The organizers of the Staro Riga Light Festival invite everyone in Latvia, including employees of institutions and businesses, to place photographs or videos of light installations that they have created on their social media profiles from the 16th to the 22nd November, and to use the hashtag #staromajas . The mentors of the campaign are five Latvian artists: Helēna Heinrihsone, Katrīna Neiburga, Kristians Brekte, Kristaps Ancāns and Miķelis Mūrnieks, who are also inviting everyone to create light installations or performances in their own homes or at their workplaces....

This year, the 13th International Staro Riga Light Festival will move from its usual November timeframe to early next year and will be instead included among the concluding events of Latvia’s Centenary Celebration Culture Programme. However, the organizers and five Latvian artists – Helēna Heinrihsona, Katrīna Neiburga, Kristians Brekte, Kristaps Ancāns and Miķelis Mūrnieks – invite everybody to take part in a collaboration campaign called # Staro mājās .   “The decision to move the festival was not easy, nor was the cancellation of the traditional...

The Museum "Riga Art Nouveau Centre" is pleased to invite visitors to see the exhibit  "Art Inspired by Latvian Folk Poetry" by the American artist Deborah La Grasse from August 14, 2020 till November 22, 2020. The author gives her own interpretation how symbolism, myth, and legend in the rich traditions of Latvian poetry or dainas and Art Nouveau architecture can nowadays provide inspiration for creativity.  She has made  27 color drawings with sculptural elements. This art encourages a viewer to see Latvian cultural historical values in an...

The traditional Easter exhibition in the museum RIGA ART NOUVEAU CENTRE will be held a little differently this year, i.e. in the virtual environment. This time the magnificent, colourful Easter postcards will take centre stage. This collection is particularly diverse, since in the early 20th century it was very popular to send your friends a colourful postcard at Easter. Let’s take a look at those postcards and drew some inspiration from them so that we can send an Easter greeting to our loved ones, this time electronically!   The museum collection of...

Following the restrictions in force in the Republic of Latvia for organizing public events imposed due to the spread of corona virus COVID-19,   THE ASSOCIATION OF CULTURE INSTITUTIONS OF RIGA CITY COUNCIL  INFORMS THAT IT IS SUSPENDING ALL SERVICES STARTING FROM MARCH 13 UNTIL APRIL 14. ALL PLANNED EVENTS, COURSES, REHEARSALS IN THE INSTITUTIONS OF THE ASSOCIATION ARE CANCELLED. This includes Concert Organization AVE SOL, Culture Centre IĻĢUCIEMS, Culture and Recreation Centre IMANTA, Culture Palace ZIEMEĻBLĀZMA,...

 

From 24 January to 15 March at the Riga Porcelain Museum

The Staro Riga International Light Festival will be taking place for the twelfth time now, from 15th to 18th November. This year, the theme will be 4D or the four dimensions of light art – time, space, the person and light, which the artists at the festival have interpreted, each according to their own creative plan.     A large variety of forms of light art are represented at the festival, from relatively standard objects right up to generative art. In total, 35 light art objects, which are divided into two programmes will be on view at the festival...

  Starting from 11 October, 2019 museum “Riga Art Nouveau Centre” in collaboration with the Embassy of Hungary to Latvia has been presenting “ZEMA” exhibition of contemporary porcelain jewellery. The exhibited jewellery is hand work that has been created from high-quality porcelain through cooperation between sculptors and artists. In “ZEMA” jewellery, we see intertwining of Hungarian art, creativity and traditions.   High-quality porcelain has since long been one of the signs Hungary is recognized for. The aim of...

 

"St. Petersburg - Riga", the exhibition of ceramic artists Lyudmila Nazina and Sergei Rusakov (Russia) will take place in Riga Porcelain Museum from 6 September to 3 November 2019.

 

Museum “Riga Art Nouveau Centre” invites visitors to exhibition entitled “Jēkabs Dranda. Ceramics”.

 

On 17 and 18 August the inhabitants and guests of Riga are invited to the main event of Riga Festival at the 11th November Embankment. You will be able to explore and experience the city legends, tales and stories, learn about the rich history of the capital of Latvia and enjoy a colourful culture programme.

 

 

Museum “Riga Art Nouveau Centre” invites the inhabitants and guests of Riga to visit the exhibition “Art Nouveau in Riga. 10 Years of Collection” and attend guided tours in the exhibition.

Songlike: Solo exhibition of Māra Genere and Eduards Geners

From 14 June till 8 August the Museum “Riga Art Nouveau Centre” will host an exhibition “Beer Mugs and Vessels”. The exhibition will feature the items associated with beer, which is the traditional drink during the Midsummer celebration called Līgo or Jāņi: there are beer mugs as well as beer bottles, glasses, barrels and boxes manufactured in Latvia. The exhibition will also feature a postcard and poster collection about the Līgo Festival and open-air dance parties as well as flowers and greeneries characteristic to the Festival. The exhibition has been created in cooperation with collectors Viktorija Raņķevica and Arturs Altbergs.

 

 

The publicity photo from the staircase at Alberta iela 12, a photo by Margarita Fedina.

 

 

Staircase, the building at Alberta iela 12, photo by Margarita Fedina.

 

 

In order to celebrate architect Wilhelm Ludwig Nicholas Bockslaff’s 160th birthday and to honour his contribution to the city, museum “Riga Art Nouveau Centre” invites the inhabitants of Riga and city guests to attend remembrance events at Lielie Kapi (the Big Cemetery), at the Architects House and museum  “Riga Art Nouveau Centre”.

 

31 August -  7 October 2018

At the museum “Riga Art Nouveau Centre”

 

 

Embankment of 11 November

on 18 and 19 August

 

 

From 29 June  until 7 October, 2018. 

In museum Riga Art Nouveau Centre