Andreja Upīša memoriālais muzejs

About the museum

The building at 38 Brīvības Street was built in 1911 to a design by the architect Ernests Pole for a bank, with flats on the upper floors. The outstanding Latvian conductor Mariss Jansons spent his childhood years (1945–1949) in the building’s fourth flat. In January 1951 the writer Andrejs Upīts moved into this flat with his family. It was his last home, where his long, productive and contradictory life ended in the autumn of 1970.

Visitors can see three memorial rooms: the dining room, the living room and the study. The furnishings, everyday objects, photographs and above all the books in the library reveal the personality of Andrejs Upīts. The museum is one of the few places in Latvia that preserves the reality of recent history and the paradoxes of socialist ideology.

The museum also holds the Andreja Upīša muzeja krājums (Andrejs Upīts Museum Collection), for which information is available at nmkk.lv. Talks, discussions and meetings with translators, writers and actors about creative personalities from various periods of history, including the Soviet occupation, are held regularly.

Highlights

• Three memorial rooms: dining room, living room and study
• The writer’s library and personal belongings
• The atmosphere of a Soviet-era flat
• Evening talks and discussions about creative personalities
• A renovated lift that is convenient to use

Permanent exhibition

• Andreja Upīša memoriālās telpas – The dining room, living room and study of the writer’s last flat.

Operated by

Memoriālo muzeju apvienība

Admission & discounts

Free admission: Free admission on the last Saturday of every month, on International Museum Day (18 May) and during European Museum Night from 19:00.

Accessibility

• Partially wheelchair accessible
• Elevator
• Accessible restroom: no information
• Accessible parking: no information
• Service dogs welcome: no information
• Tactile models & exhibits: no information
• Sign language tours: no information
• Easy-to-read materials: no information
• Audio description: no information

There are no steps at the building entrance, and the door opens easily; ring the intercom for flat no. 9. The museum is on the second floor. There is a convenient renovated lift, but the museum’s entrance door is rather narrow. Help can be requested by phone on +371 6728 9767 or +371 2925 4346.

Kids & families

• Family tours & workshops

The museum offers educational programmes for groups of pupils.

Getting there & parking

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Amenities & dining

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Events & venue rental

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