Museums and castles in Jelgava

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.

The life of Latvia's first president and his links with Jelgava: the exhibition, a slideshow and a closing quiz.

The Bermontiade episode of Latvia's War of Independence: logic tasks, coded messages and a discussion of how to free Jelgava.

A new lesson about the ancient Semigallians, the origin of the name Mitau, their clothing and jewellery, with a colourful workbook featuring…

Pupils discover the museum as a store of cultural and historical heritage and move through the halls from ancient times to the Soviet occupa…

The programme was created in 2020 together with the renewed exhibition “Prehistory and the Middle Ages in Zemgale”. Through the finds on dis…

The museum is in the Academia Petrina building of 1775, home to the first university on the territory of present-day Latvia. Its exhibitions…