Dear visitors, please be informed that exhibition halls of Madona Local History and Art Museum will be closed to visitors from 25.07.2022 - 31.12.2022 due to implementation of the Environmental Accessibility Project. We will afterwards welcome you in renovated and more accessible premises.
Meanwhile you can find us here:
Meanwhile you can find us here:
- Storage of ethnographic and household articles in Sarkaņi Parish
- Haralds Mednis Cultural Education Center “Dziesmusvētku skola”
- We will also visit schools offering educational classes, or meet you online or at events organized by the museum in other premises.
- website of the museum www.madonasmuzejs.lv
- social networks at Facebook (muzejsmadona) and Instagram (muzejsmadona)
About the museum
Established in 1944. The museum collects, stores and exhibits materials about history, culture and art of Madona City and Region. Former Biržu Manor barn was restored, and spacious art exhibition halls (Skolas Street 10a) were added in 1984. There is a permanent exhibition about archaeology of the region. The most extensive finds of the Middle and Early Stone Age in Latvia come from the area of Lake Lubāns in the east of Madona Region. The museum hosts various thematic and art exhibitions, events and lectures on regular basis. The museum offers educational programs for children, pupils and adults. Visitors can use the scientific library of the museum. Tours around the city and region are available for groups.
Permanent exhibition:
Archaeology of the region
Stone Age settlements on the shores of Lake Lubāns
Iron Age graveyards
Ethnographic and households articles in Sarkaņi
Address:
Exhibition Halls: Skolas iela 10a, Madona, Madonas novads, LV - 4801, phone + 371 648 23844, +371 26102225
Collection: Skolas iela 12, Madona, Madonas novads, LV -4801, phone + 371 648 22480 / +371 648 22491, + 371 648 23138
Storage of ethnographic and households articles: Sarkaņu skola, Sarkaņi, Madonas novads, LV - 4870, phone +371 20221997
Haralds Mednis Cultural Education Center “Dziesmusvētku skola”: “Dzintari”, Prauliena Parish, Madona Region, LV-4825. Phone: +371 26313171 (Gunta Strode), +371 26541110 (Līvija Zepa)
Established in 1944. The museum collects, stores and exhibits materials about history, culture and art of Madona City and Region. Former Biržu Manor barn was restored, and spacious art exhibition halls (Skolas Street 10a) were added in 1984. There is a permanent exhibition about archaeology of the region. The most extensive finds of the Middle and Early Stone Age in Latvia come from the area of Lake Lubāns in the east of Madona Region. The museum hosts various thematic and art exhibitions, events and lectures on regular basis. The museum offers educational programs for children, pupils and adults. Visitors can use the scientific library of the museum. Tours around the city and region are available for groups.
Permanent exhibition:
Archaeology of the region
Stone Age settlements on the shores of Lake Lubāns
Iron Age graveyards
Ethnographic and households articles in Sarkaņi
Address:
Exhibition Halls: Skolas iela 10a, Madona, Madonas novads, LV - 4801, phone + 371 648 23844, +371 26102225
Collection: Skolas iela 12, Madona, Madonas novads, LV -4801, phone + 371 648 22480 / +371 648 22491, + 371 648 23138
Storage of ethnographic and households articles: Sarkaņu skola, Sarkaņi, Madonas novads, LV - 4870, phone +371 20221997
Haralds Mednis Cultural Education Center “Dziesmusvētku skola”: “Dzintari”, Prauliena Parish, Madona Region, LV-4825. Phone: +371 26313171 (Gunta Strode), +371 26541110 (Līvija Zepa)