Latvian Museum of National History

The Latvian National Museum of History (Latvian: Latvijas Nacionālais vēstures muzejs), is a national history museum in Riga, Latvia.

It was founded in 1869 by the Riga Latvian Society.

Since 1920 it has been located in Riga Castle and in 1924 it attained state museum status. Its mission is "to collect, preserve, research and popularise spiritual and material culture from Latvia and the world from ancient times until today, which has archaeological, ethnographic, numismatic, historical or artistic significance, in the interests of the Latvian nation and its people".

After reconstruction and restoration works are finalized at Riga Castle, the museum is scheduled to open in spring of 2026.

The Āraiši Archaeological Park was a part of the LNMH from March 2008 until February 2017. In 2010, the Latvian Culture Museum “Dauderi”, located in a historical villa in Sarkandaugava, Riga, was added to the Museum. In January 2015, the Popular Front Museum with its collection of historical evidence of Latvia’s recent past was added to the LNMH.


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