Riga Art Nouveau Museum
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Riga Art Nouveau Museum was opened on April 23rd, 2009. It is located in the apartment where the outstanding Latvian architect Konstantins Peksens (1859 – 1928) lived until 1907.
The building was constructed in 1903 as K. Peksens' private house. The project for it is the work of K. Peksens himself together with Eizens Laube, then a student of architecture. The building is notable for its extremely powerful dimensions and expressive silhouette. The ornamental reliefs, craftily incorporated in the architectonic shape, feature stylized motifs from the local flora and fauna – fir needles and cones and squirrels. The building has a spiral staircase with ornamental ceiling paintings, quite possibly sketched by the prominent Latvian artist Janis Rozentals. This Art Nouveau staircase is among the most impressive not only in Riga but also the whole of Europe.
Sitting room A sitting room is the central presentation space of an apartment where hosts receive gu...
The authentic interior of 1903 has been renovated in the museum. The current display of the museum sh...
Fireplace room The fireplace room is situated in the representative part of the apartment. It is a pl...
Kitchen and maid chamber are located separately from the residential area and has access to the back ...
Famous historic dance studio “Petit Trianon” from St.-Petersburg has presented a one-of-a-kind perfor...
