The Latvian Ethnographic Open Air Museum (Latvijas Etnogrāfiskais brīvdabas muzejs) is one of the largest open-air museums in Europe . It was founded in 1924.
| Latvian Ethnographic Museum | |
|---|---|
| Established | 1924 |
| opening date | |
| Address | Riga , st. Brivdabas, 21 administration: st. Bonaventuras 10 |
| Site | brivdabasmuzejs.lv/en/ |
It is located in a picturesque place on the shore of Lake Jugla , away from city buildings, in the Bergi microdistrict on the outskirts of Riga . On an area of 84 hectares, there are 118 residential, utility and public wooden buildings built in the 17th – 20th centuries in various historical regions of Latvia .
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History
The museum was founded in 1924 [1] as an open-air museum.
When organizing the museum, the main attention was paid to the identification, transportation and installation of various buildings. The first building - Riga from the Rizgi farm of Vestienė parish (Vidzeme) - was moved in 1928 [1] , and the museum was opened for visitors in May 1932 [1] , when 5 more buildings were installed on its territory - a flour mill from the Zen farm Vietnamese volost , a hut-like summer kitchen from the Ayboki farm of Ainaz volost , a crate from Dižlíki of the Kuldīga volost and a bathhouse from Kokorovishi Dritsan volost [1] . In the 1930s, 35 buildings and a number of small objects were transported and installed in the museum [1] .
From 1941 to 1945 it was a branch of the State Historical Museum [2] .
During the fascist occupation, buildings were damaged, fences and many exhibits were destroyed [1] . Killed the scientific archive of the museum [1] .
Since 1945 - Museum of Peasant Life [2] .
In the early 1950s, a 10-year development plan for the museum [1] was developed, during the implementation of which 18 buildings were transported to the museum, including a dwelling house and a crib of a Kurzeme poor peasant, a dwelling house and a horn of a Latgale potter, a smithy from Kurzeme , Riga with residential chambers from Vidzeme and other buildings [1] .
In 1960 [2] received its modern name.
By 1964, the museum had 47 buildings [1] , and the funds totaled 5,225 museum objects [1] . On the territory of the museum, 4 sectors were created [1] : Kurzeme, Zemgale, Vidzeme and Latgale, corresponding to the historical and cultural regions of Latvia.
By the mid-1980s, the museum had more than 100 buildings [2] of the 16th – 20th centuries, transported and installed on an area of 97 hectares [2] . The funds totaled about 75 thousand [2] storage units: household items, tools, vehicles, applied arts, ceramics, textiles, musical instruments, photographs and documents [2] . The museum was visited annually by more than 210 thousand people [2] .
The interior of the church.
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Literature
- Museum of the peasant life of Latvia XVII — XIX centuries (Riga). [Guide] / Culture of Latvia. SSR. Gos. Museum of peasant life in Latvia XVII-XIX centuries. - Riga, 1958.
- In the Latvian Ethnographic Open Air Museum. Ervins Weveris, Martin Cuplays. - Riga: Avots, 1986.
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Notes
- ↑ 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Latvian Ethnographic Museum (short guide) / Compiled by S. Zimermanis. Riga, 1964.S. 5-9.
- ↑ 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Historical and local history museums of the USSR: catalog / Center. Museum of the USSR Revolution; comp. L.N. Godunov et al. - M., 1988. S. 480-481.