Romana Sutas un Aleksandras Beļcovas muzejs

Memorial flat of artists on Elizabetes Street, dedicated to the classical modernists Romans Suta and Aleksandra Beļcova.

Opening hoursAdmission €5 Partially accessible

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About the museum

The museum is dedicated to two outstanding representatives of classical modernism in the history of Latvian art: Romans Suta (1896–1944) and Aleksandra Beļcova. Romans Suta was a versatile artist: he painted, made book illustrations, designed sets for theatre and film, ran his own art studio, wrote about art in the press, founded and managed the porcelain-painting workshop “Baltars”, and also designed furniture and interiors.

The idea for the museum was nurtured and developed by the artists’ daughter, the ballet dancer, art historian and television journalist Tatjana Suta (1923–2004). Throughout her life she carefully preserved and promoted her parents’ legacy and bequeathed it to the Latvijas Nacionālais mākslas muzejs (Latvian National Museum of Art).

The museum is housed in an artists’ memorial flat in a neoclassical building constructed in 1911 to a design by the architect Ernests Pole. The artists’ family lived here from 1935; during the Soviet period the flat was shared with other residents. In 1987 Tatjana Suta regained the whole flat and set up a carefully considered exhibition of her parents’ works in it. Today the exhibition tells the story of the artists’ creative work, their public life and their family.

Highlights

An artists’ flat with the original exhibition on the life and work of Romans Suta and Aleksandra Beļcova
Classical modernist painting and graphic art
A neoclassical building designed in 1911 by Ernests Pole
Memorial books and documents

Permanent exhibition

Romana Sutas un Aleksandras Beļcovas muzeja pastāvīgā ekspozīcija – The exhibition tells the story of the artists’ creative work, public life and family in the memorial flat.

Admission & discounts

Adults	€5
Reduced	€2.50pupils, students and senior citizens
Children & teens	€2.50For pupils.
Seniors	€2.50
Visitors with disabilities	freecompanion free · Free for children with disabilities up to the age of 18, people with Group I and II disabilities, orphans and children without parental care; one accompanying person free of charge.
Students & apprentices	€2.50
Groups (10+ people)	€4 per personFor groups of 10 or more people if tickets are paid for in one payment; for pupils, students and seniors in a group – €2.
Families	€82 adults with 1–4 children; 1 adult with 1–4 children, or a family with the “3+ ģimenes karte” (3+ family card) – €5.
Annual pass, adults	€70Valid for one year; admission to the permanent exhibitions and temporary exhibitions in all buildings of the Latvijas Nacionālais mākslas muzejs.
Annual pass, students and seniors	€35
Guided tour in Latvian (group)	€30
Guided tour in a foreign language (group)	€50

Free admission: The permanent exhibition is free on International Museum Day (18 May) and during Museum Night.

The reduced price applies on presentation of the relevant document.

Accessibility

Partially wheelchair accessible
Elevator
Accessible restroom: no information
Accessible parking
Service dogs welcome
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 4th floor of a flat. The entrance to the building has three steps, and staff help is needed to open the door wider. The lift has narrow doors that open inwards. The nearest free parking spaces for holders of a disability card are at the corner of Elizabetes and K. Barona streets (2 spaces) and at 58 Dzirnavu Street (2 spaces).

Kids & families

The museum hasn’t published any information on this.

Getting there & parking

By public transit

Esplanāde · 5-min walk

Stop “Esplanāde” (buses 3, 20, 21, 37, 41, 53; trolleybuses 4, 14, 17, 34) – about a five-minute walk; stop “Tērbatas iela” (buses 16, 21; trolleybuses 4, 12, 14, 17, 31, 34) – about a ten-minute walk.