Permanent Exhibition of the Aizkraukle Museum of History and Art: The Soviet Years
municipal museum
Type by the Law of Museums
accredited
Accredited by Ministry of Culture
member
Member of Latvian Museums Association
Offer and services
- offer for families with children
- rental of premises
The exhibition “Soviet Years” of the Aizkraukle Museum of History and Art is the most comprehensive showcasing of the cultural and historical legacy of the 1950s-1980s in the Baltics.
Working hours
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| Monday | Closed |
| Tuesday | Closed |
| Wednesday | 11:00 - 17:00 |
| Thursday | 11:00 - 17:00 |
| Friday | 11:00 - 17:00 |
| Saturtday | 11:00 - 17:00 |
| Sunday | 11:00 - 17:00 |
Admission fee
| Adult | 3.00 EUR |
| Pupil | 1.50 EUR |
| Student | 1.50 EUR |
| Senior | 2.00 EUR |
The exhibition illuminates the lives a Soviet people in all their diversity, covering such areas as domestic life, work and recreation, education and culture. On the ground floor, Soviet cars are displayed. A separate room is set apart for the library – the so-called “red corner”.
A large part of the exhibition reflects domestic life in Soviet times through the interior of a 1950s-1980s apartment, which includes furniture and household objects, dishes, textiles and electrical appliances. Other exhibition rooms cover emigration, Soviet repressions, domestic life, medicine, public structures (police, the army, etc.), tourism and sports, childhood and education.
Permanent Exhibition of the Aizkraukle Museum of History and Art: The Soviet Years
municipal museum
Type by the Law of Museums
accredited
Accredited by Ministry of Culture
member
Member of Latvian Museums Association
Offer and services
- offer for families with children
- rental of premises
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