Museums and art galleries
Valmiera museum

Valmiera Museum is located in eight buildings within area of the Valmiera castle ruins. The ensemble on Bruņinieku Street is a national archeological monument – Valmiera Old Town.

Museum offers permanent expositions and exhibition halls with art, history or special exhibitions. Museum also offers guided tours, educational programs and wedding programs.

 


Art Gallery “Laipa”

The gallery has various art exhibitions and you can also purchase works, jewelry and souvenirs there.

 

Phone: +371 64233888

Location: Rīgas Street 25a, Valmiera

GPS: 57.537418, 25.415623 


BMX museum – hall of fame

There you can see bicycle of the Olympic champion on Māris Štrombergs as well as his team mates Arturs Matisons and Ivo Lakucs. BMX track – training base of Latvian Olympians.

 

 

Phone: +371 29499342

Location: “Avoti”, Burtnieku region

GPS: 57.5581, 25.4408


Memorial room of Jānis Daliņš

Jānis Daliņš was Latvian an athlete, walker. He won silver medal at the Summer Olympic Games in 50 km walk in 1932. The medal is the first Olympic medal of Latvia. Jānis also won European Championships in the same distance in 1934 and set 7 world records in several walking distances. There you can see an exposition with historical evidence about excellent Latvian outrunner in Memorial room of Jānis Daliņš.

 

 

 


Burtnieki Saddlery Museum

Tavern was built in 1840, but since 1985 here is the local history and saddlery museum, where you can see old agricultural tools, saddlery and other interesting things.

Price: 0.50 LVL per person

 

Phone: +371 29124573

Location: Briedes krogs, Burtnieku region

GPS: 57.6800029, 25.2312853


Collection of chairs and ceramic workshop “Lejas Bregži”

Īrisa and Imants Vainovski, owners, will tell you about chair masters and their ancient craft. Here you can also see the exhibitions of hostess ceramic works, take part in workshops and stay overnight in fresh hay at the summer time.

 

Phone: +371 29481519

Location: Vaidava, Vaidavas pagasts, Kocēnu region

GPS: 57.3930, 25.3641

 


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