On July 8, 2022 at 15.00, by commemorating the 145th anniversary of Alexander Schmaeling, museum "Riga Art Nouveau Center" starts a new event series " Museum object stories ". At the center of attention of the first event is a photo album of Alexander Schmaeling from the museum's collection. Only on July 8, visitors will get an oportunity to see the photo album up close, learn more about the architect and his family, as well as go on a  tour in the museum, learn additional information on Alexander Schmaeling's work and life.

Museum "Riga Art Nouveau Center" has many interesting items in its collection. First piece exhibited starting the new series " Museum object stories",  is  photo album that had belonged to architect Alexander Schmaeling (1877-1961). Album is bound in a  luxurious and decorative leather binding with a metal clasp. It stores photographs taken at the beginning of the 20th century that depicts members of Alexander Schmaeling family, his relatives and friends, as well as Reinhold Schmaeling, his wife Marija Evelina, the doctor of Riga 1st Hospital Erich Wichert and the banker Maximilian von Heimann's wife Theodosija (Dolly) with a large group of children .

Architect Alexander Schmaeling is the youngest son of the Riga city architect (1879-1915) Reinhold Schmaeling, he studied at the real school of the city of Riga, he furthered his studies at the Berlin Academy of Architecture and the St. Petersburg Imperial Academy of Arts, where he obtained the degree of architect-artist. In 1939, he moved to Germany with his family. Around 20 multi-storey public and residential brick buildings were built in Riga according to his designs.