Latgale Culture and History Museum
The Latgale Culture and History Museum (Latvian: Latgales Kultūrvēstures Muzejs) in Rēzekne, Latvia, is a history museum with a large collection of items, including Latgalian ceramics.[2] It receives about 31,000 visitors per year.[1]
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| Established | 1959 |
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| Coordinates | 56°30′27″N 27°19′55″E |
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| Collection size | 70,000 |
| Visitors | 31,244 (2018)[1] |
| Website | Latgales Kultūrvēstures Muzejs |
History
Latgale Culture and History Museum was founded in 1959 as a branch of Ludza Local History Museum. In 1960, it was renamed to Rēzekne Local History Museum, but the current name to museum was given in 1990.[3] It was created with the aim of showcasing and promoting the Latgalian history, art and culture.[4]
Collection
Museum has a collection of Latgalian ceramics. This collection includes 2000 ceramic wares, made by the Latgalian ceramicists, such as Andrejs Paulāns, Polikarps Čerņavskis, Polikarps Vilcāns, Jānis Backāns, Ādams Kāpostiņš and others. This is the biggest collection of Latgalian ceramics in the world.[2] In 2014, 500 of those ceramic wares were part of the museum's exhibition The wonder created by clay and fire transformations.[5]
There are 28,000 pieces of Latgalian literature available in the collection of museum.[6]
References
- "Pērn apmeklētākais muzejs Latvijā bijis Turaidas muzejrezervāts". lsm.lv. Retrieved 2019-05-14.
- "Latgales Kultūrvēstures muzejs - Latvijas Muzeju biedrība". muzeji.lv. Retrieved 2021-02-26.
- "Latgales Kultūrvēstures muzejs". rezekne.lv. Retrieved 2021-02-26.
- "Kultūras Dati. Latgales Kultūrvēstures muzejs". kulturasdati.lv. Retrieved 2021-02-26.
- "Ceramics collection - LCHM". futureofmuseums.eu. Retrieved 2014-07-15.
- "Muzeju ekspedīcija. Latgales Kultūrvēstures muzejs". muzeologija.lv. Retrieved 2011-01-19.