Latgales Kultūrvēstures muzejs

About the museum

The museum was founded in 1959 as a branch of the Ludza Local History Museum and was housed in the building where the Central Museum of Latgale had been located until the Second World War. From 1960 it operated independently as the Rēzeknes Novadpētniecības muzejs (Rēzekne Local History Museum), and in 1990 it received its present name.

In 1996 the neighbouring three-storey building was handed over to the museum, and an Exhibition House (Izstāžu nams) was created in it. In 2010, with funds from the European Regional Development Fund and the city council, the museum was reconstructed and a new extension was built, linking the historic building and the Exhibition House into one complex.

The collection contains more than 70,000 cultural-historical, art and ethnographic objects. The museum also houses a scientific reading room and the Andrejs Paulāns Folk Applied Art Studio.

Highlights

• The largest permanent Latgale ceramics exhibition in Latvia and the world
• Audio guide in Latvian, English and Russian
• Computer game “Māla pārvērtības” (Transformations of Clay)
• The city’s history over seven centuries
• Latgale art in the Art House

Permanent exhibitions

• Māla un uguns pārvērtību radīts brīnums – The largest permanent Latgale ceramics exhibition in Latvia and the world. Visitors can use an audio guide and the computer game “Māla pārvērtības” (Transformations of Clay).
• Rēzekne laikmetu griežos – The city’s history over seven centuries, with symbols, personalities and values.
• Latgales māksla – Art in Latgale from the 1930s to the present day – works by the old masters, their followers and artists of the younger generation. The exhibition is in the Art House (Mākslas nams).

Founded

1959

Operated by

Rēzeknes valstspilsētas pašvaldības iestāde

Admission & discounts

Holders of the Rēzeknieša karte (Rēzeknian card) and of the Honorary Family card receive 50% off all tickets. The admission fee applies to the exhibitions in the museum and in the Art House.

Accessibility

• Wheelchair accessible
• Elevator: no information
• 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 suitable for people with mobility impairments.

Kids & families

Great for kids & families

• Family tours & workshops
• Hands-on stations
• Baby changing facilities
• Kids’ birthday parties

For children and pupils there are about 20 museum education programmes, such as “Māla pikuča piedzīvojumi” (Adventures of a Clay Boy) and “Zemes dzīļu noslēpumi” (Secrets of the Earth’s Depths). A family day takes place on the first Saturday of every month.

Getting there & parking

The museum is in the administrative centre of the city, near the Latgales Atbrīvošanas piemineklis “Vienoti Latvijai” (Latgale Liberation Monument “United for Latvia”).

Amenities & dining

The museum hasn’t published any information on this.

Events & venue rental

• Spaces for rent

The museum rents out rooms.

Plan your visit