The Second International Conference "Holocaust Museums and Memorial Places in Post-communist Countries: Challenges and Opportunities" will take place on May 27-28, 2013 in Riga, Latvian Academy of Sciences (the 3rd floor). The conference will emphasize importance of the Holocaust remembrance in small European countries with ...

Memorial event "March for Life" will take place in Riga on June 30, 2013 in memory of killed Jews - citizens of Latvia and Europe. Start on Old Jewish cemetery, Liksnas Str. 2/4 at 10:45. After that we will walk through the Riga Ghetto area to the Great Choral synagogue ...

Dear visitors of the Museum! Part of the Museum exhibition is temporarily closed due to reconstruction, however rest of the Museum is waiting for you. Welcome! We offer you to watch the Museum presentation.

 International conference "Holocaust museums and memorial places in post-communist countries challenges and opportunities" takes place on June 04-05, 2012 in Riga. The conference emphasizes importance of the Holocaust remembrance in small European countries with overlapping memories. It will also focus on ...

On September 21, 2011 we celebrate first birthday of Riga Ghetto and Latvian Holocaust museum. About 4 000 visitors attended the museum this year. Amongst them were President of Latvia Andris Berzinsh, minister of culture Sarmite Elerte, Riga mayor Nil Ushakov and vice-mayor Andris Ameriks, Special Envoy for Holocaust Issues ...