Vintage Car and Farming Museum “Miķelis”
private museum
Type by the Law of Museums
member
Member of Latvian Museums Association
Offer and services
- suitable for people with reduced mobility
- offer for families with children
- outdoor activities
- rental of premises
The museum is set up in a Latvian farm dating back to the turn of the 20th century. The farm complex includes a residential house, two granaries, a cattle barn and a threshing barn. Household objects such as tableware, furniture and clothing illustrate domestic life and culture typical for rural areas of Latvia. Meanwhile, the smithy and the woodworking workshop introduce visitors to ancient crafts. In addition, the museum displays one of Latvia’s largest collections of agricultural machinery.
Working hours
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Monday | 10:00–20:00 |
Tuesday | 10:00–20:00 |
Wednesday | 10:00–20:00 |
Thursday | 10:00–20:00 |
Friday | 10:00–20:00 |
Saturday | 10:00–20:00 |
Sunday | 10:00–20:00 |
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Admission fee
Adult | 8.00 EUR |
Pupil | 6.00 EUR |
Senior | 6.00 EUR |
Student | 6.00 EUR |
Guided Tours | 15.00 / 25.00 EUR |
Free Entrance
- Children aged 7 or younger
- 1st and 2nd group disabled persons (valid status identification card required)
At the turn of the 20th century and well into the 1950s Latvia was a highly agrarian country – the majority of the population lived in rural areas and supported themselves through farming. Peasant life and work were generally confined to a specific area – the farm. For centuries, an individual farm was the bedrock of traditional Latvian lifestyle and values.
To preserve for future generations historical evidence about a typical Semigallian peasant farm, in 1975, collective farm (kolkhoz) “Uzvara” started building an open-air museum. A residential house, a threshing barn, two granaries, a cattle barn and a smithy were transported to the museum site or built from scratch. The furniture, tableware, clothing and tools placed in the buildings illustrate the living and working conditions of Semigallian peasants and rural artisans during the first half of the 20th century.
The second most important part of the display covers machinery, especially agricultural equipment such as tractors, different land processing machines, threshers, lorries and passenger vehicles.
Vintage Car and Farming Museum “Miķelis”
private museum
Type by the Law of Museums
member
Member of Latvian Museums Association
Offer and services
- suitable for people with reduced mobility
- offer for families with children
- outdoor activities
- rental of premises
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