The Order of Three Stars

On October 17, 2022, the President of Latvia, Egils Levits, and the Orders Chapter decided to award the Order of Three Stars and appoint Dr. art. Aija Brasliņa, the Head of the Collections and Scientific Research Department and the curator of the painting collection at the Latvian National Museum of Art, as an officer of the Order of Three Stars for her exceptional merits for the benefit of the Latvian state.

On November 18, in a festive atmosphere at the Riga Castle, President Egils Levits presented the highest state awards of Latvia – the Order of Three Stars, the Order of Viesturs, and the Cross of Recognition – to 90 representatives of society.

For her contributions to culture and her outstanding work in the research and promotion of Latvian visual arts, Dr. art. Aija Brasliņa, the Head of our Collections and Scientific Research Department, was awarded the Order of Three Stars and appointed as an officer of the Order of Three Stars.

It is an honor to serve Latvia's art classics! I sincerely thank everyone, all well-wishers, for their kind words and recognition!

said Aija Brasliņa.

The Order of Three Stars, the highest state decoration, was established in 1924 to commemorate the formation of the Latvian state and was reintroduced in 1994. Its motto is Per aspera ad astra – Through hardships to the stars.

The Order of Three Stars is awarded for exceptional merits to the benefit of the homeland. Merits for which the Order of Three Stars is granted can manifest in work in the state, local government, public, cultural, educational, scientific, sports, or economic fields.

Meritorious service includes both individual outstanding work and long-term, exemplary, and successful activity, as well as special merits during the period of the restoration of Latvia's independence or the further consolidation of the state.