For schools

Museum lessons

The museum offers educational lessons for schoolchildren at its three locations – Riga Castle, Dauderi and the Popular Front Museum. These must be booked in advance by contacting the respective venue.

Please note that the application is intended for making a reservation. Museum employee will contact you after receiving the message. If in 5 days time you don’t receive a confirmation, please send us an e-mail: info@lnvm.gov.lv

Several museum lessons for schoolchildren are available at Riga Castle – “Riga Castle. Eras and Inhabitants” and “Get to Know Riga Castle”.
In the “Explorer’s Attic” several lessons take place: “How did the Ancients Live?”, “My Latvia”, “Latvia in the 20th Century”, “Timeline of Latvia” and “Suitcase of the Ages”.

Price:
Museum lesson from 7 to 30 people 4 EUR for each member.

For more detailed information please contact us:

+37167221357

info@lnvm.gov.lv

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.

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.

Suitcase of the Ages

Grade 1–9

The lesson invites you to travel through the historical periods of Latvia, studying objects and trying to understand what has remained from previous centuries and how each period has shaped us. This is a great opportunity for everyone to see history as a living and exciting process in which we are also involved.

Latvia in the 20th Century

Grade 9–12

This lesson aims to strengthen pupils’ knowledge and understanding of the 20th century Latvian historical events.

My Latvia

Grade 1–9

The lesson promotes understanding of the circumstances and processes sourounding the formation of the Latvian state, strengthens the idea of its value.

How did the Ancients Live?

Grade 5–9

In the lesson pupils stregthen their knowledge of ancient Latvian history by learning about various archaeological objects – weapons, tools, household items, ceramics, jewellery, and reconstructed clothing – and shape their skills to identify and describe various historical sources.

Timeline of Latvia

Grade 9–12

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.

For schoolchildren two museum lessons are availabe – “Secrets of Dauderi Garden” and “Explore the History of Dauderi House and Latvia”.

Price:
Museum lesson from 7 to 30 people 3 EUR for each member.

For more detailed information please contact us:

+37167392229, +37167391780

dauderi@lnvm.gov.lv

Secrets of Dauderi Garden

Grade 1–7

The museum lesson encourages participants to learn about the lifestyle of the owners of Dauderi house in the 19th-20th centuries and to explore the elements of the museum garden in an age-appropriate game.

Schoolchildren during museum lesson in Dauderi garden.

Explore the History of Dauderi House and Latvia

Grade 1–12

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.

Museum lessons suitable for schoolchildren – “In the Footsteps of the Third Awakening” and “The Power of the Baltic Way”.

Price:
Museum lesson from 7 to 30 people 3 EUR for each member.

For more detailed information please contact us:

+37167224502, +37167224503

tfm@lnvm.gov.lv

The Power of the Baltic Way

Grade 1–12

During this lesson students are given an in-depth insight into one of the most vivid events of the Third Awakening – the Baltic Way campaign (1989), learning about its organisation, execution, and consequences – promoting and strengthening understanding of society’s involvement in historical events.

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.

Schoolchildren in the exhibition of the Popular Front Museum.