Visual Guide of Art Museum

Welcome to Art Museum RIGA BOURSE!

The Art Museum RIGA BOURSE is an architectural monument of national importance. The museum's permanent display consists of Riga’s foreign art collections, which were accumulated over the centuries and now are part of the collection of the Latvian National Museum of Art.

Planning the Museum Visit

Opening hours

Prices of admission.

Booking a museum visit is not necessary.

To book a guided tour, please get in touch with us in advance: 
Ph: (+371) 25 732 122 
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Foot traffic can be higher during the first and closing weeks of the exhibitions. The lowest visitor flow usually is on weekdays after 15.00 and weekends before 11.00.

How to get here

The museum is located at Doma Square 6, Riga.  

Information on how to get to the museum.

Entrance to the Musuem

The museum has two entrance doors.

On the side of the Doma Square, there is a main entrance door at street level without a step (the road to the entrance door is paved in cobblestones).

On the side of Mazas Pils Street, there is a second entrance door at street level without a step (the road to the entrance door is paved in cobblestones).

Both entrances have glass doors.

Museum Staff 

Visitors can meet the following employees in the museum:

• Cashier
  
  Museum entrance and event tickets can be purchased at the cashier.

• Museum attendant
  
  The museum attendant can be recognized by his dark blue jacket with the museum logo.
  
  The museum attendant may ask visitors to show their museum entrance ticket. The museum attendant can be approached to ask questions related to the museum visit.

• Volunteer
  
  The volunteer has a white card pinned to the clothing. It has the volunteer's name and the Art Museums Volunteer Program logo on it.
  
  A volunteer can be approached to ask questions related to museum visit.

• Security guard
  
  The security guard can be recognized by his light blue shirt and black pants.
  
  The security guard takes care of the safety of the visitors and the artworks.

Cloakroom

Outerwear, backpacks, umbrellas and other large items should be left in the cloakroom before visiting the museum.

The cloakroom and lockers are located on the 0th floor of the museum. They can be reached by elevator or stairs (22 steps). The use of lockers is free.

If you need help using the cloakroom or lockers, please contact the cloakroom attendant.

Toilets 

Toilets in the museum are located on the ground floor, 1st, 3^rd and 4th floors.

Toilets for people with mobility impairments are located on the 0th floor of the museum - near the cloakroom.

Ticket desk

Entrance tickets can be purchased:

• at the museum box office (1st floor),
• remotely in the mobile app "Mobilly".

Sometimes there can be a line at the cash register. 

If the visitor is entitled to a discount or free entry to the museum, the cashier will ask for proof of status.

Information about free admission.

The ticket office issues an entrance ticket and a sticker that must be affixed to the clothing in a visible place.

We invite you to keep the entrance ticket until the end of the visit to the museum.

Museum attendants may ask you to show your museum ticket again.

Museum Rules 

To keep the artworks safe, the following are prohibited in the museum:

  Touch works of art with your hands;

      Take pictures with flash;

Eat in the exposition and exhibition halls;

  Drink in the exposition and exhibition halls;

  Enter with animals;

 You can move around the museum with a baby carriage or a wheelchair;

 The museum can be visited with a service dog.

A free WIFI network is available in the museum: "Tet-free", without a password.

We invite you to experience art and museum peacefully - observing, listening and taking your time. Please do not disturb other visitors of the museum - do not run, do not make noise and talk quietly!

Moving around  

Floor plans are posted in several places in the museum. They help to navigate the premises.

In the museum, it is possible to take portable chairs and a wheelchair for use in the museum premises.

All exhibitions and exhibition halls are accessible to visitors with mobility impairments and prams using stairs, a lift and a ramp.

1st Floor

The atrium on the 1st floor can be more crowded and louder because there:

• visitors gather before museum events,
• there is an Information point/cash desk.

At the checkout you can:

• ask questions about visiting the museum,
• get information about the educational programs taking place in the museum.

Museum Exposition and Exhibition Halls

The museum has several exhibition and exhibition halls, such as:

• Halls of the 4^th floor display Western European painting and applied art from the 17th to the 19th century;

• Halls of the 3^rd floor display a collection of Asian art;

• 1^st floor exhibition halls are for changing expositions.

The permanent exhibition is located on the 3rd and 4th floors.

Benches are available in the exhibition halls and lobbies.

The museum regularly changes exhibitions, so some rooms may be closed.

A warning sign will be placed at the entrance of exhibit halls if works of art contain scenes of violence or bright light effects, flashes, smoke, or loud and sudden noises.

Recommended

The largest exhibit of the museum is in the atrium, on the 1st floor - the gondola - which can be viewed both from below and when riding the glass elevator.

On the 4th floor of the museum is the Small Salon with a view of Dom Square.

Events in the Museum

The museum often hosts various events for children, adults and seniors.

We invite you to check the calendar of events for the given day, if you want to get to know the museum at a quieter moment.

Closing Notice

Before the museum closes (15 minutes before), audio announcements in Latvian and English inform visitors of the gradual closing of exhibition halls.

Emergency Situations

In case of an emergency, an audio announcement is played in the museum.

Keeping calm, visitors should leave the museum without delay according to the evacuation plans and the instructions of the museum staff.

More information about accessibility in the museum.

We will see you soon at Art Museum RIGA BOURSE! 

Photo: Agnese Tauriņa, Nikola Rundāne, Anete Brakša, Kristiāna Zelča