WHAT TO VISIT & DO IN RIGA DURING THE MSP WEEK
1. RIGA ART NOUVEAU MUSEUM
Riga is one of the few European cities where Art Nouveau architecture, art and design objects have survived in great numbers. It is even called “the metropolis of Art Nouveau”. There are 800 Art Nouveau buildings in Riga, mostly located in the city’s centre – particularly on Alberta Street. Riga Art Nouveau Museum can also be found on this street, in the former apartment of the renowned Latvian architect Konstantīns Pēkšēns, who lived and worked here till 1907 and designed this beautiful building
website open hours: Tu-Su 10:00-18:00; entrance: 5 EUR
2. LATVIAN NATIONAL MUSEUM OF ART
Latvian National Museum of Arts the most significant depository in the nation for works of art. Reopened in May 2016, the building itself has been upgraded, modernized but its majestic beauty from a long-gone era – preserved.
website open hours: Tu-Th 10:00-18:00, Fr 10:00-20:00, Sa-Su 10:00-17:00; entrance: 6 EUR
3. NATURAL HISTORY MUSEUM OF LATVIA /CLIMATE CHANGE EXHIBITION/
Right now, Planet Earth is not feeling so well, and the ailment is called “climate changes”. This exhibition gives visitors the chance to learn its symptoms, and find out what exactly brought it on. Lest we forget, there is also information about preventive medicine and treatment, and a question we can ask ourselves: what can I do to help?
website open hours: We, Fr 10:00-17:00, Th 10:00-19:00, Sa-Su 11:00-17:00; entrance: 2,13 EUR
4. RIGA CENTRAL MARKET
Riga Central Market was opened in autumn 1930, and at that time it was the biggest and most modern marketplace in the world. Today the area is remarkable for its special atmosphere and trading process. Please pay attention to the architecture as the market pavilions were converted from Zeppelin hangars.
As in every other such trading location, in Riga Central Market, just like in the narrow streets of Milan, visitors should keep a close eye on their personal valuables.
website open hours: Mo-Su 07:30-18:00
5. ST. PETER’S CHURCH
Riga’s St.Peter’s Church dominates the cityscape as the tallest spire, and as one of the oldest and most valuable monumental architecture edifices in the Baltic States from the Middle Ages. St.Peter’s is the tallest of the Riga churches, a significant landmark, and a prime example of the 13th century Gothic style.
The 72 meters high church’s viewing platform offers a magnificent view of the Riga city panorama – the medieval and modern Riga, the river Daugava with its spacious harbour and the Gulf of Riga.
website open hours: Tu-Sa 10:00-17:00, Su 12:00-17:00; entrance: 9,00 EUR
6. 5D CINEMA LOOK AT RIGA
Informative Art Space & 5D Cinema Look at Riga presents the first Latvian multidimensional movie Look at Riga which gives its viewers a chance to see Riga from the bird’s view. This dynamic and exciting flight will carry you away with the feeling of presence and special effects: flight imitation, speeding-up, wind breeze, water-splashes and other surprises.
website open hours: Mo-Su 11:00-19:00; entrance: 8,00 EUR
