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By: Riga Free Museums: Latvian War Museum, and the Museum of the Occupation of Latvia | Budget Travel Tips - EuroCheapo

Thu, 21 May 2009 15:03:43 +0000

[…] The museum is centrally located in Old Town, next to Town Hall Square (Ratslaukums). The museum is open daily May through September, 11 AM to 6 PM; October through April 11 AM to 5 PM, closed Mondays during this off-season. (The Museum of the Occupation of Latvia was also the answer to our previous “Name this Museum” post.) […]

By: Eva

Eva — Fri, 20 Feb 2009 18:09:08 +0000

Wow. Good mystery. I would have NEVER gotten that right.

By: Thomas Meyers

Thomas Meyers — Fri, 20 Feb 2009 15:20:50 +0000

Hi Frances — congratulations! Good sleuthing. How did you figure out so quickly that it was Riga?

And Angela, I had never been to Riga, either, until last month. I spent an afternoon in the Occupation Museum and learned so much. (It was sooo cold outside when I took this photo. You’ll notice that nobody is walking around!)

Latvia was occupied three times in the 20th Century–first by the Soviet Union from 1939 until they were “liberated” by the Nazis and then occupied during World War II. The Germans stayed in Latvia until the end of the war, when the Soviet Union again took control and didn’t let go until 1991. This museum displays artifacts of each occupation, with historical documents, newspapers, protest art, and more. It’s a sobering exhibit, yet, in the end, they gained their independence.

Thanks to all for guessing!

By: Randy

Randy — Fri, 20 Feb 2009 13:14:15 +0000

looks interesting, i read about this place on http://www.bestriga.com , for sure would like to go there to check out!

By: Angela Nickerson

Angela Nickerson — Fri, 20 Feb 2009 05:46:25 +0000

Cool! Never been to Riga, and from your photo I was guessing it was a railroad museum. It looks a little like a station…

For all interested, here’s the link to the museum’s site:
http://www.occupationmuseum.lv/eng/about_us/welcome.html

By: frances

frances — Fri, 20 Feb 2009 04:58:03 +0000

Occupational Museum 🙂

At first I thought it was Prague, but it’s not 1800km from Amsterdam.

By: Thomas Meyers

Thomas Meyers — Thu, 19 Feb 2009 22:01:32 +0000

Correct city! But what’s the name of the museum?

By: frances

frances — Thu, 19 Feb 2009 19:41:16 +0000

Do you mean 1800km from Amsterdam? I’d taking a wild guess, Riga?

By: Eva

Eva — Thu, 19 Feb 2009 19:32:24 +0000

Ok, I’m going to reach way out there and say it’s Stockholm.

By: Thomas Meyers

Thomas Meyers — Thu, 19 Feb 2009 18:55:38 +0000

Hi Angela,

Closer… but still 1,800 km away by car! (Hint!)