Art Museums

The countries of the post-Soviet space have long been active artistically and have often been seen as at the forefront of modern art movements. Today, these countries have many hundreds of museums and galleries to share – private and public, small and large, classic and modern. You’ll also find these impressive institutions not only in major capitals, but also in regional cities and out-of-the-way places. You might also look under house museums on this site for unique museums dedicated to historically important artists.

Latvian National Museum of Art

The Latvian National Museum of Art is one of Riga’s oldest and best known art museums. Its permanent collections focus specifically on Latvia’s own national artists and on telling the story of the development of art in Latvia. It also rotates temporary exhibitions that can introduce you to even more striking and more recent Latvian […]

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