Riga Castle Museum Opens Doors After Half-Year Hiding with 12,500-Year-Old Things
Riga Castle Museum finally reveals what they've been doing for half a year — putting history in chronological order, as if that were something revolutionary.
The National History Museum at Riga Castle has triumphantly announced that after seven months of closure, they are finally ready to receive visitors with the exhibition "Streaming Time." This is about as surprising as news that you can observe storms at the North Pier — technical information transformed into a sensation.
Museum staff proudly tell us they've divided 12,500 years of history into nine themes, starting with "Creative People" and ending with "Return to Europe." This chronological marvel is spread across 620 square meters, which is roughly the same area needed to find one free parking space in central Riga.
"The exhibition encourages seeking answers to questions about identity and belonging," explains museum representative Mengelsone. She's probably never been to the North Pier during a storm — there these questions resolve themselves: you belong to those who aren't smart enough to stay home.
Interestingly, the museum mentions a "winding river of time," which makes one wonder if they've been trying to copy Lake Liepāja's meandering. True, our lake does it naturally, not for state money across 620 square meters. And at least you can walk around ours without an entrance fee.
The museum shop will have a catalog available in Latvian and English, which is a very practical solution for tourists who want to learn about Latvia's history without leaving the city center's microclimate. Though honestly speaking, real understanding of history only comes when you've stood at the North Pier in January wind and understood why our ancestors were so resilient.
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