Museum of Decorative Arts and Design

10 Skārņu iela, Riga, LV-1050, Latvia
Autumn collage in brown tones
18.09.2024. - 01.12.2024.
Museum of Decorative Arts and Design
The third pop-up exhibition in the series for MDAD’s 35th anniversary
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Interactive experience "Rīgas audums" Interactive experience "Rīgas audums" Museum of Decorative Arts and Design

Interactive experience "Rīgas audums"

Hundreds of “Rīgas audums” printed fabric patterns give us an idea about the fashion, leading art styles, technological development of the time, and tell us about textile artists’ creativeness.
Exhibition Design Process Exhibition Design Process Museum of Decorative Arts and Design

Exhibition Design Process

Exhibition Design Process on the 3rd floor of the museum tells the story of Latvian design in the period from the 1960s until nowadays.
Exhibition Classical Values Exhibition Classical Values Museum of Decorative Arts and Design

Exhibition Classical Values

Exhibition Classical Values on the 2nd floor of the museum tells the story of Latvian decorative applied arts in the period from the end of the 19th century until the 1960s.
Collections and art stories Collections and art stories
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Museum of Decorative Arts and Design

Google Arts & Culture:
Collections and art stories

Get to know the brightest works of art of the Museum of Decorative Arts and Design and their stories, learning about their details, history and importance in the art world.
Exhibition Classical Values Exhibition Classical Values Museum of Decorative Arts and Design

Audio guide:
Exhibition Classical Values

Exhibition Classical Values on the 2nd floor of the museum tells the story of Latvian decorative applied arts in the period from the end of the 19th century until the 1960s.
Guided Tour in the Museum Guided Tour in the Museum Museum of Decorative Arts and Design

Guided Tour in the Museum

Get to know the extensive permanent exhibition, the historical building and the current exhibitions of the Museum of Decorative Arts and Design! The guided tour uncovers stories from the history of Latvian design, a variety of artistic styles and the processes in design's development. The thematic highlights and format of the activity can be adapted to the needs and interests of different audiences.
Woodblock Printing Workshop Woodblock Printing Workshop Museum of Decorative Arts and Design

Woodblock Printing Workshop

Woodblock printing workshop is a practical activity aimed at getting to know the ancient textile printing technique and its widespread use in textile design under the guidance of a textile artist.
Madernieks' Atelier Madernieks' Atelier Museum of Decorative Arts and Design

Activity Zone:
Madernieks' Atelier

The Museum of Decorative Arts and Design presents Madernieks' Atelier, an activity zone where big and small are invited to independently engage in gluing, drawing, arranging letters and creating their own ornaments.
Design Studio for Children Design Studio for Children Museum of Decorative Arts and Design

Design Studio for Children

Design Studio for Children is a place where, through play, you can try out your abilities in ceramics, kinetics, poster design and weaving, feel the differences between materials used in design and discover the stories presented by the interactive loudspeaker, Babbit. The activity zone has earned acclaim among professionals, receiving the Latvian Annual Design Award 2023 in the category Service Design.
Workshop Workshop Museum of Decorative Arts and Design

Madarošana:
Workshop

Textile printing workshop Madarošana is a creative introduction to one of the main printing techniques in textile art – the screenprint.

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