About Riga Art Nouveau Centre
The museum Riga Art Nouveau Centre is the only museum in the Baltic States dedicated to the Art Nouveau heritage.
The building of museum at Alberta iela 12 was built in 1903 as a private house of the famous Latvian architect Konstantīns Pēkšēns who designed it together with Eižens Laube.
The façade of the monumental building boasts ornamental reliefs with stylized motifs of plants and animals occurring in Latvia.
They have also been used in the interior design. The impressive spiral staircase is one of the most magnificent masterpieces not only in Riga, but also in Europe.
The museum features an authentic interior of an Art Nouveau apartment and a modern digital exposition. The interior has fully captured the essence of Art Nouveau starting with the layout of rooms, original wall paintings, and plafonds and ending with furnishings. The interior displays furniture, tableware, artwork, clocks, clothing, embroidery, and other items used in Riga
A modern and interactive digital exposition tells about the magnificent Art Nouveau architecture, design and art of Riga and the everyday life of Rigans in the early 20th century. Here everyone can furnish their Art Nouveau house, watch a film or have their picture taken in the interior of a specially designed photo studio.
Welcome to the Art Nouveau apartment!
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