Kārļa Ulmaņa piemiņas muzejs „Pikšas”

About the museum

The restored native home of Kārlis Ulmanis, “Pikšas”, received museum status on 22 December 1993. In 1980, during drainage works, the old Zemgale farmstead was destroyed – the living house and several farm buildings were demolished – but in summer 1989, with public participation, the restoration of “Pikšas” began. Later the living house and the granary were rebuilt anew, similar to the historical ones.

The museum was accredited in 2018, and in the same year the site of Ulmanis’s native home “Pikšas” was included in the list of state-protected cultural monuments (No. 9259). The museum’s mission is to promote love of homeland and work, creating the Zemgale farmstead “Pikšas” as a monument of the National Awakening period to Kārlis Ulmanis (1877–1942).

Highlights

• Exhibition “Kārlis Ulmanis 1877–1942”
• The master’s room of 1877 and of 1940
• Writing desk with a secret, made for Ulmanis in the 1930s
• Zemgale farmstead with straw roofs
• Exhibition on the Latvijas Mazpulki (Latvian junior movement)

Permanent exhibitions

• Kārlis Ulmanis 1877–1942 – Extensive exhibition devoted to the life and work of the Latvian statesman Kārlis Ulmanis.
• Bērze — K. Ulmaņa dzimtā puse – Permanent exhibition on Bērze parish, formerly called Bērzmuiža (Bērze Manor).
• Saimnieka istaba 1877. un 1940. gadā – Interiors with original objects typical of the period, giving an impression of domestic life around 1877 and in the 1930s and 1940s.
• Latvijas Mazpulki – Exhibition on the Latvijas Mazpulki (Latvian junior movement).

Founded

1993

Operated by

Valsts tehniskās uzraudzības aģentūra

Admission & discounts

Free admission also for accompanying teachers of groups, staff of museums, orphans and children without parental care, and clients of long-term social care institutions.

Accessibility

The museum hasn’t published any information on this.

Kids & families

Great for kids & families

• Family tours & workshops

Offers thematic tours for families; family ticket €6.

Getting there & parking

The museum’s website has a section on getting there by bicycle.

Amenities & dining

The museum hasn’t published any information on this.

Events & venue rental

• Spaces for rent
• Private parties
• Corporate events
• Weddings / ceremonies

Rooms are rented for seminars, conferences and overnight stays, and the grounds for events; special guests – newlyweds and wedding guests – are received at the museum.

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