Riga Castle
Book a service
The LNMH offers several services at Riga Castle: museum lessons, guided tours, rental of travelling exhibitions (new reservations temporarily unavailable), and venue space rental. Apply at +371 67221357 or info@lnvm.gov.lv, specifying the chosen time, topic, number of participants, space and other information.
Guided tours
From 21 March 2026 the Latvian National Museum of History offers a new, modern exhibition on Latvian history “Streaming Time” and the restored rooms of the castle. These spaces have preserved their original medieval appearance while featuring architectural and interior elements from various later periods. After first phases of the reconstruction project, 4,400 square metres of the castle are open to the public: the refectory (dining hall), the chapel, the four-storey high Lead Tower.
Guide service:
Guided tour for groups of up to 10 people (up to 90 minutes)
30 EUR + entrance ticket for each participant.
Guided tour for groups of 11 to 30 people (up to 90 minutes)
40 EUR + entrance ticket for each participant.
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Museum lessons
Several museum lessons take place at Riga Castle – “Riga Castle. Eras and Inhabitants” and “Get to Know Riga Castle” (from January 2026 temporarily unavailable). Other lessons take place in the “Explorer’s Attic”: “How Did the Ancients Live?”, “Suitcase of the Ages”, “My Latvia”, “Latvia in the 20th Century” and “Timeline of Latvia”.
From 21 March new museum lessons will be available in the exhibition “Streaming Time”.
Price:
Museum lesson from 7 to 30 people 4 EUR for each member.
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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.
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Riga Castle. Eras and Inhabitants
Grades 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.
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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.
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Latvia in the 20th Century
Grade 9–12
This lesson aims to strengthen pupils’ knowledge and understanding of the 20th century Latvian historical events.
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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.
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How did the Ancients Live?
Grade 5–9
In the lesson pupils increase their knowledge of ancient Latvian history by learning about various archaeological objects – weapons, tools, household items, ceramics, jewellery, and reconstructed clothing – and strengthen their skills to identify and describe various historical sources.
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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.
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Travelling exhibitions
The museum offers travelling exhibitions for schools (new reservations temporarily unavailable), museums, libraries and other cultural venues. The exhibitions are large informative stands, viewable from both sides, with a wealth of illustrative material and textual information.
The textual content of the exhibitions is only in Latvian.
Price: 10 EUR/day. Minimal period – 3 days.
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Latvia: Land. State. People
This exhibition focuses on the ethnic history of the Latvian people, their traditions and traditional clothing, and the history and geography of the Latvian state.
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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.
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The Truth about the Lielvārde Belt?
The pictures in this exhibition depict Lielvārde belts from the museum’s collection. These woven belts are the pride of our country’s traditional culture and included in the Latvian Cultural Canon.
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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.
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The Institution of the President of Latvia
This exhibition is dedicated to the Presidents of Latvia from 1922 to 1940 and from 1993 to 2019. Public officials’ work in different periods of history is outlined through photographs and descriptions.
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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.
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On the Way to Freedom of Latvia
This exhibition is dedicated to a short but very important period in Latvian history – the Third Awakening, which led to the restoration of Latvia’s independence.
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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.
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Viking and Swedish Times in Latvia
This exhibition focuses on the importance of the inhabitants of Latvia in the context of Northern and Eastern Europe in the 7th-12th centuries, shows their cultural richness and influence in the region, reveals contact and interactions between East Baltic and Scandinavian peoples, and demonstrates Latvia as a distinct and vibrant part of the world with its own lasting significance.
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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.
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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.
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The Great Northern War in the Baltics (1700–1721)
This exhibition is dedicated to the 300th anniversary of the end of the most ambitious military conflict between the Baltic Sea powers in the early 18th century, which radically changed the geopolitical situation in Northern Europe for centuries, while the events of the war directly affected the lives of everyone in the Baltic region, including in Latvia.
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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.
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10 Questions to the Voter. 1920–1990–2020
This exhibition is designed to answer 10 important questions about Latvian democracy and its history.
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Space rental
In the Riga Castle (Pils laukums 3) it is possible to rent recently restored historical premises: refectory (dining hall), conference hall, event hall.
| Refectory (215 m2) without equipment | ||
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| up to 3 hours | 500,00 € | 1 h (with VAT) |
| 3–8 hours | 450,00 € | 1 h (with VAT) |
| more than 8 hours | 400,00 € | 1 h (with VAT) |
| Refectory (215 m2) with equipment | ||
|---|---|---|
| up to 3 hours | 600,00 € | 1 h (with VAT) |
| 3–8 hours | 540,00 € | 1 h (with VAT) |
| more than 8 hours | 480,01 € | 1 h (with VAT) |
| Chapel (220 m2) without equipment | ||
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| up to 3 hours | 500,00 € | 1 h (with VAT) |
| 3–8 hours | 450,00 € | 1 h (with VAT) |
| more than 8 hours | 400,00 € | 1 h (with VAT) |
| Conference hall (100 m2) with equipment | ||
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| 1 hour | 150,00 € | 1 h (with VAT) |
| Event hall (80m2) with equipment | ||
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| 1 hour | 80,01 € | 1 h (with VAT) |
Please note that the service is only booked upon telephone or written confirmation from a member of the museum staff. If in 5 days time you don’t receive a confirmation, please send us an e-mail: info@lnvm.gov.lv