Riga Art Nouveau Museum – one of the newest museums in the city. Opened specially for modern art style lovers.

Riga stands in a row with other major European capitals where Art Nouveau (or Jugenstil as it called in Riga) had been widely represented. Art Nouveau with a huge number of the most exquisite jewellery – a real gem of Riga.

Among its “ancestors” are – architects Konstantin Pēkšēns and Mikhail Eisenstein, father of the famous film director, author of the cult film “Battleship Potemkin.”

Before visiting the museum be sure to pass along Albert Street to enjoy the pure masterpieces of art nouveau.

The museum is housed in an apartment of K. Pēkšēns in the house that the architect built for himself in 1903. Here, with great taste recreated the original interior and furnishings. Work is still going on, but today we can see the entrance hall, living room and fireplace room. Here – more than 500 items of the modern art era: the furniture, dishes, clothes, home furnishings.

By the way, this house also has historical significance: in the beginning of XX century there lived and worked prominent Latvian culture figures J. Rosenthal and R. Blaumanis. You may visit their museum on the 5th floor.

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Very instructive Riga tour.

Tom Curry

2 months ago

Fantastic guide to Riga. Great stories about Latvian history and culture.

Normunds Laposko

2 months ago

Raivo Malter

2 months ago

Very interesting tour we had. Highly recommend!

Annemie Peetermans

2 months ago

Perfect tour of Emil. Funny, good pace and smooth stories

Jack Eastwood

2 months ago

Marina was excellent, she knowledgeable about Riga and shared excellent insights and history on the city. Thank you!

Natalie Green

7 years ago

Steph, our guide, was absolutely brilliant. Picked us up from our hotel and told us all about Riga on the commute to and from the bobsleigh track. The g-force bobsleigh was amazing (it feels like a roller-coaster) and we didn't have to wait long. There's also an observation deck where you can view the national park.
The only downside was an error by the office staff overcharging us for the experience, which put a downer on the day, as I was told I wasn't able to do the bobsleigh unless we paid more. This was eventually resolved by the owner when he apologised for the error and confirmed no further payment was needed. I advise you pay the balance in full before the trip to avoid incompetent staff trying to overcharge you.

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