Museums and castles

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

A half-hour fairy tale reading with songs, movement and puppets that helps little ones get used to cultural events.

A themed evening of poetry reading in a circle, conversation and singing along to the guitar, like the soirées of Alunāns's time. 1 hour; al…

Visitors see the memorial flat of Ādolfs Alunāns, father of Latvian theatre, and then act out a play suited to their age. 40 min–1 hour; par…

A new lesson for little ones: with the museum resident Muzītis children walk through the halls, look for him hiding, learn how to behave in…

Little ones meet theatre professions, guess which role a make-up is for and, as costume designers, choose costumes for paper dolls. 40 minut…

An introduction to the painter Ģederts Eliass and his life in two exhibition halls; younger pupils play “Seasons in Eliass's works”, older o…

The first Latvian-language newspaper “Latviešu Avīzes” was published in Jelgava in 1822. A slideshow and video tell its story, pupils see ge…

The economy and politics of the 17th-century Duchy of Courland and Semigallia: manufactories, mercantilism, crafts in old engravings and wor…

While viewing the current exhibition, participants do tasks such as “Draw me” and “Draw yourself” and create their own works. 45 minutes; fo…

Discoveries, inventions and social change in the 19th century: the exhibition, a slideshow and group work looking for historical patterns.

The background, course and defenders of the January 1991 Barricades through museum photos and memories.