Museums in Rīga, Latvia

Riga Motor Museum
Rīga, Rīga
Tucked away in Riga, this place is an absolute treasure trove for anyone who appreciates the art and engineering of the ...

Žanis Lipke Memorial
Rīga, Rīga
It's a little-known fact that the largest single rescue of Jews in Latvia happened not in a grand institution, but right...

Latvian National Museum of Art
Rīga, Rīga
In the heart of Riga, just a stone's throw from the city's sprawling Esplanade park, stands the Latvian National Museum ...

RSU Anatomy Museum
Rīga, Rīga
Tucked away on Kronvalda Boulevard, the RSU Anatomy Museum feels like stepping into a medical scholar's private cabinet ...

House of the Black Heads
Rīga, Rīga
People often step into the House of the Black Heads expecting a beautiful facade, but they leave having discovered the v...

The Ethnographic Open-Air Museum of Latvia
Rīga, Rīga
People come to this sprawling forested museum not just to see history, but to step directly into it. Wandering the woode...

Latvian War Museum
Rīga, Rīga
You might not expect to find a cannonball still lodged in the wall of a medieval tower, but that's just one of the raw, ...

Latvian Museum of Natural History
Rīga, Rīga
You'd never guess this grand building, which looks more like a stately palace or bank, is actually home to a massive col...

Mākslas muzejs RĪGAS BIRŽA
Rīga, Rīga
Tucked into the historic heart of Riga on the iconic Dome Square, this museum is a world away from the usual hushed gall...

Riga Art Nouveau Center, museum
Rīga, Rīga
If you want to understand Riga's golden age, you have to step inside Alberta iela 12. This isn't just any museum; it's t...

Museum of Decorative Arts and Design
Rīga, Rīga
Tucked away on a quiet street in Old Riga, the Museum of Decorative Arts and Design is a breath of fresh air for anyone ...

Jews in Latvia
Rīga, Rīga
Tucked away on a quiet street in Riga's Central District, this museum provides a profound look into a community that has...

Ethnic museum "The World of Hat"
Rīga, Rīga
Tucked away in a quiet Rīga courtyard, The World of Hat is the kind of wonderfully specific museum you stumble upon and ...

Museum of the Popular Front of Latvia
Rīga, Rīga
Would you believe this small museum is tucked inside the very building where Latvia's independence movement was born? It...

Latvijas dzelzceļa vēstures muzejs
Rīga, Rīga
Would you believe one of the most impressive collections of historic trains in the Baltics is housed in a former roundho...

Paula Stradiņa Medicīnas vēstures muzejs
Rīga, Rīga
You have to see this place—it's not your typical dry history museum. Tucked away in Riga, the Paula Stradiņš Medicine Hi...

Museum of the History of Riga and Navigation
Rīga, Rīga
Stepping into the Museum of Riga and Navigation feels like cracking open a time capsule buried deep in the city's heart....

The Corner House
Rīga, Rīga
The Corner House on Brīvības iela is a building whose elegant, pale yellow facade conceals a brutal past. For decades, t...

Museum of the Occupation of Latvia
Rīga, Rīga
Tucked into Rīga's historic center, just a stone's throw from the city's bustling core, the Museum of the Occupation of ...

Riga Ghetto and Holocaust in Latvia Museum
Rīga, Rīga
What truly sets this museum apart is its location on the very ground where the Riga Ghetto's 'Little' or 'Small' Ghetto ...