Google Arts & Culture
Google has partnered with museums around the world, including in Rīga, to bring you their exhibits in various online formats. Their site allows you to browse exhibits from the Fashion Museum, Museum of Decorative Arts and Design, Latvian National Museum of Art, the RIGA BOURSE art museum and others on your computer or tablet. Simply click on the stories to start your virtual tour.
Riga Art Nouveau Centre
The Riga Art Nouveau Centre is the only museum in the Baltics dedicated solely to architecture that has earned Rīga an inscription on the UNESCO World Heritage List. The museum's website is a treasure trove of information, featuring interactive maps showing building locations, architect biographies, object photos and video. There's plenty of material for you to plan your own architectural tour for after the pandemic has subsided.
KGB Building
This virtual tour takes you inside the former KGB headquarters in Rīga - a building known as the Corner House. The tour features a short introductory video, then brings you 360 degree views of 18 areas of the building. The images allow you to both zoom in and click on information text bubbles, so you can find out more about the conditions and people who were detained and imprisoned in the gloomy building during the 50-year Russian occupation.
