Jaņa Rozentāla un Rūdolfa Blaumaņa muzejs

About the museum

The museum is located in a gem of Art Nouveau architecture, in apartment 9 of the building at Alberta iela 12. From 1904 to 1915 one of the founders of Latvian professional fine art, Jānis Rozentāls, lived here with his partner, the Finnish singer Ellija Forsele. The writer Rūdolfs Blaumanis, Rozentāls's friend and like-minded person, also periodically lodged in the apartment as a subtenant; his last years of life were spent here, from 1906 to 1908.

The building was erected in 1903 to a design by the architects Konstantīns Pēkšēns and Eižens Laube and is one of the most important Art Nouveau monuments in Riga. Pēkšēns planned the apartment specifically for the Rozentāls family and built a painter's studio on the upper floor of the building according to the artist's plans.

The living room, the children's room and the bedrooms are open for viewing; in one of the bedrooms the wall paintings created by Rozentāls have been restored. The arrangement of the rooms is similar to how it was during the artist's lifetime, as a considerable part of the furniture and household objects has survived. The second floor holds a workshop with paintings and drawings by Rozentāls, as well as works by his pupils Oto Skulme, Jānis Jaunsudrabiņš and Jānis Sudmalis. In January 2025 a new exhibition room on Blaumanis was opened.

Highlights

• Art Nouveau apartment of the Rozentāls family
• Painter's workshop with works by Rozentāls
• Restored wall paintings in the bedroom
• Rūdolfs Blaumanis room exhibition (opened in 2025)
• Art Nouveau building at Alberta iela

Permanent exhibitions

• Rozentālu ģimenes dzīvoklis un gleznotāja darbnīca – Restored Art Nouveau apartment with preserved furniture and a workshop, where works by Rozentāls and his pupils are on display.
• Rūdolfa Blaumaņa istaba – Interactive room exhibition on the writer's final years of life and his connection with his home region and his mother.

Operated by

Memoriālo muzeju apvienība

Admission & discounts

Free admission: Free admission on 2 January (Rūdolfs Blaumanis's birthday), 18 March (Jānis Rozentāls's birthday), the last Saturday of every month, International Museum Day (18 May) and the European Museum Night from 19:00.

Accessibility

• Wheelchair accessible: not available
• Elevator: not available
• 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

The museum is on the 5th floor; spiral stairs lead to it and the building has no lift. Narrow stairs lead to the second floor of the museum, with the Blaumanis room and the Rozentāls workshop. Assistance can be requested by telephone on +371 6733 1641 or +371 2928 6751.

Kids & families

• Family tours & workshops

The museum offers educational programmes for groups of pupils.

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