The Latvian Museum

The Latvian Museum Our mission is to acquaint the public of all aspects of Latvia and her people.

The Latvian Museum was very honored to have been invited to hear two panel discussions with the former president of Latv...
06/02/2026

The Latvian Museum was very honored to have been invited to hear two panel discussions with the former president of Latvia Egils Levits and historians Gatis Krūmiņš, Ilmārs Mežs and Jānis Siliņš at both the Latvian Embassy and at the Victims of Communism Museum in Washington, DC. Both sessions were extremely interesting and enlightening.

The Latvian Museum was very pleased to acquaint the theater troupe from "Jūrmalas teātris" with the museum prior to the ...
05/20/2026

The Latvian Museum was very pleased to acquaint the theater troupe from "Jūrmalas teātris" with the museum prior to the play.

wonderful group enthralled the audience on May 17th with a performance of the play "Flowers for Algernon". The acting was superb in a very interesting setting.

The troupe and audience enjoyed interesting conversations afterwards at a reception hosted by the Latvian Organizations of Washington, DC.

A wonderful young family with a friend from Latvia visited The Latvian Museum recently. Their comments and insights wer...
05/15/2026

A wonderful young family with a friend from Latvia visited The Latvian Museum recently. Their comments and insights were tremendously helpful and enlightening. Thank you, my friends!

The program "Siege of Riga 1991 - Fight for Freedom" was quite a success on Saturday, May 2, 2026. Our guest speaker wa...
05/05/2026

The program "Siege of Riga 1991 - Fight for Freedom" was quite a success on Saturday, May 2, 2026. Our guest speaker was Dainis Īvāns, the iconic leader of the Latvian Popular Front from 1988 to the total regaining of freedom in August 1991. His unswerving commitment to Latvia's restoration of independence paved the way to a free and prosperous nation.

Other eyewitnesses to the erecting of barricades to keep Riga from being overrun by Soviet special forces OMON in January 1991 related their interesting, but harrowing experiences. The audience heard from Tija Kārklis, Arnis Ansons, Jānis Baškers, Valdis Bormanis, Aija Celma-Evans, Ūve Hodgins and Karl Altau.

Many in the audience had never heard about the valiant actions of the people of Latvia in protecting their capital city.

Come to The Latvian Museum to learn all about Latvia!

05/02/2026

Today is the day! Come hear about the amazing events that led to Latvia regaining its independence and throwing off the yokes of the Soviet occupation. Dainis Īvāns will speak from Latvia at the museum program at 1:00 PM at 400 Hurley Ave. Rockville, MD. Other eyewitnesses to the siege of Riga in 1991 will tell their harrowing stories. See you there!

On May 2, 2026, at 1:00 PM The Latvian Museum will present a program about the valiant people who defended Riga with the...
04/24/2026

On May 2, 2026, at 1:00 PM The Latvian Museum will present a program about the valiant people who defended Riga with their pitchforks,tractors and barricades from the brutal onslaught by the hordes of Soviet military. The bravery of the populace saved the city and changed the course of history. Come hear Dainis Ivans, the leader of the Popular Front recount those frightful days.

The Latvian Museum was honored to be invited to the swearing-in ceremony of the US Ambassador to Latvia Melissa Argyros ...
04/10/2026

The Latvian Museum was honored to be invited to the swearing-in ceremony of the US Ambassador to Latvia Melissa Argyros in the Franklin Room of the US Dept. of State. The Ambassador is a very gracious person who will be able to do much to cooperate with Latvia in many ways. She has already visited the Museum of the Occupation in Riga, for which I commended her, and she hopes to visit The Latvian Museum here soon.

The Director of the musem was very pleased to be able to give Jessica Carrillo, the head of the Latvian Desk at the US D...
04/10/2026

The Director of the musem was very pleased to be able to give Jessica Carrillo, the head of the Latvian Desk at the US Department of State, a tour of The Latvian Museum. Jessica's enthusiasm for all things Latvian makes her such a good friend and advocate. We hope to cooperate in many other ways in the future. We were joined by members of JBANC. Karl Altau is pictured below with Jessica and Renate.

Daniela, Zeb and his mom were guests at The Latvian Musem. Zeb related many interesting facts about US help to the Latv...
04/10/2026

Daniela, Zeb and his mom were guests at The Latvian Musem. Zeb related many interesting facts about US help to the Latvian military forces, for which we thank him.

The Latvian Museum was pleased to greet visitors from China, one of whom has visited over 1300 museums in the world. Hi...
03/31/2026

The Latvian Museum was pleased to greet visitors from China, one of whom has visited over 1300 museums in the world. His nephew lives in the area and was our interpreter.

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