Viesīte Museum “Sēlija”, Pauls Stradiņš School Department
municipal museum
Type by the Law of Museums
accredited
Accredited by Ministry of Culture
member
Member of Latvian Museums Association
Offer and services
- free parking
- guide or mobile app
- offer for families with children
- outdoor activities
- offer for pupils
Pauls Stradiņš School introduces the Stradiņš family and Professor Pauls Stradiņš – the pride of Viesīte and its residents. In the museum, you can find out about Professor's life and work, and his contribution to Latvian medicine.
Working hours
See homepage for detailsMonday | Closed |
Tuesday | 10:00 – 17:00 |
Wednesday | 10:00 – 17:00 |
Thursday | 10:00 – 17:00 |
Friday | 10:00 – 17:00 |
Saturday | 10:00 – 17:00 |
Sunday | Closed |
Admission fee
Adult | 3.00 EUR |
Pupil | 2.00 EUR |
Student | 2.00 EUR |
Senior | 2.00 EUR |
Family (with 3+ card) | 6.00 EUR |
Free Entrance
- Preschool children
- Orphans and children left without parental care, pupils of day care centers, crisis centers and boarding schools, as well as children placed in rehabilitation institutions and their accompanying persons
- Persons with disabilities
- Employees of Latvian museums
- Politically repressed persons
- Participants of the National Resistance Movement
- Members of the International Council of Museums (ICOM)
Pauls Stradiņš School is located in the former parish schoolhouse of Eķengrāve, which was built in 1880. Here, Professor Pauls Stradiņš was christened and went to elementary school. Since the building has always served as an educational facility, most museum spaces are called classrooms or study rooms. In the study of Professor Stradiņš, visitors can see artefacts that reveal him as a genuine luminary, an aristocrat in spirit, a very humble and sympathetic person. The Old Stender’s study displays a replica of an oak washing machine of his own design. In the literature classroom, you can explore a typical mid-20th century learning space or participate in a calligraphy workshop.
Visitors can also take a peek into the drawing room of the Stenders family. Medical equipment can be seen in an assistant doctor’s office. In the history classroom, you can learn about the history of Viesīte and its surroundings. Temporary exhibitions are available in the showroom. In the school garden, near the Little Lake of Viesīte and adjacent the Love Trail, you can walk “The Foot of Health” with its more than 60 herbs and see the parkway of centenary rowans.
Viesīte Museum “Sēlija”, Pauls Stradiņš School Department
municipal museum
Type by the Law of Museums
accredited
Accredited by Ministry of Culture
member
Member of Latvian Museums Association
Offer and services
- free parking
- guide or mobile app
- offer for families with children
- outdoor activities
- offer for pupils
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