6. September, 2024 till 8. September, 2024
From 6th to 8th of September, the European Cultural Heritage Days will be celebrated in Latvia and elsewhere in Europe, the theme of which this year is accessibility and safety of cultural heritage. The focus is on three main directions: public accessibility of cultural heritage, access to cultural heritage for people with functional disabilities, and safety, which also includes public responsibility and knowledge about the preservation of cultural values.
Bauska Castle Museum
6.09. / 17.00 free tour and exhibition "Future development projects of the BauskCastle complex" accompanied by a guide
Meeting place - courtyard of Bauska Castle. A free excursion in the renovated premises of the Bauska Castle Museum
6.-8.09. / 9.00 - 19.00 free video film and exhibition
Video film demonstration about the restoration of Bauska Palace and free exhibition: "Future projects of the development of the Bauska Palace complex".
Rundale Palace Museum
7.09. at 11.30 an open tour "For Duke Peter - 300" - Rundāle Palace Museum invites you
Everyone is invited to take a tour of the museum's main exhibition, accompanied by curator of educational programs Ieva Jostmanes and researcher Anita Bisteres, paying special attention to items related to Duke Peter and his family.
To participate in the tour, you will need to purchase a ticket at the museum's ticket office for viewing the museum's main exhibition.
On 8th of September at 11:30 an open tour of the exhibition "Horses and riding in the Duchy of Kurzeme-Zemgale" will take place accompanied by museum historian Gundega Plūdums
The six spatial "stations" included in the exhibition provide interesting facts about stables and mares, about how many employees worked in the duke's large stables in Jelgava, what the stables were like in the time of dukes Ernst Johan and Peter, what breed of horses the duke owned. Participation in the tour is free.
Apply in advance by writing to e-mail pr@rundale.net or by calling +371 25421366 during working hours (8.00-17.00); +371 28288273.
We remind you that the museum is accessible to persons with functional disabilities.
Gathering before the tour - in the lobby of the first floor of the castle near the ticket control.
As part of the European Cultural Heritage Day 2024, the French and Belgian vocal-instrumental chamber music concert POEM OF LOVE AND THE SEA will take place in Rundāle Palace
More information about the concert HERE