KNOWLEDGE WORTH FINDING
Our cultural heritage, stories and people are brought together in the Digital Library
KNOWLEDGE WORTH FINDING
Our cultural heritage, stories and people are brought together in the Digital Library
A collection of glass sheets of Strenču photo workshop
The Latvian Museum of Photography has a collection of 13,000 pieces of glass plates from the Strenču Photo Workshop. The digital collection includes a little more than 9,000 items. The photographs depict the life of Strenči and its surroundings from the 1920s to the 1950s. Photographers Dāvis Spunde, Jānis Ziemeļnieks, his sister Paulīne Kraukle and brother Konrāds Krauklis worked in the photo workshop.
Industrial heritage collection
The history of industry in Latvia dates back to the 17th century when manufacturing and shipbuilding flourished in the Duchy of Courland. By the 19th century, Riga was already an important industrial centre of Eastern Europe and the whole Russian Empire. The digital collection contains information on more than 100 former and current Latvian factories.
Nacionālā muzeju krājuma kopkatalogs (NMKK)
NMKK ir visu Latvijas akreditēto muzeju krājuma priekšmetu katalogs. Kopumā Latvijas muzejos glabājas vairāk nekā 5,9 miljoni muzeja priekšmetu. Tikai apmēram 5% no šī krājuma ir apskatāmi pastāvīgajās ekspozīcijās
Collections
Ticket, please!
To date, paper tickets have been a testimony of their time, granting a person the right to enter a certain place or event. They not only allow access to a specific place, but also serve as proof of payment. Nowadays, tickets are more commonly available in digital form. The collection includes tickets to concerts, sporting events, museums, theatres, exhibitions, and also for public transport and lottery tickets.
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Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty recordings
The recordings included date mostly from 1970s to 1990s. They cover both the political events and changes of the late 20th century in Latvia and worldwide, and cultural and social developments in the Latvian diaspora, as well as other topics. The collection also contains interviews with prominent cultural and political figures. The part of the collection created by the National Library of Latvia consists of more than 200 records. Accessible freely on the web.
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World Federation of Free Latvians archives
The collection contains the rules and regulations of the World Federation of Free Latvians (WFFL) and subsequent amendments from the founding of the organisation in the 1950s up to the present day, reflecting the development of the organisation's activities. The collection also includes photographs of WFFL Board meetings from 2003 to the present, as well as photographs of current events in 2023.
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Industrial Heritage
The collection was created via cooperation of a wide range of cultural and memory institutions storing evidence of Latvia's industrial heritage. It contains information on more than 100 Latvian enterprises. The content of the collection will be continuously supplemented with new digital items. In a way, the collection is dedicated to the entrepreneurship and the creative talents of Latvians.
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Talsu local history
We are a rich nation, our wealth is our culture, traditions, language, folklore and people. The "Talsu local history" collection stores a wide range of materials that reflect the riches of the Talsu region. The collection includes evidence of the era stored in the libraries of Talsi region and donated by the residents - photographs, manuscripts, audio recordings, video recordings and other unique materials.
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Nonconformist Graphic Art of Latvia during Soviet Era
The collection includes nonconformist graphic art works created during the years of Soviet rule from the National Library of Latvia, Museum of the Occupation of Latvia, Museum of the History of Riga and Navigation, Latvian National Museum of Art, Museum of Latvian Artists’ Union, Latvian War Museum, Cēsis History and Art Museum, as well as the collections of the Latvian State Archives. The majority of the collection consists of works created in detention, exile or in camps. The collection also includes graphic art works where the nonconformism is reflected not just in the biography of the author, but also in the formal solution and the theme of the works. The content of the collection is protected by copyright and may be accessed in the National Library of Latvia.
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LATINFORM kolekcija (1974-1991)
Latvijas telegrāfa aģentūra 1973. gadā tika pārsaukta par LATINFORM. Tā bija pakļauta Latvijas PSR Ministru Padomei un bija Padomju Savienības ziņu aģentūras TASS filiāle. 1990. gadā tika atjaunots vēsturiskais LETA nosaukums. LETA preses foto nodaļa darbojas kopš 1931. gada. No 1973.līdz 1990. gadam tā ir LATINFORM Fotoinformācijas galvenā redakcija, kas dokumentē kultūras, sociālus, politiskus u.c. notikumus, sagatavo vizuālos materiālus ziņu aģentūras vajadzībām. LNB glabājas LATINFORM foto materiāli par periodu 1974.-1991. gadam, kopā aptuveni 2500 vienību, kas sastāv no aploksnēs ievietotām fotogrāfijām un aplokšņu aprakstiem.
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Collection of Ephemera of the National Library of Latvia
Ephemera are publications with a small number of pages. The collection includes different types of ephemera of an extensive thematic spectre, such as Song Festival programs, cinema and theatre repertoire posters, various product catalogues, and booklets.
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4178Peridika.lv papildināta ar žurnālu "Precību Vēstnesis"
Rīgā 1910.g. janvārī iznāca žurnāla "Precību Vēstnesis" pirmais numurs, iezīmējot jaunu lappusi latviešu preses vēsturē
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Digital collections, exhibitions and other valuable resources by Latvian culture and memory institutions
Digital collection
Latgale in song
magnificent Latgale Song Festival held in 2010, which marked a new page in the history of song festivals. On the Daugavpils Stropi stage, the song once again resounded, proving once again that even in the age of globalization there is a place for the people's soul's prayer for eternity.
Other
Womage
The website is dedicated to the contribution of women to Latvian culture and society. It offers biographical descriptions and photographs of women: public and cultural figures, politicians, writers, artists, actresses, teachers, doctors, and other professionals whose active career dates back to the period from 1870 to 1940.
Digital collection
Dinaburg Fortress
"Dinaburg Fortress" contains extensive information about the history of the construction of the fortress, persons associated with this object, a rich photo gallery. The electronic resource was created in cooperation with the Daugavpils Regional Research and Art Museum and the Daugavpils Zonal State Archive.
Other
eMuseum
Digital resource collection of the National History Museum of Latvia
Virtual exhibition
Alūksne bird farm
Alūksnes bird farm is one of the largest and most important companies in the region. It can be proud of a rich history which was compiled by the Alūksne city library, the Alūksne museum and the Alūksne zonal archive.
Digital collection
Map collection
The collection includes several thousand maps issued from the early 17th century to the present day. The collection allows browsing, searching, and selecting maps, looking up place names and addresses, measuring areas and distances, and comparing historical cartographic data with modern data.
Virtual exhibition
Dzimtbūšanas atcelšana Kurzemē un Vidzemē
Izstāde piedāvā ielūkoties brīvlaišanas likumu izstrādes un to ieviešanas procesos, 19.gs tiesu sistēmā, kā arī pārmaiņās, ko ieviesa brīvlaišanas likumu pieņemšana.
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