Riga has a great art nouveau museum, situated in one of the architect's houses, on one of its more formidable art nouveau streets. Its chief draw, apart from providing a wealth of information concerning the movement in Riga, is its furnishings, all of which are from the period. They are not specific to the house, however, but gathered from various places. In the Russian occupation, art nouveau would have been considered the height of decadence (definitely!) and certainly not prized. I'll just let the pix speak for themselves. The museum has a great website, too, replete with said information, its own narrative tour of the house, and also includes several different walking tours of the city's art nouveau districts. And the 30 minute or so video on Riga art nouveau, shown in the basement, is a must-see. Pretty much everything in English, too.
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The museum is on the lowest two floors of this building, on Alberta
iela (street); it was designed by Konstantins Peksens, one of the
leading architects |
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| The dress-up room |
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| Love these juxtapostions |
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| The building's very impressive central staircase |
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Love the piano and the game table and lots of other things.
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