Museum of Decorative Arts and Design

Get to know the brightest works of art of the Museum of Decorative Arts and Design and their stories, learning about their details, history and importance in the art world.

Exhibition Classical Values on the 2nd floor of the museum tells the story of Latvian decorative applied arts in the period from the end of the 19th century until the 1960s.

Get to know the extensive permanent exhibition, the historical building and the current exhibitions of the Museum of Decorative Arts and Design! The guided tour uncovers stories from the history of Latvian design, a variety of artistic styles and the processes in design's development. The thematic highlights and format of the activity can be adapted to the needs and interests of different audiences.

Woodblock printing workshop is a practical activity aimed at getting to know the ancient textile printing technique and its widespread use in textile design under the guidance of a textile artist.

Design Studio for Children is a place where, through play, you can try out your abilities in ceramics, kinetics, poster design and weaving, feel the differences between materials used in design and discover the stories presented by the interactive loudspeaker, Babbit. The activity zone has earned acclaim among professionals, receiving the Latvian Annual Design Award 2023 in the category Service Design.

Textile printing workshop Madarošana is a creative introduction to one of the main printing techniques in textile art – the screenprint.