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Program “Latvian School Bag”
School year 2024/25

Riga Castle. Eras and Inhabitants

Grade 7–12

The lesson, dedicated to exploring Riga Castle, allows schoolchildren to interactively learn about the restored premises and history of the castle by taking on the role of the castle’s inhabitants from different eras.

Get to Know Riga Castle

Grade 1-12

In the lesson, schoolchildren get to know Riga Castle – one of the best-preserved castles of the Teutonic Order in the Baltic Sea region with more than 500 years of history. The recently restored Riga Castle is not only an excellent monument of architecture and art, but also a witness to historical events – important decisions for Latvia were made in this building by the rulers of different times.

What is a Museum?

Grade 1–9

This lesson aims to introduce pupils to the museum’s history and its activities – collecting and preserving objects, research, restoration and promotion to the public – and to raise awareness of the museum’s functions in preserving and promoting cultural heritage.

A Journey Through Latvian History

Grade 1–4

This lesson aims to introduce participants to how people lived in the territory of Latvia from the Stone Age to the present day, teaching them to recognise the characteristics of different time periods.

Explore the History of Dauderi House and Latvia

Grade 1–9

In the lesson schoolchildren learn about the turning points and the most dramatic changes in Latvia in the 19th and 20th centuries, using the history of Dauderi house as an example.

In the Footsteps of the Third Awakening

Grade 5–12

This lesson gives pupils an in-depth look at the events of the Third Awakening, covering the period from 1985 to 1991.

Latvia During the War of Independence. 1918–1921

Through a variety of photographs and documents, this exhibition depicts the creation of the Latvian state, the most important events and personalities of the struggle for independence, and the first steps of the State in the political, economic, cultural and educational spheres.

We, the People

This exhibition, created in cooperation with students from several Latvian schools, reflects Latvia’s development over the last 30 years, with particular emphasis on the importance of civic participation and the most significant changes after the restoration of independence.

Who Studies the Past, Blesses the Future

Through rich illustrative material – photographs, drawings and documents – this exhibition tells the story of the Monuments Board and their important contributions to the identification, collection, and promotion of Latvian cultural heritage.

The Baltic Way of Freedom

This exhibition is dedicated to the 1989 Baltic Way demonstration, with a broader historical retrospective on the consequences of the Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact and its secret protocols in the history of Eastern Europe in the 20th century, as well as the cooperation between the Baltic States.

Mittens, Gloves…

236 photographs of gloves and mittens provide a snapshot of  the LNMH collection and introduce the 19th and 20th century knitting tradition of Latvia.

Me, You, Us in Democracy. Public Participation in Democratic Latvia (1918–1990–Present)

This exhibition offers a look at democracy through three essential elements – social and civic participation, political participation, and equality. It emphasises the message that democracy is a model of governance that gives every individual a wide range of choices and opportunities for participation.

While There is Still Time. Beginning of Photoethnography in Latvia

This exhibition is a tribute to the first ethnographic photographs and features more than 150 photographs taken between the 1860s and the 1920s.

State President Gustavs Zemgals – 150

The exhibition is created to celebrate the 150th anniversary of statesman and public figure Gustavs Zemgals (1871–1939), and to highlight his contributions to the formation of Latvian public life in Riga in the early 20th century, the creation of Latvian statehood, and the establishment of the independent Republic of Latvia.