Liepaja Museum, Liepāja, Latvia - SpottingHistory.com

Liepāja Museum is the largest museum in the historical region of Courland, Latvia and possesses more than 100,000 articles, but in the halls of the museum you can see 1,500 exhibits. Permanent displays tell of Liepāja’s history, starting from its early days and of the ethnography of South Kurzeme. They feature a special collection of tin ware and an exhibition telling about the life and works of the wood carver Miķelis Pankoks. The Museum also regularly hosts various local, national and international art exhibitions.

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Matiss Ranka (2 months ago)
Building itself is a marvel to visit. The overall experience was nice. The exibits are good and the collection they have is a treat. They have also exibitions. Particularly good was Raivis Zabis contemporary art colection exibition named "Ripple Effect", a real gem to visit in Liepāja while it is still on.

Rita Guz (2 months ago)
It is a cozy museum with a few different expositions. Visitors have a possibility to see many historical things, documents, ethnographic pieces and works of modern Latvian artists.

Evita Milan (2 months ago)
I love the history, yet the exhibition is small.

Priscilla Raj (10 months ago)
I visit many museums around the world as it’s one’s of my favorite things to do and I must say I was very impressed with this museum. The English speaking staff were so helpful and answered all my questions. They had black books with English explanations, interactive screens in English, the attention to detail and the way it’s set up is fantastic. You must visit this museum you will love it!

Daina Dziguna (10 months ago)
A tiny but cosy museum of history and some good art exebitions.

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