Rīgas Ļeņina muzejs

The museum displays photographs, documents, and personal items connected to Lenin's presence and influence in Latvia during the early 20th century.

The institution opened in 1961 to mark the centenary of Lenin's birth and contained exhibitions about the Latvian Red Sharpshooters movement.

The museum collection includes 25,000 items depicting daily life, political changes, and social movements during the Soviet period in Latvia.

The building provides guided tours in multiple languages and contains educational resources about Latvia's complex relationship with Soviet history.

The structure transformed into the Museum of the Occupation of Latvia in 1993, focusing on both Soviet and German occupations from 1940 to 1991.

Location: Riga

Inception: 1961

Address: Cēsu iela 17, Rīga LV-1012, Latvija

GPS coordinates: 56.96500,24.13917

Latest update: March 15, 2025 04:41