Vērgale Parish Museum
“Dīķenieki”, Vērgale, Vērgale Civil Parish, Dienvidkurzeme District, LV-3463
municipal museum
Type by the Law of Museums
accredited
Accredited by Ministry of Culture
member
Member of Latvian Museums Association
Offer and services
- suitable for people with reduced mobility
Vērgale has one of the most distinctive Empire-style manor ensembles in all of Kurzeme. The manor was built in the mid-18th century. In 1837, Baron Ernst Friedrich von Behr rebuilt it into a hunting palace. Vērgale Parish Museum was founded in 1992. It is located in the manor’s former spirit brewery.
Working hours
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Monday | Closed |
Tuesday | 11:00 – 14:00 |
Wednesday | 11:00 – 14:00 |
Thursday | 11:00 – 14:00 |
Friday | 11:00 – 14:00 |
Saturday | Closed |
Sunday | Closed |
With advance booking, visits may be arranged at other times.
Admission fee
Adult | 3.00 EUR |
Pupil | 1.00 EUR |
Student | 1.00 EUR |
Senior | 1.00 EUR |
Free Entrance
- for preschool children
- 1st and 2nd group disabled persons (valid status identification card required) Latvian Museum employees
- members of the lessons for the children of South Kurzeme region
- for ICOM members
- tour guides
- mass media representatives
Vērgale Parish Museum preserves historical records about Vērgale village. Here you can see a display about the parish and its history – “Vērgale through the Lens of Time”. Visitors can examine locally made agricultural tools and household objects and use a loom to add a couple of rows to an ongoing weaving project – a handmade carpet. The first floor of the building is taken by an open-storage collection. The showroom offers temporary art shows and thematic exhibitions. Tales and stories of the unique chimneypiece will recreate some of the atmosphere from the times gone by. Also, you can take a guided tour around the manor park and the surroundings and relive the key moments from its centuries-long history.
Vērgale Parish Museum
“Dīķenieki”, Vērgale, Vērgale Civil Parish, Dienvidkurzeme District, LV-3463
municipal museum
Type by the Law of Museums
accredited
Accredited by Ministry of Culture
member
Member of Latvian Museums Association
Offer and services
- suitable for people with reduced mobility
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