will include an exhibition of collection items, work with a blackboard and slate pencil in an arithmetic lesson, as well as a story about a publication scorched in a school fire and Marianna Ieviņa’s collection of stories.

Museum of the First Latvian National Opera “Baņuta”

Address: Skrāģu Krogs, Zosēni Parish.

From 20.00 to 23.00, there will be a conversation about the creation of the opera “Salinieki”, its staging at the Latvian National Opera, the creative team and set designer Ludolfs Liberts. The program will include readings of the opera’s poetic text, listening to a sound recording made in New York under conductor Andrejs Jansons, and a story about the opera’s second version, “The Awakening of the Homeland”.

Latvian Ethnographic Open-Air Museum, Rural Exhibition “Vēveri”

Address: “Vēveri”, Vecpiebalga Parish.

From 10.00 to 22.00, the museum will be open for viewing. A pop-up exhibition “Dough Troughs and Bread Peels” will be on view, featuring the dough troughs and bread peels in the “Vēveri” collection. From 19.00 to 21.00, rye bread baking and tasting will take place, and from 20.30 to 23.00 there will be an evening of traditional dances in the “Vēveri” tradition with Piebalga musicians.

Dzērbene Castle Local History Exhibition

Address: “Pils”, Dzērbene Parish.

From 19.00 to 20.00, there will be the story of the washboard and a maid’s notes on washing, ironing and dyeing. From 19.00 to 21.00, there will be the story of the tavern shot glass with a sensory laboratory, tea and bread in the lords’ room. At the same time, there will also be stories of museum objects with riddles and tasks.

Spāre Manor

Address: Spāre, Amata Parish.

From 19.00 to 23.00, Spāre Manor and the Writers’ Park will be open for viewing. From 16.00 to 18.00 and from 20.00 to 22.00, there will be the story of a clock that has become a story of time and memory. From 12.00 to 23.00, for a fee, there will be an opportunity to taste the special “Aleksandrs Čaks Pancakes” and visit the manor café.

Edvards Treimanis-Zvārgulis Homestead “Leukādijas”

Address: “Leukādijas”, Priekuļi Parish.

From 19.00 to 23.00, there will be an opportunity to visit the ancestral home “Leukādijas” and burial place of poet Edvards Treimanis-Zvārgulis. The program includes poetry readings dedicated to the 160th birthday of Edvards Treimanis-Zvārgulis.

Līgatne Paper Mill Worker’s Apartment

Address: Spriņģu iela 5, Līgatne.

From 18.00 to 21.00, a short film about the everyday life of paper mill workers’ families will be shown, based on an authentic account by an eyewitness to the era. A Līgatne guide will talk about the apartment, its objects, everyday life and role today.

Līgatne Culture House

Address: Spriņģu iela 4, Līgatne.

From 19.00 to 01.00 there will be a program about the story of Kārlis Rozens’ painting and portraitist Arnolds Pankoks. An exhibition of works by K. Rozens and A. Pankoks will be on view, complemented by a musical atmosphere and poetry readings. For a fee, a creative workshop with the paper mill’s old printing molds on paper and fabric will be available.

Museum of Flea Market and Old Things

Address: “Dzirnaiņi”, Skujene, Skujene parish.

From 19.00 to 24.00 there will be a museum viewing and hands-on activities with old tools, such as a treadle sewing machine, a spinning wheel, a rope-twisting device, a milk separator and other objects.

Gulbene Municipality

Druviena Old School-Museum

Address: Vecā skola, Druviena parish.

From 19.00 to 20.00 there will be a guided tour led by museum director Anita Graumane. From 20.00 to 20.30 there will be tasting of “Buņģis” soup, from 20.30 to 21.30 — a story about classroom objects with an arithmetic lesson, from 21.45 to 22.45 — a story about Druviena shoulder wraps, and from 23.00 to 24.00 — the story of Teodors Reiters’ choir badge and the song collection “Dziesmu pagalms”. From 24.00 to 01.00, an evening gathering and music-making together with Zane Imša is planned.

Gulbene Municipality Museum of History and Art

Address: Klēts iela 4, Gulbene.

From 19.00 to 22.00, a traditional carpet exhibition from Turkey, “Barak Carpets: the Language of Wool in Colors and Symbols”, Veneranda Kluce’s exhibition of knitted mittens “A Mitten as a World”, and the exhibition “National Economy” will be on view. At 19.00 there will be preparation and tasting of campfire soup.

Apgāds Zvaigzne ABC Bookstore in Gulbene

Address: Ābeļu iela 17B, Gulbene.

From 09.00 to 22.00 the bookstore will be open to visitors. Māra Bērziņa’s creative works exhibition will be on view, and at 19.00 there will be a conversation with Māra Bērziņa.

Jaungulbene Baroness’s Dream Cottage

Address: Jaungulbene, Gulbene Municipality.

From 16.00 to 01.00, in the historic cottage visitors will be able to view objects from the von Transehe era and listen to their stories. There will be a tour accompanied by the baroness about the history of Jaungulbene Manor and an opportunity to enjoy the baron’s coffee for a fee.

Limbaži Municipality

Ainaži Naval School Museum

Address: Valdemāra 47, Ainaži.

From 19.00 to 00.00 there will be the program “Stories of 10,000 Museum Objects”. Visitors will hear stories about “The Kitten Who Refused Naval School”, the tradition of ocean-going captain Pēteris Šnore’s ship supplies store of giving silver spoons to major buyers, and the story of a school certificate. The program will include a quiz about museum exhibits, short films about today’s sea wolves, and a viewing of the museum exhibitions.

Ainaži Firefighting Museum

Address: Valdemāra iela 69, Ainaži.

From 19.00 to 20.00 there will be a musical performance, from 20.00 to 22.00 — a creative activity with colored sand. From 20.00, rides in fire engines and an agility relay are planned, and from 21.00 — refreshments with “Fiery Rooster” soup. From 19.00 to 24.00, the exhibition “The Story of the Firefighter’s Helmet” and the museum’s permanent exhibition “Shiny Buttons, Helmets” will be on view.

Bārda Family Memorial Museum “Rumbiņi”

Address: “Rumbiņi”, Katvari parish.

From 20.00 to 21.00 the museum will be open to visitors and tours will take place. From 21.00 to 22.00 a magician’s performance is planned.

Limbaži Museum

Address: Burtnieku iela 7, Limbaži.

From 19.00 to 20.30 and from 20.40 to 22.10, the “Surprise Bus” will take place — a guided excursion to an unknown destination, departing from Torņu iela 3. In the old fire station at Torņa iela 3, from 19.00 to 24.00 there will be an exhibition about Limbaži firefighters and a collection of technical devices. In the museum building at Burtnieku iela 7, from 19.00 to 24.00 the exhibitions “Perpetuum mobiles” and “Baumaņu Kārlis and Singing Traditions in Limbaži Municipality” will be on view, as well as exhibitions about Limbaži city life and forgotten things. At the center kiosk at Torņa iela 1, from 19.00 to 24.00 there will be the exhibition “The Hat Factory in Limbaži – 150”, while in the territory of Limbaži Medieval Castle, from 19.00 to 01.00 films from Ēriks Ozols’ personal archive will be shown.

Apgāds Zvaigzne ABC Bookstore in Limbaži

Address: Rīgas iela 7, Limbaži.

From 09.00 to 22.00 the bookstore will be open to visitors. Young readers will be greeted by Dog Man.

Munchausen Museum

Address: “Duntes muiža”, Liepupe parish.

At 19.10 there will be Jakobīne’s story about adventures in Dunte. From 19.00 to 23.00 the creative corner “Jakobīne’s Festive Attire” will be open, and at 20.30 there will be a tasting of Jakobīne’s spring soup.

Pāle Local History Museum

Address: “Kalnakrogs”, Pāle parish.

From 19.00 to 24.00 there will be a program about an object’s adventure through different periods of time. There will be the creative workshop “Signs of Luck” for children and adults, the photo corner “Choose Your Adventure”, the contest “Facts from History”, and an educational activity about beliefs and customs.

Puikule Manor

Address: “Puikules muiža”, Puikule, Brīvzemnieki parish.

At 18.00 there will be a concert of romantic moods, “Opera Night”, with Irma Pavāre, Nauris Indzeris and concertmaster Helēna Laukmane; admission 5 euros, registration required. At 19.00, several exhibitions will open, including J. Anmanis’ “Touches”, V. Meistere’s “The Wonderful Plasticine Path in a Painting” and the Ethnographic Open-Air Museum of Latvia exhibition “The Art of Crochet in Latvia”. At 20.00 in the Servants’ House, M. Kanitina’s exhibition “Between Sky and Water” will open, children’s creative workshops and a tour of the manor will take place. The café “Strautiņi” will be open.

Salacgrīva Museum

Address: Sila iela 2, Salacgrīva.

From 19.00 to 24.00, telephone sets from old times to the present day will be on display. French photographer Philippe Margeot’s exhibition “Baltic Notes” will be on view, and French-style refreshments will be available — canapés with Brie and Camambert and meringues.

Things Chamber

Address: Rīgas iela 7, Salacgrīva.

From 19.00 to 24.00, cameras used in the 20th and 21st centuries will be on display.

Staicele Livonian Museum “Pivālind”

Address: Lielā iela 14, Staicele.

At 16.00, the concert “Staicele Vimba – 30” will take place at the Staicele open-air stage. From 19.00 to 24.00 the exhibition “Fishing Competition ‘Staiceles Vimba’ – 30” will be on view, from 19.00 to 23.00 there will be the photo-orienteering game “In the Footsteps of Staicele’s History” and the event “When Objects Begin to Sound…”. At 22.00, an open-air dance with the group “Zeļļi” will take place in Staicele Park, for a fee.

Madona Municipality

Madona Local History and Art Museum

Address: Skolas iela 10A, Madona.

From 19.00 to 19.30 there will be the opening of Museum Night, from 19.30 to 20.00 — the opening of the exhibition “Madona Art Studio – 50”, and from 20.00 to 21.00 — a fashion show of costumes by students of Jānis Simsons Madona Art School. From 19.30 to 23.00 there will be a museum Bingo game, from 19.30 to 24.00 — various activities about objects, colors, archaeology and adventures. From 19.00 to 24.00 several exhibitions will be on view, from 19.30 to 24.00 a photo zone will be available, from 21.00 to 24.00 there will be an open-air dance, as well as a pop-up café and relaxation area.

Apgāds Zvaigzne ABC Bookstore in Madona

Address: Poruka iela 3A, Madona.

From 09.00 to 22.00 the bookstore will be open to visitors. Paintings by Solvita Lopatko, a member of the Madona Folk Art Studio, will be on view, and there will also be an opportunity to learn about poetry books by local poet Aivars Aivieksts.

Repository of the Madona Local History and Art Museum

Address: Kalna iela 2, Sarkaņi.

From 19.00 to 20.30 there will be horse-drawn carriage rides for a fee. From 20.30 to 21.00 there will be a celebration of the 10th anniversary of the ethnography and household objects repository in Sarkaņi, and from 21.00 to 22.30 — an evening of Latvian dances and games. From 19.00 to 23.00 there will be activities about a shoemaker’s workshop, beekeeping, craftsmen’s tools, a rural pharmacy, measures, containers, furniture and local people, as well as erudition and photo-orienteering games and tea drinking.

Rūdolfs Blaumanis Memorial Museum “Braki”

Address: “Braki”, Ērgļi parish.

From 19.30 to 22.30, creative workshops will take place in the “Braki” buildings and yard. The program will include the “Braki” museum’s special objects, the story of the piano, old wooden tools, dolls, the story of a wooden spoon and other activities. There will be an opportunity to ride a pony, the outdoor café “KL Kūkas” will be open, and soup and pancakes will be available.

Broņislava Martuževa Poetry Barn

Address: Dārziņi 1, Indrāni parish.

From 19.00 to 24.00, the Inscription Stones made by Ģirts Burvis and the environmental sculpture “Austra’s Tree” will be illuminated in the Poetry Garden. At 20.00 there will be a poetry puzzle assembly competition, from 21.00 to 22.00 — the night concert “ANCIENT LATGALIAN VOICES. Biruta Ozoliņa’s trio”, and at 23.00 — Z. Vidiņš’ film about Broņislava Martuževa, “A Drop of Light”.

Stone Park “Vaidavas”

Address: Vaidavas, Indrāni parish.

At 19.00, viewing of the stone collection and cup collection will begin. Accompanied by the creator of the Stone Park, visitors will have the opportunity to walk through the park and hear stories about the stones and the cup collection. The natural formation — THE GHOST COTTAGE — will also be on view.

Varakļāni Local History Museum

Address: Pils iela 29, Varakļāni.

From 19.00 to 24.00, the Living Golden Pot hunt will take place in the castle. The program will include the Count’s Games with quizzes, games and tasks, where participants will be able to earn Museum Night gold and prizes. Museum Night gold can be exchanged for stories about castle and museum objects at the café “Lupats un Godakreklis”. Museum exhibitions, displays, castle cellars, attics and other rooms usually closed to the public will be available.

Ogre Municipality

Ciemupe Community House

Address: Liepu gatve 12, Ciemupe.

From 18.00 to 22.00, the exhibition “Even a Rag Was Once a Festive Shirt” will be on view, featuring wedding dresses, festive garments of Ciemupe residents, and floor runners woven by the “Saiva” Folk Applied Arts Studio. At 18.00 there will be the animated short film cycle “Brīnumskapis”, and at 19.00 — the feature film “Perfektie”.

Energy Museum of the Latvenergo Group

Address: Ķeguma prospekts 7/9, Ķegums.

From 18.00 to 23.00, the program “Discover the Invisible. Experience Energy!” will take place. The program will include illusionist Dante Pecolli, FIZMIX.lv experiments, interactive exhibits on green energy, creative workshops, a meeting with Sam the museum messenger, photo activities, the Emily Family musical ensemble, and a solo rock concert by Juris Kaukulis.

Ogre History and Art Museum

Address: Brīvības iela 36, Ogre; Brīvības iela 2, Ogre.

In the museum building at Brīvības iela 36, from 20.00 to 21.00 there will be a guided tour with Irēna Bužinska in the exhibition “The Hat Queen and Her Batiks”, and from 21.00 to 23.00 — the workshop “Making Paper Hats”. In the museum building at Brīvības iela 2, from 19.00 to 19.30 there will be a story about the hidden and found flag of the Republic of Latvia, and from 19.00 to 23.00 a discussion with participants of the Latvian Independence Movement will be shown on screen.

Zvaigzne ABC Publishing House Bookstore in Ogre

Address: Brīvības iela 16, Ogre.

From 09.00 to 22.00, the bookstore will be open to visitors. The program will include “A Sweet Journey in the World and in a Book”, a drawing activity about the tastiest treat, a sweets quiz, festive offers from the shop-café “Noliktava”, and activities together with the travel agency “Ceļo viegli” about sweets from different countries.

Saulkrasti Municipality

Saulkrasti Bicycle Museum

Address: Rīgas iela 44a, Saulkrasti.

From 19.00 to 24.00, the museum’s founder Jānis Seregins will talk about searches for old bicycles in Latvia and the adventures experienced during them. Visitors will be able to hear stories about former bicycle owners, the discovery of exhibits, how they arrived at the museum, and restoration problems.

Smiltene Municipality

Zvaigzne ABC Publishing House Bookstore in Smiltene

Address: Kalēju iela 7, Smiltene.

From 10.00 to 22.00, the bookstore will be open to visitors. From 15.00 to 18.00, there will be face painting for children.

Smiltene Local History Museum

Address: Mēru Manor, Mēri, Bilska Parish.

From 18.00 to 19.00, the object adventure tour “Even a Rag Was Once a Festive Shirt” will take place. From 19.00 to 21.30, a thematic knowledge game is planned, while from 18.00 to 23.00 visitors will be able to view the museum’s permanent displays and exhibitions.

Drusti Museum

Address: Palsas iela 11, Drusti Parish.

From 19.00 to 22.00, visitors will be able to view the permanent display and the exhibition “A Sign Draws the Drawer in a Drawing. Jānis Rība – Master of Ornaments”. There will be creative activities “In the Ornament Patterns of Jānis Rība”.

Jāzeps Vītols Memorial Museum “Anniņas”

Address: “Anniņas”, Gaujiena, Gaujiena Parish.

From 19.00 to 23.00, visitors will be able to symbolically walk the path from a first glance in the mirror to deeper self-knowledge. At each station there will be a mirror, an insight by Jāzeps Vītols, and a task.

Museum of the Latvian Artists’ Union at Zvārtava Castle

Address: Zvārtava Castle, Gaujiena Parish.

From 19.00 to 21.00, sculpture, textile art, porcelain, and painting displays will be on view, as well as Zvārtava Castle. At 19.00 and 20.00, guided tours of the Zvārtava Castle displays and architectural details will take place. At 19.30, there will be a talk about the painter Baron Alexander von Fersen and a meeting with the researcher of his creative work, architect Ruta Dobičina. From 19.00 to 21.00, artists’ creative workshops and games about the art displays will take place.

Valka Municipality

Valka Local History Museum

Address: Rīgas iela 64, Valka.

From 18.00 to 19.00, there will be the theater performance “The Bremen Town Musicians”, performed by the theater group of the Valka Municipality Children and Youth Center “Mice”. From 19.00 to 20.00, the guided tour “Object Stories in the Museum Displays” will take place in Estonian, and from 20.00 to 21.00 — the same tour in Latvian. From 19.00 to 21.00, creative workshops will be running: making a “rainstick” musical instrument, breaking and scutching hemp, and painting with plasticine. There will be pony rides for a fee, the search game “Name the Object!”, at 21.00 — an improvised “rainstick” concert, and at 21.30 — the game awards. From 18.00 to 23.00, all museum displays and exhibitions will be open for viewing.

Valmiera Municipality

Mazsalaca Museum

Address: Parka iela 31, Mazsalaca.

From 18.00 to 24.00, the museum will be open to visitors. From 19.00 to 20.00, the concert-story “Through Time” with Kārlis Mūrnieks and Marisa Daniela Ķirse will take place, and at 20.00 an exhibition of paintings by Inita Jurgenberga will be opened.

Naukšēni Human Museum

Address: “Doktorāts”, Naukšēni, Naukšēni Parish.

From 18.00 to 20.00, the creative workshops “Gypsy Women Tell Fortunes” will take place. From 18.00 to 24.00, the museum will be open to visitors. The program will include the exhibition “Object Stories”, the game “Thing Detective”, from 20.00 to 21.30 — the amateur theater performance “I Found You” by the Ramata Parish Culture Center, and from 21.30 to 22.30 — a look inside the museum storerooms.

Valmiera Museum

Address: Bruņinieku iela 1, Valmiera.

From 18.00 to 19.00, there will be the concert “The Flight of My Instrument’s Soul” by students and teachers of Valmiera Music School. At 19.00, there will be a plant pigment workshop with LAUX and dyeing of linen accessories using the shibori technique. From 19.00 to 20.00, “Art Meditation II” will take place with works of art, poetry and prose readings, and singing by the choir “Pie upes”. At 20.00, there will be the presentation of the book “Valmiera Municipality Skirts”, and from 20.00 to 21.00 — an ethnographic kokle concert meditation with “Saules meitas”. From 18.00 to 24.00, the Hanseatic market will be open. The displays “de Woldemer” and “In the House and Yard” will be on view, as well as several exhibitions, including “Valmiera Municipality Skirts” and an exhibition of illustrations for children by Anita Paegle. From 19.00 to 21.00, there will be a viewing of the collection in the log granary.

Zvaigzne ABC Publishing House Bookstore in Valmiera

Address: Rīgas iela 20, Valmiera.

From 09.00 to 22.00, the bookstore will be open to Museum Night visitors.

Valmiermuiža Brewery

Address: Dzirnavu iela 2, Valmiermuiža, Valmiera Parish.

From 19.00 to 22.00, visitors will be able to learn about the historical significance of barrels and their development in different periods, as well as visit the cellars of Valmiermuiža’s historic granary. At 19.00, 20.00, 21.00, and 22.00, there will be a tour of the beer cellar. Places are limited, and advance registration is required.

Zemgale

Aizkraukle Municipality

Andrejs Upīts Memorial House

Address: Daugavas iela 58, Skrīveri.

At 19.00, the exhibition of works by caricaturist Valta Klints, “With a Smile About Serious Things”, will be opened. At 19.30, students and teachers of Skrīveri Music and Art School will perform the concert “My Time – Your Time”. At 20.00, the creative workshop “When Objects Come to Life” will take place. From 20.30 to 24.00, visitors will be able to listen to the stories kept by things.

Aizkraukle History and Art Museum

Address: “Kalna Ziedi”, Muzeja iela, Aizkraukle.

The Museum Night program at “Kalna Ziedi” will begin at 19.00 with a presentation of the renovation of the permanent display “Fateful Stories of the Banks of the Daugava” and adventure stories about display objects. At 20.00, the opening of ceramicist Inese Brants’ exhibition and a meeting with the artist will take place. From 21.00 to 23.00, visitors will be able to enjoy the night at the museum.

Aizkraukle History and Art Museum Exhibition “The Soviet Years”

Address: Kalna iela 20, Aizkraukle Parish.

From 19.00 to 21.00, fragments of Soviet-era newsreels will be shown. From 21.00 to 01.00, there will be a disco for the middle generation with a selection of hits from the last century.

Zvaigzne ABC Publishing House Bookstore in Aizkraukle

Address: Spīdolas iela 11, Aizkraukle.

From 09.00 to 22.00, the bookstore will be open to Museum Night visitors. From 10.00 to 13.00, there will be a creative activity together with Ilva Lejiņa, creator of the brand “Apdrukā pats”, where visitors will be able to make their own bookmark, view and purchase the author’s works.

Nereta Local History Museum

Address: Ziedu iela 11, Nereta.

From 19.00 to 21.00, visitors will be able to view unique exhibits from the museum collection about the ancient history of Nereta and the period of the independent Latvian state. The program will be complemented by a guide’s stories about the objects and audiovisual material.

Jānis Jaunsudrabiņš Museum “Riekstiņi”

Address: “Riekstiņi”, Nereta Parish.

From 18.00 to 19.30, the program will focus on the theme of childhood and the “White Book”, with readings of Jaunsudrabiņš’s works, conversations, and folk songs. From 19.30 to 20.30, there will be conversations about the exile period, work tools, and household items. From 20.30 to 22.00, there will be tea drinking, readings of Jaunsudrabiņš’s works, viewing of the display, and stories about special objects. From 22.00 to 01.00, visitors will be able to view the display and rarely seen objects.

Memorial House of Sculptor Vildemārs Jākobsons

Address: “Galdiņi”, Vecbebri, Bebri Parish.

At 19.00, Museum Night will open with a story about sculptor Voldemārs Jākobsons’s sculpture “Maiden of the People”. The program will include the educational escape games “MELOkods” and the opening of the painting exhibition “Old Masters”. At 19.30, the Staburags Parish amateur theater “Pirmā prognoze” will present a theatrical tribute to Museum Night celebrants, “Smile at This Life!”. From 21.00 to 23.00, the Skujas family from Koknese will play a concert and dances, while from 22.00 there will be a chance to warm up with Voldiņš’s tea by the bonfire in the “Galdiņi” garden.

Bauska Municipality

Bauska Castle Museum

Address: Pilskalns, Bauska.

From 20.00 to 23.00, the exhibitions and displays of Bauska Castle Museum will be open for viewing. The program will center on the stories of objects: the first story of the tapestry, the second story of the tapestry, the story of the stove, the story of the prison vaults, the story of the bust, the story of the hearth, and the story of the castle lord’s table. At 23.10, in the castle forecourt, there will be the story of the castle window grille.

Bauska Museum

Address: Kalna iela 6, Bauska.

From 19.00 to 22.00, the museum courtyard will host the program “The Secret of the Sheep: How a Mitten Is Made. Wool’s Journey Through the Craftsman’s Hands”. Visitors will be able to view the exhibition “Mini, mini mīkliņu” and the exhibition “Peat. An Introduction”, whose authors are Edgars Ameriks and Dmitrijs Lavrentjevs.

Zvaigzne ABC Publishing House Bookstore in Bauska

Address: Dārza iela 14A, Bauska.

From 09.00 to 22.00, the bookstore will be open to visitors. The program will include the exhibition “The World of Flowers”, by Ina Bosakova and Evija Dumbre, a meeting with the Bookworm, and from 15.00 to 17.00, face painting for children by artist Anda Niedra.

Actors Amtmaņi Museum

Address: “Zvanītāju Bukas”, Valle Parish.

From 15.00 to 16.30, there will be a Sweet Fairy-Tale Hour for children with their parents, with fairy-tale readings, games, and a candy workshop together with the authors of “Kārumpasakas”, Liene Margeviča and Nata Bramberga. A book and sweets market will be open. From 17.00 to 18.00, there will be a meeting with Aivars Lapšāns, the author of the songs “Dzērvenīte”, “Rudzupuķes”, and “Vēl tu nāc”. From 18.00 to 21.00, the exhibition “Two”, featuring Inese Priede’s nature-view photographs and Iveta Pudāne’s lines of poetry, will be on view.

Rundāle Watermill

Address: Pilsrundāle, Rundāle Parish.

From 19.00 to 23.00, Rundāle Watermill will offer a museum visit and brain-teaser tasks. This stop will suit those who want to combine a historic setting, practical learning, and a slight sense of adventure on Museum Night.

Dobele Municipality

Dobele Municipality Museum

Address: Brīvības iela 7, Dobele.

At 19.00, the Museum Night event will open with a viewing of the exhibition “August Bielenstein 200” and a screening of the short film “Augusts Bīlenšteins”. At 20.00, there will be the drawing and object performance “Wolf” for children. From 20.00 to 23.00, creative workshops for children and a painting workshop will take place in the museum’s small hall. At 22.00, there will be an acoustic concert. From 19.00 to 23.00, visitors will be able to view the exhibitions “August Bielenstein 200”, Aļona Prokofjeva’s painting exhibition “The Shimmering World”, Inese Brants’s “Stitched Thoughts, Embroideries in Porcelain”, and the permanent exhibition “once in Dobele…”.

Dobele Castle

Address: Brīvības iela 2C, Dobele.

From 18.00 to 19.00, archaeologist Andris Tomašūns will give a lecture on finds and research during the 2025 archaeological monitoring work in the garden area of Dobele Castle, the Semigallian hillfort. From 18.00 to 22.00, there will be National Guard youth demonstrations and activities, a kite workshop for families, creative and active activities in the courtyard, as well as a light wall game indoors. From 20.00 to 21.00, the drums and percussion ensemble “EKHO” will perform, while from 21.00 to 22.00, the band “ZEBRENE” will perform in the courtyard of Dobele Castle.

Kārlis Ulmanis Memorial Museum “Pikšas”

Address: “Pikšas”, Bērze Parish.

From 18.00 to 21.00, the program “Hands Were Not Afraid of Work!” will feature “Ilmārs’s Wickerwork” — weaving demonstrations. From 18.00 to 24.00, visitors will be able to try weaving on looms in the activity “Weave in Your Thread”. The program will also include the farmer’s medicine chest, an introduction to and tasting of teas, as well as old tools.

Annenieki Library of Dobele Municipality

Address: Skolas iela 2, Kaķenieki, Annenieki Parish.

From 19.00 to 24.00, the exhibition “Dishes as the Breath of History” will be on view, with dinner services, plates, glasses, crystal items, as well as towels and tablecloths made by E. Briede. The exhibition “Cat House”, featuring items related to cat themes, will also be on view.

Jēkabpils Municipality

Jēkabpils History Museum

Address: Krustpils Castle, Rīgas iela 216B, Jēkabpils.

From 19.00 to 19.45, there will be a concert by the musical group “Pipariņi”. From 19.00 to 22.00, there will be an orienteering game on the grounds of Krustpils Castle. From 20.00 to 23.00, visitors will be able to view an exhibition on the history of the city of Jēkabpils, Laine Kainaize’s painting exhibition, and climb the castle tower.

Zvaigzne ABC Publishing House Bookstore in Jēkabpils

Address: Brīvības iela 157, Jēkabpils.

From 09.00 to 22.00, the bookstore will be open to Museum Night visitors. An exhibition of photographs by birdwatcher Gita Losāne will be on view. From 16.00 to 17.00, Gita Losāne will share her observations and adventures in the world of birds. From 16.00 to 18.00, there will be a snack tasting by the local company SIA “IL-VI-DO”.

Rainis Museum “Tadenava”

Address: Dunava Parish.

From 19.00 to 01.00, the museum exhibition will be open for visits. The program will include the barn exhibition “Rainis’s Father – Krišjānis” with visitor participation, the educational activities “The Secret Life of an Object” and “Museum Detective”, as well as the exhibition “Unexpected Objects in the Library of Rainis and Aspazija”.

Viesīte Museum “Sēlija”

Address: A. Brodeles iela 7, Viesīte.

In the Little Train Park, from 19.00 to 23.30, visitors will be able to find a code and listen to stories about the little train and objects from Selian history. There will be a photo corner by the little choo-choo train and object transformations at the craft center. From 19.00 to 21.00, there will be a little train station croquet game. At 19.30 and 20.30, the electric little train will run to the next Museum Night stop in Viesīte.

Viesīte Museum “Sēlija” — Pauls Stradiņš School

Address: Peldu iela 2, Viesīte.

From 19.00 to 23.30, visitors will be able to find a code and listen to stories of objects belonging to famous Selian personalities. The program will include historical detective activities in which false stories in the museum must be uncovered. At 19.50 and 20.50, the electric little train will run to the next Museum Night stop in Viesīte.

Viesīte Culture Center “Sēlija”

Address: Smilšu iela 2, Viesīte.

From 19.00 to 23.30, stories from the Viesīte Secondary School history exhibition and the story of the coat of arms of the Republic of Latvia in Sēlija will be available. At 19.40 and 20.40, the electric little train will run to the next Museum Night stop in Viesīte.

Viesīte Secondary School

Address: Vaļņu iela 2, Viesīte.

From 19.00 to 23.30, visitors will be able to explore the stories of the Viesīte Secondary School history exhibition. At 20.00 and 21.00, the electric little train will run to the next Museum Night stop in Viesīte.

Jelgava

Ādolfs Alunāns Memorial Museum

Address: Filozofu iela 3, Jelgava.

From 17.00 to 22.00, there will be activities for the whole family — games, tongue twisters, and other tasks. In the theater buffet, the ladies of the Jelgava Zonta Club will serve coffee, and a pop-up exhibition of tableware will be on view. At 17.00, there will be the first song of the evening, “Drive Slowly!”. At 18.00, 19.00, 20.00 and 21.00, students of Jelgava Spīdola State Gymnasium will play music from the small roof balcony. At 21.30, the final half-hour sing-along, “One Place on the Deer Still Free!”, will take place.

Ģederts Eliass Jelgava History and Art Museum

Address: Akadēmijas iela 10, Jelgava.

From 18.00 to 22.00, there will be games, riddles, drawing, coloring, and museum orienteering for children and school pupils. From 18.00 to 23.00, the program “Jelgava in the Stories of Photographs, Cinema, and Museum Objects” will allow visitors to discover the city through various stories and objects. Students of Jelgava Music Secondary School, the Līvbērze Parish women’s vocal ensemble “Sapņu lidojums”, the folklore group “Zemgaļi”, the Ozolnieki choir “Madara”, and the ensemble “Procesā” will take part in the program. From 21.00 to 23.00, BJMK Rock School will perform in the square by the museum.

Jelgava Palace Museum

Address: Lielā iela 2, Jelgava.

At 18.00, there will be a concert by the Latvian University of Life Sciences and Technologies choirs “Liepa” and “Ozols”. From 18.00 to 22.00, there will be a wood workshop for children, “Every Edge Is Different”. From 20.00 to 22.00, together with students of the Latvian University of Life Sciences and Technologies, there will be an ancient technologies activity, “Dyeing Yarn with Plant Dyes”. From 18.00 to 23.00, visitors will be able to view the Latvian National Archives exhibition “Baltic Cinema Climate”, U. Roga’s painting exhibition “Zemgale Landscape”, and an exhibition of student works from the study program “Landscape Architecture and Planning”. In the palace courtyard, the Old Jelgava Palace Well will be on display.

Zvaigzne ABC Publishing House Bookstore in Jelgava

Address: Lielā iela 13, Jelgava.

From 09.00 to 22.00, the bookstore will be open to visitors. From 14.00 to 17.00, there will be face painting for children.

Latvian National Archives Zemgale Regional Archive in Jelgava

Address: Pulkveža Brieža iela 24, Jelgava.

From 18.00 to 23.00, the exhibition “Čaks and the Players”, dedicated to the work, personality, and literary path of the poet Aleksandrs Čaks, will be on display. The exhibition will feature documents, audiovisual materials, and other evidence about A. Čaks’s personality.

Jelgava Municipality

Memorial House “Billītes” of Poets Edvarts Virza and Elza Stērste

Address: “Billītes”, Salgale Parish.

From 16.00 to 20.00, visitors will be able to tour the memorial house. The program will include a story about the little dress made in Siberia by the poet Elza Stērste for her granddaughter and other objects. The documentary film “Punishment for a Dream” about the fate of the so-called “French Group” in postwar Soviet Latvia will be screened.

Latvian War Museum Branch “Christmas Battles Museum”

Address: “Mangaļi”, Tīreļi, Valgunde Parish.

From 17.00 to 22.00, there will be a game program for museum visitors of all ages. At 20.00, museum staff will lead a storytelling hike to the memorial sign “Sword”. At 22.00, there will be ghost stories together with folklore researcher and storyteller Dr. philol. Guntis Pakalns.

Kalnciems Museum

Address: “Ārsta māja”, Rīgas iela 20, Tīreļi, Valgunde Parish.

At 19.00, Museum Night will open with a talk by Kalnciems Museum director Dāvis Beitlers, “The Winding Lives of Objects in the Kalnciems Area”. From 19.00 to 22.00, there will be a creative workshop, “An Adventure with a Teaspoon”, for adults and children under the guidance of Jeļena Laputeva. The exhibition “The Adventures of an Object in Books” and a virtual exhibition on the barn wall, “The Kingdom of Things in the Farmsteads of Old Kalnciems and Valgunde Residents”, will be on display. At 20.00, there will be a presentation of the exhibition “The Adventures of an Object in Books”, and at 20.30 — a lecture by ethnomusicologist and musician, University of Latvia professor Valdis Muktupāvels, “Stories of Sound Tools”.

Latgale

Augšdaugava Municipality

Bebrene Mill

Address: Bebrene, Bebrene Parish.

At 19.00, Bebrene Mill will host the opening of painter Inga Jurova’s exhibition “Passing By”. The exhibition “Adventures of an Object. Plane” will also be on display. From 19.00 to 24.00, Bebrene Mill will be open to visitors, with the opportunity to learn about the history of the mill, view the equipment, and watch the operation of ancient milling equipment in person.

Dviete Ancient Valley Information Center “Gulbji”

Address: “Gulbji”, Bebrene Parish.

From 18.00 to 23.00, visitors will be able to explore values from different centuries at the old Selonian farmstead “Gulbji”, discover the Selonian heritage, and feel the atmosphere of an old rural homestead. The program will include the granary story of the farmhouse, “The Chest – Keeper of a Selonia Maiden’s Dowry”, the family room story “Clay Dishes Through the Centuries”, and the cattle yard life theme “The Horse and Horse Gear on a Rural Farmstead”.

Naujene Local History Museum

Address: Skolas iela 1, Naujene.

From 15.00 to 24.00, Naujene Local History Museum will feature stories of the adventures of objects in the museum’s exhibitions and displays. The Naujene Local History Museum’s 30th anniversary exhibition “Come, Treat Yourself to Art!”, the mono-exhibition “The Beginning”, and an exhibition of jewelry by sculptor Valentīna Zeile will be on display. Visitors will be able to use the photo corner “Self-Portrait with an Artist”, take part in activities for children, decorate bags using an old transfer-printing technique, visit the “Badge Laboratory”, participate in a lesson about fish of the Daugava, and watch the documentary film “Valentīna Zeile”.

Slutišķi Old Believers’ Rural Homestead and Upāni Homestead

Address: Slutišķi, Naujene Parish.

From 15.00 to 21.00, visitors will be able to discover object stories at the Slutišķi Old Believers’ homestead and the Upāni homestead together with a representative of the local Old Believers’ community and museum guide Ludmila Pimenova. The program will include audio stories in Latvian, English, and Russian, the open-air installation “Laundry Day in Upāni”, the open-air exhibition “People. Fates. Stories”, the exhibition “The Milk Story”, a candle-making workshop, flowerpot painting, cross-stitch activities in an exhibition of traditional Old Believers’ clothing, and the creation of a cow-name calendar. From 16.00 to 21.00, the local brewery “Urban`s brewery” will be open.

World War I Museum

Address: Alejas iela 20, Medumi.

From 18.00 to 23.00, visitors will be able to discover object stories in the museum exhibition “Traces of the First World War in Augšdaugava Municipality” with an audio guide. The program will include an educational expedition in Medumi Park, “Along the Traces of the First World War”, where visitors will have to complete tasks and learn about wartime evidence at themed stops. From 19.00 to 21.00, there will be a paid creative workshop, “The Transformation of a Sapper’s Shovel”. At 21.00, there will be an open-air cinema screening by the museum of the film “Blizzard of Souls”. From 17.00 to 23.00, an exhibition of artifacts by collector Juris Stikāns will be on display by the Egypt Lutheran Church, while at Jaunatnes iela 4, Raimonds Stikāns’s collection of 19th–20th century artifacts will be available for donations.

Skrinda Family Museum

Address: Vabole, Vabole Parish.

From 17.30 to 18.30, the Museum Night opening event will take place with the folklore group “Speiga”, the ethnographic ensemble “Vabaļis”, and stories of museum objects spanning 30 years. From 18.30 to 21.00, master workshops will be held: weaving splint baskets under the guidance of master A. Kačāns, a mandala drawing masterclass led by artist I. Kokina, and culinary master workshops together with the women’s association “Saules takas”.

Balvi Municipality

Balvi Municipality Museum

Address: Brīvības iela 46, Balvi.

In the Balvi Municipality Museum program “Echo of the Ages”, activities will take place in several locations. In Lācis Garden by the “Craftsmen’s House”, from 15.00 there will be creative activities in a medieval atmosphere, organized by the Balvi Craftsmen’s Association. At 18.00, there will be demonstrations of medieval knight fights by the “Komturia Ogre” medieval knight fighting and reenactment club. At 19.00, Museum Night will open at Balvi Municipality Museum with “What Do the Bricks of Balvi Manor Tell?”. By Lake Balvi, from 16.00 to 22.00, weather permitting, there will be paid raft rides on “Vilnītis”. At 22.00, the concert “Echo of the Ages” will take place in the Balvi Manor Hall, with Agnese and Kaspars Fedorovi singing.

Association “Iespēju horizonts”

Address: Bērzpils iela 3B, Balvi.

From 19.00 to 21.00, visitors will be able to discover the former Balvi water tower. The bravest will have the opportunity to climb up to the tower’s second-level platform, with children only under parental supervision. The program will also include creative workshops with a suggested donation: “Dream Factory”, making miniature wooden dream catchers, and “Color Circle”, painting wooden mandalas for children and parents.

Motorcycle Club “Spieķi vējā”

Address: Stacijas iela 19, Balvi.

From 19.00 to 24.00, the motorcycle club’s clubhouse will be open. Visitors will be able to view various souvenirs and objects, ask questions, take part in conversations, and discover stories of the motorcycle riders’ lifestyle.

Zvaigzne ABC Publishing House Bookstore in Balvi

Address: Brīvības iela 57, t/c “Planēta”, 1st floor, Balvi.

From 09.00 to 21.00, the bookstore will be open to visitors. Kaspars Babāns’s photo exhibition “Skin Like a Petal” will be on display.

Balvi State Gymnasium Museum

Address: Dārza iela 2, Balvi.

From 16.00 to 17.00, there will be an orienteering activity in the school museum’s collection of objects. At 17.00, the program “The Story of Puteklītis of the School Museum” will take place in the school assembly hall. From 16.00 to 20.00, visitors will be able to go for a walk, discover the school museum’s objects, and talk about them with the school museum director and student guides.

Balvi Station

Address: Kalna iela 9c, Kubuli, Kubuli Parish.

At 19.30–20.00 and 21.00–21.30, the documentary short film “The Last Train” about the last Žīguri–Rīga freight train will be shown. From 19.00 to 24.00, the mission “Decode the Station’s Message!” will take place, in which visitors will be able to learn what the stationmaster’s stamps reveal. There will also be the orienteering game “Station Stories Detective” with tasks for children and historical facts for adult visitors.

Viļaka Museum

Address: Balvu iela 13, Klostera iela 1, Viļaka.

From 18.00 to 18.30, there will be a theatrical performance, “Stories Held by Silence”. At 19.00, the exhibition “Viļaka Catholic Church – 135” will open. At 20.00, there will be tasting of the mysterious porridge. From 19.30 to 22.00, there will be viewing of the museum exhibitions and creative activities. Exhibitions on the history of the Viļaka area, the history of religions, old household items, work tools, Ed. Spravniks’s collection of Latvian bird eggs, and the history of schools in the Viļaka area will be on display. From 19.30 to 21.30, there will be creative activities for children, and at 21.45 the winners of the quiz “Detective of Museum Object Stories” will be determined.

Baltinava Museum

Address: Tilžas iela 7, Baltinava.

From 20.00 to 21.30 there will be a leather souvenir-making workshop by master Andris Ločmelis. From 21.30 to 23.00 there will be the program “The Story of the Butter Churn”, in which visitors will learn about butter-making objects from different periods, the tricks of selling butter, and the significance of the profits earned in old farmsteads. The program will include churning butter, washing it, and tasting it with home-baked bread and fragrant tea. From 23.00 to 01.00 there will be a 7.5-kilometer night hike Baltinava–Kotlova–Sarkaņi–Ķēvesdruva–Žeikari–Baltinava.

Tilža Culture and History House

Address: Brīvības 5, Tilža.

From 20.00 to 21.00, the program “Old and New Farm Work” will feature milk separation, sauerkraut making, shortcrust pastry preparation, and cookie baking. At 21.00 a night hike will begin with tasks and obstacle courses related to old farmstead work. At 23.30 there will be dinner by the campfire with campfire-baked potatoes, self-fermented sauerkraut salad, and baked cookies.

Daugavpils

Daugavpils Design and Art Secondary School “Saules skola”

Address: Saules iela 8, Daugavpils.

From 14.00 to 19.00 there will be an open day at Saules skola, welcoming prospective students, their parents, and all interested visitors. From 19.00 to 23.00, exhibitions of creative works by the school’s teachers and students will be on view, a view of the Daugava panorama will be available from the school’s roof terrace, and artist-led masterclasses will take place. At 21.00 there will be a concert in the school courtyard, “Stories of Fashion and Music”.

Daugavpils University Daugavpils Medical College

Address: Varšavas iela 26A, Miera iela 3/5, Daugavpils.

From 19.00 to 21.00 visitors will have the opportunity to view the exhibitions “My Latvian Stories” and “Medical History Exhibition”.

Daugavpils Palace of Culture National Cultures Centre

Address: Varšavas iela 14, Daugavpils.

From 16.00 to 20.00, the excursion “A Journey into the Past of Objects” will take place in the Jaunbūve cultural space of the National Cultures Centre.

Latgale Culinary Heritage Centre “Šmakovka”

Address: Rīgas iela 22a, Daugavpils.

From 19.00 to 23.00 the exhibition will be open for viewing. The program will also include the creative workshops “Latgale Stories”, which will allow visitors to discover Latgale’s flavors, traditions, and stories through cultural heritage.

Museum “Jews in Daugavpils and Latgale”

Address: Cietokšņa 38, Daugavpils.

From 18.30 to 20.00 and from 20.15 to 22.00 there will be a story about the Daugavpils synagogue “Kaddish” and an introduction to the museum exhibition. Visitors will be treated to matzah and will receive the booklet “Daugavpils Is a Family” as a gift.

Daugavpils Centre of Technology and Industrial Design “Engineering Arsenal”

Address: Imperatora iela 8, Daugavpils.

From 20.00 to 23.00 the exhibition introducing industrial heritage and Soviet-era technology will be open for viewing. Visitors will be able to see industrial mechanisms, household devices, transport, tools, and historical technological solutions.

Rothko Museum

Address: Mihaila iela 3, Daugavpils.

From 20.00 to 23.00, at the cultural venue “Garāža” in the courtyard of Komandanta iela 2, there will be the Rothko Museum Youth Club exhibition “Multimetamorphoses” and an exhibition of works by students of Faustas Latėnas Art School in Zarasai, “My Gentle Friend. The Rebirth of Textile”. From 20.00 to 21.00, the Rothko Museum Youth Club textile printing workshop and Ramunė Sladkevičiūtė Dainienė’s recycled-material textile workshop will take place there. At Mihaila iela 3, visitors will be able to view Jūlija Verbicka-Vasiļjeva’s photo series “Habitus”, the Latgale Region Artists’ Competition exhibition “Borderland”, Raivis Zabis’s collection exhibition “To See”, Rosemary Torpo’s exhibition “Strange Light”, and a digital exhibition dedicated to Pēteris Martinsons’s 95th birthday, “Clay Pixels”. From 08.00 to 23.00, the contemporary ceramics collection will be open for viewing in the casemates of the fortress’s 7th bastion, while from 08.00 to 24.00, the exhibition of the International Ceramic Art Symposium “CERAMIC LABORATORY” will be on view at Gallery “4METRI” on Hospitāļa iela 8.

State Police Latgale Regional Department

Address: Komandanta iela 7, Daugavpils.

From 19.00 to 23.00, the stairwell of the Commandant’s House will be open for viewing. Visitors will be able to see the original cast-iron staircase of the Commandant’s Administration building, which is an art monument of national significance.

Daugavpils Zonal State Archive

Address: Komandanta iela 9, Daugavpils.

From 19.00 to 22.00 there will be a tour of the archive repository, screenings of newsreels, and viewing of documents and objects.

Krāslava Municipality

Krāslava Municipality Museum

Address: Pils iela 8, Krāslava.

The Krāslava Municipality Museum program “If Objects Could Talk…” will offer museum, crafts, tourism, and flavor-related activities. The program will include the quiz “Monologue of an Object”, a flavor story of old Latgalian cuisine with strength porridge and tea from the “Andrupene Farmstead” museum, as well as Krāslava Municipality’s culinary heritage offering. At 22.00 there will be a “Dance of Colors on the Castle Walls”. At Pils iela 10, there will be workshops at the Krāslava Crafts Centre and an open-door evening from 19.00 to 21.00. At the Krāslava Municipality Tourism Information Centre, Pils iela 2, there will be an open-door evening from 19.00 to 21.00, as well as a paid viewing of Olga Gribule’s porcelain doll collection on the 3rd floor.

Līvāni Municipality

Līvāni Glass and Crafts Centre

Address: Domes iela 1, Līvāni.

From 18.00 to 18.15, Museum Night will be opened and the outdoor ceramics kiln unloading celebration will take place with potter Ilmārs Vecelis. The exhibitions “(Non-)Transparent Stories”, “Stories Painted with Gold”, Vitālijs Peļņa’s exhibition “Geometry of Life”, and the exhibition “The Story of the Līvāni Outdoor Ceramics Kiln” will be on view. From 18.00 to 22.30, a visit to the glassblowing workshop will be available for a fee. From 19.00 to 22.30, a glass mosaic and monotype printmaking workshop will take place. At 22.00 there will be a gong and ancient instruments concert by Asta Keraitienė and Ligitas Keraitis, while at 23.00 there will be a glassblowing show and the closing of Museum Night with fire, glass, sound, tradition, and light.

Ludza Municipality

Ludza Local History Museum

Address: J. Kuļņeva iela 2, Ludza.

From 19.15 to 20.30, the amateur theatre “Isnauda” of the Isnauda Culture House will perform Rasma Zariņa’s play “Collective Farm Stories”, directed by Eleonora Obrumāne. From 20.30 to 22.00, the opening of the exhibition “πtura-pītura” by graduates of J. Soikāns Ludza Art School will take place, along with the award ceremony for participants in the competition “Toys That Preserve Time and Memories”. From 22.00 to 23.30, the Rēzekne group “MARYSANA band” will perform in the open-air section. From 19.00, in the “New Farmer’s House”, visitors will be able to purchase confectionery by Mārīte Kronberga and products from SIA “Organic”, and the creative workshops of J. Soikāns Ludza Art School will also be operating.

Preiļi Municipality

Preiļi Museum of History and Applied Art

Address: Raiņa bulvāris 28, Preiļi.

From 19.00, the museum’s permanent exhibition “Museum Stories for Latvia” will be open at Raiņa bulvāris 28. The exhibition “A Life Turned by the Potter’s Wheel” will be open at Polikarps Čerņavskis’s Ceramics House, Talsu iela 21. In the Preiļi Manor Chapel at Raiņa bulvāris 23, there will be a story about Latvian glass artist Anda Munkevica’s donation to the museum, “Ēvī Upeniece. River”. At 20.00 there will be a meeting with artist Maija Muižniece in her solo exhibition “On the Way Home”. At 21.00, a concert by the Aglona Basilica vocal group “FILII HEVAE” will take place in the Preiļi Roman Catholic parish church, with a light story by Jānis Zieds-Ziediņš and Alvis Grudulis. At 22.00, the traditional seasonal exhibition of collection items “Flower Mārga” will be held at A. Paulāna iela 4. At 23.00, at Raiņa bulvāris 28, there will be the Museum Night main object story “Once There Was a Chasuble…” and Dr. hist. Aija Jansone’s presentation “Handicrafts in Liturgical Textiles. Pearls from Expeditions in Preiļi Municipality”.

Apgāds Zvaigzne ABC Bookshop in Preiļi

Address: Tirgus laukums 4, Preiļi.

From 09.00 to 22.00 the bookshop will be open to visitors. From 10.00 to 12.00 there will be a photo session with the fairy-tale character the Alien, bookmark-making together with the “Kaķu Sēta” team for a fee, and face painting for a fee.

Rainis Museum “Jasmuiža”

Address: Aizkalne, Aizkalne Parish.

From 20.00 to 21.00 there will be a creative little devils’ workshop. From 20.00 to 24.00 there will be the pop-up exhibition “Gathering of Clay Little Devils”, the animated film “Horned Clay”, and viewing of the museum’s exhibitions and displays. From 21.00 to 22.00, “Devilish Pranks” will take place, with games and other activities on the museum grounds.

Vārkava Local History Museum

Address: Kovaļevsku iela 4, Vārkava.

From 19.00 to 20.00 there will be a theatre performance. From 20.00 to 22.00 there will be an evening of songs and circle dances. At 22.00, Museum Night soup will be served by the campfire.

Roberts Mūks Museum in Galēni

Address: Skolas iela 11C, Galēni.

From 19.00 to 24.00 visitors will be able to take part in creating the collective painting “On the Shelf”. From 19.00 there will be a meeting with photographer Sarmīte Bogdanoviča as part of the photo exhibition “Elusive Time”, as well as priestly conversations “In Mūks’s Manuscripts”.

Rēzekne

Exhibition House “Treasury of the Free State”

Address: Krasta iela 35A, Rēzekne.

At 19.00, “Museum Night 2026” will open with festive speeches, a shower of confetti, and a musical performance. From 19.15 to 24.00, visitors will be able to view the permanent exhibition and the exhibition “Made in Latvia”, which introduces the story of industry and crafts during Latvia’s first period of independence and 370 authentic objects from 15 private collections. From 19.00 to 24.00, the local producers’ and craftspeople’s market “Made in Latgale” will take place in the courtyard. From 19.15 to 24.00, families with children will have activities in the “Free State Play Corner”, spinning-top competitions, riddles of old words, a treasure restoration workshop, and the opportunity to search for rare and interesting treasures using a secret map. Throughout the evening, the most popular melodies of the 1920s and 1930s will be played.

Latgale Culture and History Museum

Address: Atbrīvošanas aleja 102, Rēzekne.

At 19.00, Museum Night will open with a musical performance by students of Jānis Ivanovs Rēzekne Music School. From 19.30 to 24.00, the museum’s permanent displays and exhibitions will be open for viewing: “Across the Threshold”, the Latgale ceramics display “A Miracle Created by the Transformations of Clay and Fire”, the history display “Rēzekne at the Turns of the Ages”, the exhibition “About Roses and Thorns”, the exhibition created by Jānis Žugovs “Jānis Žugovs’ Latgale Story”, and Dina Ābele’s exhibition “A Touch of Flow”. The program will include the story of a vase by Andrejs Paulāns, the old master of Latgale ceramics, the adventures of a 109-year-old flag, and a story about an Australian kangaroo skin in the museum. From 19.30 to 22.00, there will be a young potters’ workshop “Adventures of a Lump of Clay” and a children’s room “Ancient Games and Play”. From 21.30 to 22.30, there will be a concert by the folk band “Dziga”. From 19.00 to 23.00, the café “Li Place” and “Amor Kebabs” will be available for a fee in the square by the museum.

Art House of the Latgale Culture and History Museum

Address: 18. novembra iela 26, Rēzekne.

From 19.30 to 24.00, the display “Latgale Art” will be on view. From 20.00 to 22.00, students of the Latgale branch of the Art Academy of Latvia will present the performance “The (Un)finished Painting”.

Rēzekne Zonal State Archive

Address: Dārzu iela 7a, Rēzekne.

From 19.00 to 23.00, visitors will be able to visit the lobby exhibitions “A Person with Latgale in the Heart”, “Historic School Days”, and “Stories of Ancient Archive Objects”. At 19.00, 20.00, and 21.00, guided tours of the archive will take place.

Zvaigzne ABC Publishing House Bookstore in Rēzekne

Address: Atbrīvošanas aleja 119, Rēzekne.

From 09.00 to 22.00, the bookstore will be open to visitors. From 12.00 to 13.00, creative activities will take place with journalist, writer, and book blogger Inga Kaļva-Miņina. There will be a flash exhibition of photographs “Book Carousel” and book horoscopes. From 13.00 to 14.00, Laura Seņkāne will paint faces with aqua makeup, and a photo corner will be available.

Thematic Exhibition “Time Pack” at the “Rēzeknis Bryuvers” Brewery

Address: Atbrīvošanas aleja 162b, Rēzekne.

From 18.00 to 24.00, visitors will be able to explore the exhibition “Time Pack” in the premises of the “Rēzeknis Bryuvers” brewery, dedicated to historic food packaging produced in or imported into the territory of Latvia and the time when it was created. From 19.00 to 23.00, the unpacking of “Time Pack” and group tours of the exhibition will take place; one tour will last approximately one hour.

Joint Stock Company “REBIR”

Address: Viļakas iela 4, Rēzekne.

From 18.00 to 24.00, the REBIR museum display will be open for viewing, with an opportunity to take part in a quiz about the factory’s history with prizes. At 18.30 and 21.30, the guided tour “From the First Tool to Today – 55 Years of Adventure” will take place in Latvian, while at 20.00 and 23.00 the same tour will take place in Russian. From 18.00 to 23.00, it will be possible to purchase products made by JSC “REBIR”.

Rēzekne Municipality

Antons Rupainis Museum

Address: Rītupes iela 34, Bērzgale.

From 18.00 to 19.00, visitors will be able to explore Antons Kūkojs’ pastel cycle “The Land of Antons Rupainis” and take part in the Kahoot game “Kūkojs in Rupainis’ Footsteps”. From 19.00 to 19.30, there will be a meeting with Līna Skutāne, author of the book “The Broken Lock”. From 19.30 to 20.30, the master workshop “My Personal Museum Souvenir” will take place, where participants will make a magnet featuring the museum object they like best and find most interesting. From 18.00 to 22.00, the museum display and collection will be open for viewing.

Francis Trasuns Museum “Kolnasāta”

Address: Kalna iela 3, Sakstagals.

From 19.00 to 20.00, Aleksandrs Kass will give a lecture “Traditions of Making Latgale Shoulder Shawls”. The program will include Inta Deksne’s story about Ieva Trasune’s shawl and Anita Onužāne’s weaving story. From 20.00 to 23.00, the museum displays will be open for viewing. The following exhibitions will be on view: Normunds Beržinskis “The Magic of Art”, an exhibition of watercolor and graphic works for the 155th anniversary of Fēlikss Laizāns, as well as “My Life – Clay. Juris Krompāns”.

Malta History Museum

Address: Parka iela 8, Malta.

From 13.00 to 19.30, the exhibition “Old Things from the Field of Post and Communications” will be on view. At 11.00, carrier pigeons will be released from the Malta horse post station and will head to Rēzekne. From 13.00 to 15.00, horse-drawn vehicles and their accessories will be on view in the museum’s outdoor display, while Jānis Prančs will give children rides in a horse-drawn carriage and talk about harnessing a horse and the parts of a carriage. From 18.00 to 19.30, Māris Rumaks, dressed in an authentic hussar costume, will give the lecture “Stories of Post and Horse Post Objects”. At 20.00, there will be a fashion show of historical costumes from the early 20th century and social dances with the Lūznava Manor quadrille dance group “Lūznovys kadriļs”.

Viļāni Local History Museum

Address: Kultūras laukums 2, Viļāni.

At 18.00, the exhibition “Viļāni Television: Almost 20 Years in the Frame” will open, with a meeting with former television employees and a performance by the contemporary dance group “Mozaīka”. From 17.00 to 23.00, the displays will be open for viewing: “Viļāni Municipality in the 9th–12th Centuries”, “Viļāni During the Years of Latvia’s First Independent State”, “Education in the 1950s–1980s”, “The Story of a Flax Seed”, and “Latgale and Its Inhabitants in the 19th Century in the Ethnographic Works of the Polish Researcher Stefānija Uļanovska”. The program will also include a virtual tour with virtual reality glasses, where visitors will be able to travel through the museum displays and examine ten specially highlighted museum objects up close.

Practical Tips for Visitors

When planning a Museum Night route, first choose one part of the city or one region, rather than trying to cover too many places in one evening. In Riga, the most convenient starting point will be Old Riga, because Riga Castle, the Saeima, the Latvian War Museum, the Museum of the History of Riga and Navigation, the Barricades Museum, the Pharmacy Museum, the Museum of the Occupation of Latvia, and the Mentzendorff House are located within a short distance. If you want a quieter evening, choose churches, memorial museums, the Great Cemetery, or the Jūrmala direction. If you are going with children, it is better to choose programs with workshops, games, experiments, and outdoor activities. If you are interested in history, the most important stops will be Riga Castle, the Saeima, the Latvian War Museum, the Museum of the Occupation of Latvia, the Corner House, and the Barricades Museum. If you are interested in art and design, choose the Riga Art Nouveau Centre, the Museum of the Artists’ Union of Latvia, the Romans Suta and Aleksandra Beļcova Museum, Jūrmala Museum, and galleries. Arrive in good time at venues with security checks. Be sure to take a document with you if you plan to visit the Saeima. Register in advance for tours with a limited number of places.