The museum Riga Art Nouveau Centre is the only museum in the Baltic States dedicated to the Art Nouveau heritage. The building of the museum at Alberta iela 12 was built in 1903 as a private house of the famous Latvian architect Konstantīns Pēkšēns ...
In 1997, Riga was inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List, particularly emphasising its Art Nouveau architecture. Professor Jānis Krastiņš from Riga Technical University was the first who came up with an idea of establishing a museum in Riga. Arc...
The museum collection consists of Art Nouveau objects manufactured or used in Riga and in the territory of Latvia in the early 20th century. Among the collected object there are furniture, items of interior design and applied arts, clothing and acc...
The Project, built upon the results of past European and international projects, proposes to explore the active role of Art Nouveau today and to reinvent itself in the light of sustainable development.
The Association of Culture Institutions of Riga
The Art Nouveau European Route is a non-profit association of local governments and non-governmental institutions that have joined together in a collective commitment to develop useful and efficient mechanisms for the international promotion and protection of Art Nouveau heritage.
In 1999, following an idea mooted by the Brussels Region Department of Historic Sites and Monuments, a large group of institutions from various European cities with a rich Art Nouveau heritage - from Helsinki to Barcelona...
