Latvijas Instituts
The Latvian Institute ( Lat .: Latvijas Institūts) is a Latvian cultural institute whose task is to present the country to the outside world.
The seat of the institute is the Latvian capital Riga . Aiva Rozenberga is the head of the institute (since 2016).
History and activity
The institute was founded in 1998 on the instructions of the Cabinet of Ministers and is part of Latvia's foreign cultural policy .
The institute's task is to make Latvia better known abroad. In addition, the institute offers information on regional, cultural, economic, historical, social and tourist topics. The “Facts about Latvia” series of publications is published in various languages. In the anniversary year 2018 on the occasion of the 100th anniversary of Latvian independence , the Latvian Institute is entrusted with the international program of the 100th anniversary celebrations.
See also
Individual evidence
- ↑ Press release of the institute: Aiva Rozenberga iecelta LI direktora amatā ( page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , January 13, 2016, accessed March 7, 2016 (Latvian).
- ↑ Information about Latvian cultural policy on the homepage of the Institute for Foreign Cultural Relations ( Memento of the original from June 25, 2006 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link has been inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ Latvijas valsts dibināšanas simtgadi (LV100) , accessed on April 9, 2018 (Latvian).
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Coordinates: 56 ° 57 '17.4 " N , 24 ° 7' 5.1" E