Museums and castles

On the banks of the Lielupe in Salgale parish stands the family home of Jānis Čakste, the first President of Latvia; a modern exhibition abo…

Poet Edvarts Virza and poet Elza Stērste lived for many years at “Billītes”, where “Straumēni” was written in 1933. The farmstead is now a m…

The family home of painter Ģederts Eliass tells the story of the artist brothers Kristaps and Ģederts and shows reproductions of Ģederts’ pa…

This branch of the Latvian War Museum at “Mangaļi” tells the story of the 1916–1917 Christmas Battles: authentic First World War field forti…

The exhibition tells of key events and people in the history of the Ozolnieki area and of land drainage, an industry closely tied to Ozolnie…

The history museum of the “Ģintermuiža” psychiatric hospital, founded in 1977 by psychiatrist Arnolds Laksbergs, tells the story of mental h…

“Anru motors” is a collection of more than 30 restored Soviet-era cars along with toys, school and travel items of the time and products of…

The Jelgava Old Town House (late 18th century) is one of the oldest surviving wooden houses in Jelgava and a listed monument in the Vecpilsē…

The bell tower of Holy Trinity Church is one of Jelgava’s most visited sights: the nine-storey tower, restored in 2010, houses the exhibitio…

The Ducal Crypt of Courland in Jelgava Palace is the largest burial place of its kind in Latvia: it displays 21 metal sarcophagi and 9 woode…

Jelgava Palace, an early work of architect F. B. Rastrelli and the largest Baroque palace in the Baltics, was the residence of the Dukes of…

Two teams answer literature and theatre questions on a big screen, TV quiz style. 40 min–1 hour; also suitable for adults.