Museum of the University of Latvia
4 Kronvalda Boulevard, Riga
autonomus museum
Type by the Law of Museums
member
Member of Latvian Museums Association
Offer and services
- easy to reach with public transport
- guide or mobile app
- offer for families with children
- offer for pupils
The natural science collections featured in the museum introduce unique historical finds: herbarium, rock samples, fossilised living organisms and animal groups.
Working hours
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Monday | 9:00 - 17:00 |
Tuesday | 9:00 - 17:00 |
Wednesday | 9:00 - 17:00 |
Thursday | 9:00 - 17:00 |
Friday | 9:00 - 17:00 |
Saturday | Closed |
Sunday | Closed |
With advance booking, visits may be arranged at other times.
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Adult | 2.00 EUR |
Pupil | 1.00 EUR |
Student | 1.00 EUR |
Senior | 1.00 EUR |
The cornerstone of the botany and mycology collections featured in the museum is the herbarium (comprised of over 150 thousand units) and the finds of prominent botanists such as Karl Reinhold Kupffer, Ferdinand Erdmann Stoll, Nikolai Malta and others.
Major minerals found in Latvia, such as gypsum, dolomite, limestone, tufa, clay, sand and gravel, are widely represented in the geology collections. Pride of place in the palaeontology display is given to unique finds of armoured fish from the Devonian period.
Various animal groups are covered in the display of the zoological collection, including sponges, corals, molluscs, echinoderms, insects, spiders, crustaceans, fish, amphibians, reptiles, birds and mammals.
Museum of the University of Latvia
4 Kronvalda Boulevard, Riga
autonomus museum
Type by the Law of Museums
member
Member of Latvian Museums Association
Offer and services
- easy to reach with public transport
- guide or mobile app
- offer for families with children
- offer for pupils
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