National History Museum of Latvia
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
- suitable for people with reduced mobility
- guide or mobile app
- offer for families with children
- rental of premises
- offer for pupils
From 15 September 2025, the National History Museum of Latvia at the Riga Castle will be open only to school groups.
Working hours
See homepage for detailsWorkshops for school groups are held on weekdays from 9:30 to 17:00.
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Workshop for groups of 7 to 30 participants: 4 EUR per person
Free Entrance
- children up to 7 years of age (inclusive)
- students of special education classes of various profiles
- orphans and children left without parental care
- students of day care centres, crisis centres, and special education institutions, and their accompanying persons (one person per 10 children or students)
- students of psychosocial rehabilitation centres
- persons with disabilities of Group I and II and one accompanying person
- students of Latvian higher education institutions enrolled in history, art history, and cultural heritage study programmes
- tour group leaders (1 person)
- employees of Latvian museums
- ICOM members
- politically repressed persons
- large families
- representatives of the mass media covering events at the museum
- holders of the Museum’s Honorary Card (upon presentation of the card and personal identification document)
- members of the Association of Castles and Museums around the Baltic Sea
Starting from 15 September 2025, the National History Museum of Latvia at Riga Castle will begin the construction of its new exhibition, and therefore will be closed to individual visitors until the spring of 2026. Until the end of this year, the museum will host school-organised activities for student groups and selected events, while the new exhibition will open to the public in the spring of next year.
National History Museum of Latvia
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
- suitable for people with reduced mobility
- guide or mobile app
- offer for families with children
- rental of premises
- offer for pupils
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