Tour of the Dauderi House exhibition “History of Dauderi”

The LNMH Dauderi is housed in a luxurious, nearly 130-year-old building surrounded by the industrial district of Sarkandaugava. The story told by the Dauderi House and the Dauderi Museum exhibition is diverse and rich in contrasts, reflecting Latvia’s cultural and historical developments from the 19th to the 21st century.

During the guided tour of the renovated Dauderi exhibition, you can see the master’s room of the von Bingner villa, Kārlis Ulmanis’ study, learn about the fate of the Dauderi House during the Soviet period and its transformation into a museum. The exhibition on the second floor of the house is dedicated to the fate of Latvia’s cultural and historical heritage during the changes of the 20th century. Separate thematic exhibitions include the Collector’s Cabinet and the invisible side of the mansion – the kitchen.

What is the “biography” of the Dauderi mansion? Why was the Dauderi house recognized by contemporaries as the most beautiful private house in Riga, built in the industrial district of Sarkandaugava? Are the fireplaces, stained glass windows and ceiling paintings on display in the house original? How did the most valuable exhibit in the Dauderi Museum – Vilhelms Purvītis’ “Landscape” – end up there?

The optimal number of people in a group is 30; larger groups require two guides.