Ethnographic Open Air Museum

440 Brivibas iela, Suburbs of Riga, Riga, LV-1024

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ETHNOGRAPHIC OPEN-AIR MUSEUM OF LATVIA Founded in 1924, the Latvian Ethnographic Museum is one of the oldest open-air museums in Europe. Historical dwellings, peasants', fishermen's and artisans' homesteads, a tavern and windmills have been gathered here from all over Latvia. Masters of 18 different crafts demonstrate their work: spoon-c... muzeji.lv Ethnographic Open Air Museum When entering the tiny Latvia of the former times that hides unobtrusively behind the pine forest at Lake Jugla, don’t strive to percieve it as a reality for it was a reality only to those who have gone long long ago. But the objects, structures and households still continue to exist. You, a visitor... ltg.lv Latvian Ethnographic Open Air Museum The museum is an island of Latvian folk art, where the ancient way of life is carefully recreated and preserved for posterities. More than ninety authentic houses, farmsteads, windmills, wooden churches, fishermen's villages and other historic structures have been brought here from different regions... riga-hotels.net iExplore Community: Latvian Ethnographic Open Air Museum - Riga, Latvia The best sights are inside, where buildings ranging from the seventeenth to early twentieth centuries are thoughtfully arranged, for the most part, in miniature villages according to both date and region. This makes for a sharp contrast with most other museums of this type, which tend to arrange bui... community.iexplore.com