Eduarda Veidenbauma memoriālais muzejs „Kalāči“

About the museum

One of the most notable Latvian poets, Eduards Veidenbaums (1867–1892), lived, studied, worked and died at “Kalāči”; it was his home from the age of five. The memorial museum was officially founded in 1958, although admirers of the poet had visited here long before that.

The farmstead has preserved a granary, a residential house and centenarian oaks, which witnessed the poet’s life. The open-air exhibition is available all year round and is complemented by stories recorded by the writer Andris Akmentiņš. In season the exhibition “Vairāk gaismas!” (More Light!) is on view, revealing the poet’s values, poetry and personality.

The culture barn houses an ethnographic exhibition and Vidzeme chests, while changing contemporary art exhibitions are shown in the “burnt wing”. Each year the museum holds Museum Night in May, Eduards’ name day on the last Sunday of May, and a birthday gathering on the first Sunday of October.

Highlights

• The poet Eduards Veidenbaums’s home and memorial exhibition
• Open-air exhibition with recorded stories, available all year
• Seasonal exhibition “Vairāk gaismas!” (More Light!)
• Culture barn with an ethnographic exhibition and changing art exhibitions
• Picnic place by the pond with a campfire site

Permanent exhibition

• Vairāk gaismas! – Seasonal exhibition on the poet’s values, poetry and personality.

Founded

1958

Operated by

Cēsu novada pašvaldība

Admission & discounts

Accessibility

The museum hasn’t published any information on this.

Kids & families

Great for kids & families

The museum is suitable for families; there is a picnic place by the pond.

Getting there & parking

There is a free car park by the museum.

Amenities & dining

Picnic place by the pond with a small campfire site.

Events & venue rental

• Spaces for rent

Event space.

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