Latvian National Museum of Art - Riga, Latvia
N 56° 57.358 E 024° 06.758
35V E 324421 N 6316194
The Latvian National Museum of Art was built in 1905 and is located in Riga, Latvia. The museum holds the largest collection of professional art in Latvia.
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Location: Latvia
Date Posted: 09/17/2015
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"The Latvian National Museum of Art (Latvian: Latvijas Nacionalais makslas muzejs) is the richest collection of national art in Latvia. It houses more than 52,000 works of art reflecting the development of professional art in the Baltic area and in Latvia from the middle of the 18th century up until the present time. It also features Russian art from the 16th to the first half of the 20th century.
The museum is located in two buildings in Riga, both of which are historically significant. The building at 10a K. Valdemara Street was designed by the German architect Wilhelm Neumann and built in 1905 — it is one of the most impressive historical buildings on the boulevard. It was the first building in the Baltics to be built for the purpose of being a museum.
The museum is currently undergoing renovations and will be closed until 2015."
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"The main building of the Latvian National Museum of Art in Krišjana Valdemara Street is one of the most impressive in the Park and Boulevard Circle area of Riga. It was designed by the museum’s first director, the Baltic German architect and art historian Wilhelm Neumann and built in 1905. The structure, as well as the parameters of the exhibition rooms, corresponded to the level of requirementsrequired standard for an art museum in the Europe of at the previous turn of the centuriescentury. The majestic façade is designed in the baroque and classicist styles; the sculptural group of the central fronton was created by the sculptor August Volz. The interior of the building – in the lobby and the ornaments of the staircase banister – feature elements of Art Nouveau. The top-floor lobby is adorned by with six decorative semi-circle circular paintings by the great Latvian painter Vilhelms Purvitis and the a master of Estonian classical art Gerhard von Rosen.
The building is a listed architectural landmark of national significance.
The permanent exhibitions of the museum trace the development of professional art in the Baltic region and Latvia from the mid-1700s to the present day, as well as feature featuring a number of significant episodes periods in the Russian art of from the 18th century – to the first half of the 20th century. The Russian art collection of the Latvian National Museum of Art is the richest in the Baltic countries.
The Latvian National Museum of Art regularly holds art exhibitions and scientific conferences, as well as diverse art and culture cultural events, takes part in international projects, as well as compiles compiling and editising museum publications.
Alongside the permanent and temporary exhibitions, the Latvian National Museum of Art is known for its educational projects. Visitors are offered specialist-guided tours and educational programmes.
On February 12, 2013 the Latvian National Art Museum was closed for public due to the reconstruction works. The reconstruction of the museum is due to be completed by the end of 2015 and it will be open to visitors in spring 2016. You can learn more about the reconstruction in the section "Reconstruction"."
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