Latvian Open Air Museum
 Postage stamp issued in 1994 on the 70th anniversary of the museum's foundation |
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| place | Riga |
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open air museum
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| opening | 1932 |
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| ISIL | LV-MUZ-001440 |
The Latvian Open Air Museum ( Latvian Latvijas Etnogrāfiskais brīvdabas muzejs) is located in a forest area on Lake Jugla in the Latvian capital Riga . It was founded in 1924, influenced by the founding of Scandinavian open-air museums, today it houses 118 buildings of folk architecture , making it one of the largest open-air museums in Europe.
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The original idea was to build a farmhouse and building for different trades from each of the four regions of Latvia, Courland , Zemgale , Livonia and Latgale . The museum opened in 1932. In 1939 40 buildings were constructed, in 2013 there were 118 buildings from the end of the 17th century to the first half of the 20th century. There are several windmills and wooden churches below . Around 3000 exhibits are shown there. The entire collection includes around 114,000 objects. In addition to the buildings transferred to the museum, there are two buildings on the museum site, including a fisherman's house in situ .
The museum is open all year round and offers various user activities and events in summer and winter. In winter you can go cross-country skiing and sledding in the museum . A large craft market has been held every year since 1971 . Traditional festivals are celebrated throughout the year.
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Coordinates: 56 ° 59 ′ 41 ″ N , 24 ° 16 ′ 12 ″ E