On April 18, a new exhibition dedicated to the resistance movement "National Guard/Nacionālā sardze" and its leader Jūlijs Bračs will open at the Occupation museum's branch in the former KGB building ('Corner House'), Latvian Radio reports.
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Ukrainian musician Oksana Nikitiuk, who has been away from her homeland for two years, calls music, the friends she has made in Latvia and like-minded people her sources of strength. Latvian Radio spoke to the accomplished artist February 23 about her life and music in Latvia.
There was sad news January 24 with confirmation of the death of animator Māris Putniņš.
As of November 10, in the Likteņdārzs park in Koknese, a performance of the Latvian epic poem 'Lāčplēsis' (The Bear Slayer) will be displayed as an installation of light, music, actor voices, and the overall atmosphere of the garden, Latvian Radio reports.
American Latvian Ieva Auziņa-Sentivanī has been adapting Latvian folksongs – dainas – into English for years now. Another translated volume, the third, will join the first two on October 20, Latvian Radio reports.
For the seventh year in Latvia, the Ukrainian community will mark Vyshyvanka Day on May 18, Latvian Radio reported.
Russia's attack on Ukraine has topicalized refugee issues in Latvia once again. In the past, many Latvians were also forced to flee their homes due to hostilities. The exhibition "Refugee Paths" opened in March displays items Latvians had taken with them when fleeing and tells the stories of Latvian refugees from 1944 onward, Latvian Radio reported on March 25.
A new, large-scale exhibition tells the story of currency in the Baltic states.
Residents of two adjacent buildings on Krišjāņa Valdemāra Street were promptly evacuated on Saturday due to cracks in the walls. The buildings were declared hazardous and the street closed. The residents are confused about the suddenness of the evacuation as the cracks have been there for years, Latvian Radio and Latvian Television reported on February 19.
Latvia's musical heritage is broad, and on February 2-3 one of the country's more unexpected major musical figures will be celebrated at a conference held at the Jāzeps Vītols Latvian Academy of Music.
An eagerly-anticipated new historical exhibition opens to the public January 30, and its subject is one that always sparks fierce debate among Latvians: Kārlis Ulmanis.
In a month's time, the Latvian National Ballet will turn one hundred years old, with a grand concert planned to mark the anniversary at the Opera House.
As of January 13, two large-format photo exhibitions are displayed in the urban environment of Riga, dedicated to commemorating the barricades of 1991.
On November 16, Dirty Deal Teatro will premiere the "Sēņošanas čempionāts 2021" (Mushrooming championship 2021) play centering around the mushroom world so dear to Latvians, Latvian Radio reported.
Cultural events are gradually resuming. The new safety rules bring new challenges to the organizers and spectators of events, but sometimes they also create unpleasant surprises that overshadow the whole process, Latvian Radio reported July 6.
Between Thursday, June 10, and Sunday, June 13, pilot projects will take place in four cultural venues aimed at trying in practice different scenarios for the safest possible visit to cultural events, Latvian Radio reported.
On April 6, an exhibition by Latvian photographer Andris Zēgners opened in Tokyo, Bunkyo University, Latvian Radio reported April 13.
Photographer Jānis Deinats in cooperation with the Latvian Association of Event Venues has captured the cultural venues - concert halls, theaters, museums - emptied by the constraints of the pandemic, Latvian Radio reported March 23.
In January 1991, when the Baltic states were caught in crossfire between the Soviet Union and the independence fighters, a crucial role was played by foreign media. LSM spoke to some of the media representatives at the time who helped foreign journalists acquire the information.
Starting today, there is limited store activity on weekends and holidays. Only certain groups of products can be purchased. Latvian Radio and Latvian Television looked at the situation at stores on the first day, December 5.
Next week, mandatory use of face masks in public transportation should be resumed, Minister of Health Ilze Viņķele told Latvian Radio October 2.
Last week the Culture Ministers of the three Baltic States met in Vilnius and decided on the translation and publication of the Baltic Assembly Prize for Literature award-winning works in all three Baltic languages, Latvian Radio reported July 29.
Only about 18% of Latvia's population believe they have some influence on what the Saeima and the government do, according to a survey conducted by the research centre SKDS, Latvian Radio reported on July 7.
Different sector leaders have come together to create a united Latvian image-promotion trademark "Born In Latvia", Latvian Radio reported on July 5.
Three large files with documents from the Committee for State Security (KGB) have been found on private property in Vidzeme region, Latvian Radio reported on July 1.
After three months of silence, on Saturday, June 6, Riga Dome will open its doors with the event Musical Evening Walk in Riga Cathedral, Latvian Radio reported on June 4.
Artist Anete Melece's book "Kiosks" ("The Kiosk") has won more acclaim, being ranked on a list of top 100 new picture books in the world.
An opinion piece penned by Dainis Īvāns and Artūrs Snips, titled On the Fate of River Daugava, swayed public opinion so thoroughly that it led to cancelling the plan to build the Daugavpils Hydroelectric power plant, on which millions had been spent already.
May 4 this year will mark the 30th anniversary of the Supreme Council vote to reinstate Latvia's independence. A Latvian Radio strand looks back at the way the popular Avots (Source) magazine, which also published the first Latvian translations of many Western classics, contributed to the prevailing mood of the National Awakening.
Andra Neiburga, a literary icon who was able to put humane feeling into literature touching upon the turbulence of the 1990s, passed away on March 2, reported LSM's Latvian-language service.
The Culture House of the Aizkraukle parish, central Latvia, has unveiled the largest exhibition on the Soviet era in the Baltics. Spanning three stories, it covers all the areas of Soviet life. Curators of the Padomju gadi (Soviet Years) exhibition stress that life went on during the Soviet era despite all the bleakness and pain.
On September 24 Pope Francis will visit Latvia, and the visit will also mark 25 years since the visit of Pope John Paul II, who went to Rīga and Aglona during his stay. The first people to greet him were priests as well as young people and children dressed in surplices and folk costumes.