Things to do in Riga, Riga Region: The Best Art Museums

Art Gallery "MuseumLV" is a modern, innovative and open space for professional artists and art lovers. The central representation of the gallery is located in Riga and here works a professional team promoting Latvian art outside the country. One of the goals of the gallery is to support creativity of young, talented artists at the very beginning of their careers.

The spirit of the world in silver. Live Silver Museum in Riga showcases majestic large-scale silver works of art, and one can see the place where these masterpieces are created. The museum invites you to see the world’s largest silver castle made by silversmith Olegs Auzers, where the major world religions coexist. The master’s work speaks about a world where devotion and altruism coexist with envy and greed, where love mingles with hate and where life wins over death. For museum guests, we offer you to look at beautiful large-format silver artworks as well as ornate sheaths. It also offers lectures about silver in improving health and the opportunity to taste silver water.

Enjoy the unique fantasy world by visiting the new Fantasy.lv gallery in the heart of Riga. It is an unprecedented opportunity to meet various fantasy characters by artist Vladlena. Over 600m2, the gallery features 3 different subject exhibits with more than 60 different fantasy characters. In the first part you can get acquainted with the brightest moments from the stories and tales of Latvian writers. All those who love original photos will be delighted with the ghost story section, where you can take pictures along with human sized characters. Be sure, You will come across an image from a book, movie, or story that you recognize. The latest exhibit features glamorous and surprising characters from myths and legends from around the world.

The Latvian National Museum of Art is the most important art museum in Latvia and the first building in the Baltics designed specifically for the needs of a museum. The museum's building is an architectural monument of national significance. It is one of the most impressive historicist buildings in the Riga Boulevard Circle. From 2013 to 2016, an ambitious reconstruction and renovation of the building took place. Following the reconstruction, a new permanent exposition, Latvian Art. 19th–20th Century, has been created. It presents an overview of Latvian art history over the course of two centuries. The aim of the exposition is to build a visual and emotional story of the development of Latvian art by highlighting the most important works and personalities in culture-historical, political and social context.

A three-story modern art center Digital Art House gives you an opportunity to enjoy the digital exhibitions of the world's greatest artists of a premium quality and with 100% immersion guarantee.

The Art Museum RIGA BOURSE is an architectural monument of national importance. It was built between 1852 and 1855 in the style of a Venetian renaissance palazzo symbolising wealth and plenitude. Museum has five permanent exhibitions – the Painting Gallery has Western European works from the 16–19 century, the Western Gallery with Western European porcelain, the Asian Art Gallery displays Japanese, Chinese, Indian and South East Asian traditional art, Ancient Egyptian art room with the Latvia’s only mummy and Silver Cabinet.