Museum of Decorative Arts and Design
state museum
Type by the Law of Museums
accredited
Accredited by Ministry of Culture
member
Member of Latvian Museums Association
Offer and services
- opening hours after 18.00
- offer for families with children
- baby room for changing and feeding
- offer for pupils
- easy to reach with public transport
- rental of premises
- visit reservation
Due to a detected case of Covid-19 infection among our employees, the Museum of Decorative Arts and Design is temporarily suspending its public activity.
The museum will be opened to visitors on December 19. The safety of our employees and visitors is our priority. Closing the museum is a part of safety efforts to ensure that we can continue to provide safe visits.
Although the doors of the museum will be temporarily closed, we remind you that stories about design and educational materials are available to everyone online at any time. The exhibition “The Style of Madernieks” will be on view until the end of February, 2021.
We are looking forward to meeting you very soon!
Working hours
See homepage for details| Monday | Closed |
| Tuesday | 11:00 - 17:00 |
| Wednesday | 11:00 - 19:00 |
| Thursday | 11:00 - 17:00 |
| Friday | 11:00 - 17:00 |
| Saturday | 11:00 - 17:00 |
| Sunday | 11:00 - 17:00 |
Admission fee
Information about the entrance ticket prices of the Museum of the Decorative Art and Design is available here.
Free Entrance
Information on free entry is available here.
The museum introduces the public to the latest trends in design and decorative arts in Latvia and beyond and invites a public discussion on developments in the field.
The Museum of Decorative Arts and Design (MDAD) has been open to the public since 1989. Its collection was started in the 1920s. The permanent display is a story of the paths of development taken by decorative art and design in Latvia from the late 19th century to the present day.
The design collection was launched in 2005, when the Museum of Decoratively Applied Art was renamed into the Museum of Decorative Arts and Design.
MDAD is located in the former Church of St. George (Juris), which was built in 1204 and remains the oldest stone building in Rīga preserved to the present day. In the mid-1980s, a Polish company specialising in the restoration of antique monuments began the reconstruction works for the museum, which were completed in 1988.
Museum of Decorative Arts and Design
state museum
Type by the Law of Museums
accredited
Accredited by Ministry of Culture
member
Member of Latvian Museums Association
Offer and services
- opening hours after 18.00
- offer for families with children
- baby room for changing and feeding
- offer for pupils
- easy to reach with public transport
- rental of premises
- visit reservation
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