Museum of the Occupation of Latvia

Museum of the Occupation of Latvia
Latvijas Okupācijas muzejs
Museum of the Occupation main building
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Established1993
LocationLatviešu strēlnieku laukums 1, Rīga (main)
Raiņa bulvāris 7, Rīga, Latvia (temporary location 2012–2022)
TypeHistory museum, Memorial museum
Collection size60,000
DirectorSolvita Vība
OwnerOccupation Museum Association
Websiteokupacijasmuzejs.lv/en Edit this at Wikidata

The Museum of the Occupation of Latvia (Latvian: Latvijas Okupācijas muzejs) is a museum and historic educational institution located in Riga, Latvia. It was established in 1993 to exhibit artifacts, archive documents, and educate the public about the 51-year period in the 20th century when Latvia was successively occupied by the USSR in 1940–1941, then by Nazi Germany in 1941–1944, and then again by the USSR in 1944–1991.[1] Official programs for visits to Latvia of top level representatives of other countries normally include a visit to the Museum of the Occupation.[2]

The institution also operates an exhibition in the Corner House - the former KGB headquarters in Riga.

After 10 years of reconstruction work, a new permanent exhibition was opened to the public on June 1, 2022.[3][4] A day before the exhibition was attended by the President of Latvia, Egils Levits, and the Minister of Culture, Nauris Puntulis.

  1. ^ "Permanent exhibition". The Museum of the Occupation of Latvia (in Latvian). Retrieved 17 March 2018.
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference About Us, Collections was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ "Labirints Latvijas sarežģītajā vēsturē. Reportāža no jaunās Okupācijas muzeja ekspozīcijas" (in Latvian). Latvijas Sabiedriskais medijs. 2022-06-01. Retrieved 2022-07-01.
  4. ^ "Grand reopening of Latvia's Occupation Museum on May 30". eng.lsm.lv. 2022-05-27. Retrieved 2022-07-01.