Recordings of the Latvian Television programme series "Labvakar" (1988-1994)

Autochrome was an early color photography process invented and patented in 1903 by Auguste and Louis Lumière, French photographic equipment manufacturers. The Lumière brothers were also widely known as one of the first short film makers. Autochrome plates were first sold by the Lumière brothers in 1907 and remained the primary color photographic process until the mid-1930s when color film was developed. Eduards Gaiķis is considered the most famous Latvian photographer to use autochromes.

The National Library of Latvia stores photographs of the newspaper Diena and its supplements from 1996 to 2008. Diena, founded in 1990, is one of the largest newspapers in terms of number of subscribers. Diena publishes articles on politics, culture, public, economic, social issues, opinions and other current affairs. Since 1996, the newspaper has been printed in colour which also coincides with the time when it started systematic creation of its photo archive. The extensive donation of SIA...

The collection Brāļu draudzes (rok)raksti (Manuscripts of the Brethren Church) gathers a unique cultural history material of Latvia – a set of texts from the Brethren congregations, the creation of which was influenced by the Herrnhut movement in the 18th century and the first half of the 19th century, and involved several thousand Latvian peasant of Vidzeme. Self-made handwritten books and in some exceptional cases – texts in the form of printed books – are attributed not only to the first...

The National Library of Latvia holds a unique collection of ex-libris of Latvian artists with around 4,000 items from the end of the 19th century to the beginning of the 21st century. The collection provides a comprehensive picture of the stylistic features, aesthetic requirements, and current trends of Latvian ex-libris. Some artists are represented by individual works, while collections for others are so complete that their work can be studied monographically on the basis of this collection....

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...

The postcards in Konrāds Ubāns’ art collection of the National Library of Latvia contain examples from the end of the 19th century and the first half of the 20th century. There are postcards in the typography or photography technique, published both abroad and in Latvia, and obtained both as gifts and as compulsory copies. The digital selection covers a wide range of themes: holiday and congratulatory postcards, illustrations by Latvian artists, scenery of Latvian cities, landscapes, portraits...

The collection includes books, articles printed during the lifetime of Gotthard Friedrich Stender (1714-1796), the founder of Latvian secular writing, as well as preserved manuscripts. The originals of these materials are kept in various repositories of Latvian and foreign libraries, as well as stock of other memory institutions. More information: https://stenders.lndb.lv/

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.

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.

The collection Local History of Gulbene reflects the history, people, cultural history monuments and events of the Gulbene Region from the end of the 19th century to the 1990s. Photographs, postcards, documents tell the story of social and cultural life, the economy and education of that time.

Rainis īstajā vārdā Jānis Pliekšāns - latviešu dzejnieks, dramaturgs, tulkotājs, žurnālists, domātājs, kultūras darbinieks un politiķis. Rakstnieks ar dziļu sakņojumu pasaules kultūrā. Latviešu literārās valodas, kultūras un nacionālās identitātes mērķtiecīgs veidotājs, latviskās pašapziņas stiprinātājs, viens no ietekmīgākajiem sociālisma un nacionālā valstiskuma idejas paudējiem latviešu literatūrā un publicistikā.

The JVLMA Digital Library collection consists of various objects: sheet music manuscripts of Latvian composers, historical photographs and sound recordings, which are stored in the JVLMA Library and the Jāzeps Vītolas memorial room.

The collection of the Riga Circus Archive displays photographs of various troupes, circus and acrobatics performances from the 20th and 21st centuries. The photos are available in the library network.

The Latvian folk costume has significant cultural and historical value. This traditional clothing reflects ethnic identity and regional diversity. The tradition of wearing the Latvian national costume is maintained, and folk costumes are worn on special occasions such as cultural events, national holidays and other important events. It serves as a visual representation of Latvia's cultural heritage and plays an important role in promoting national pride and identity.

The collection of Latvia’s historical sound recordings takes as its basis the production of “Bellaccord Electro” and other companies containing Latvian music or performers, , recorded on 78 rpmdiscs. Created in cooperation with private collectors and museums, it reflects and documents the music scene of Latvia in the first half of the 20th century in a wide variety of genres . . In the collection we can listen to the popular music of the time -- foxtrots, waltzes, polkas, also Latvian and...

The collection consists of ancient maps in the collection of the National Library of Latvia with the territory of Latvia or its historical regions. The complex course of historical development and the geographical position at the intersection of the great European powers explain the fact that the contours of the territory of modern Latvia can be found on the ancient maps of Scandinavia, Germany, Poland, Prussia and Lithuania, as well as Russia. The collection includes atlases and single-sheet...

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...

The collection of foreign artist ex-libris of the National Library of Latvia is a unique range of bookmarks of museum value, including works of Lithuanian, Estonian, Russian, Belgian, American, Canadian, English, Italian, German, Czech, Hungarian, Chinese artists, as well as from many other countries. The stock mostly consists of collections or parts of collections of ex-libris from James Howard Fraser (1934-2013), Peter Böttger (1936), Andrejs Māris Eizāns (1952), Ināra Sīle, Dmitrijs...

The collection includes transcripts and texts of speeches by the ex-president of Latvia, Vaira Vīķe-Freiberga, which she presented while serving as the Head of State in the period from July 7, 1999 to July 7, 2007.

The digital collection Jāzeps Vītols is dedicated to the notable Latvian composer, pedagogue, music critic and choir conductor Jāzeps Vītols (1863-1948). The collection includes more than 1,000 different items: photos, letters, published editions, manuscripts, books, sound recordings, video materials, bibliographic indexes, concert programmes, business cards and many other materials related to J. Vītols. The originals of the collection are kept in the stocks of the National Library of Latvia,...

The collection includes calendars, starting with the oldest Latvian calendar (1758) until the calendars issued during restoration of the independence of Latvia, which allows us to follow not only the changing interests of society, but also the needs and beliefs over a longer period of time.

Kolekcijā ir skatāmas visas Latvijas Nacionālās bibliotēkas krājumā digitālā formātā esošās kartes – gan ieskenētās, gan digitāli radītās. Tā ietver Latvijas teritorijas kartes, Latvijā izdotās kartes, kā arī nelielu daļu ārvalstu karšu. Digitālajā kolekcijā ir atrodami arī vairāki desmiti dažādu atlantu, sākot ar 18. gadsimta Baltijas jūras atlantiem līdz mūsdienu digitālajiem atlantiem. Digitalizētas ir lielākā daļa no Latvijas Nacionālās bibliotēkas krājuma Latvijas teritorijas kartēm, kas...

Biedrības “Dramaturgu asociācija” veidotajā kolekcijā “Latviešu dramaturģija” atrodamas gan latviešu dramaturģijas sākotnes laika, gan mūsdienu autoru lugas, kā arī to tulkojumi citās valodās. Kolekcijā iekļautas grāmatās un periodikā publicētās lugas, kā arī iestudētu un lugu konkursos atzinību guvušu lugu manuskripti. Ņemot vērā, ka mūsdienās lugas daudz vairāk iestudē nekā publicē, ir īpaši būtiski saglabāt tās vienkopus digitāli - kā nacionālās kultūras sastāvdaļu. Kolekcijā materiālu...

Latvija glabā daudz un dažādas vērtības, bet katru viensētu, ciemu, pagastu, novadu un valsti, pirmkārt, veidojam mēs paši. Cienot ikviena ieguldījumu mūsu kopējās dzīves vides veidošanā, ar lepnumu piedāvājam iepazīties ar bagāto Kuldīgas novada kultūrvides materiālu krājumu, ko glabā Kuldīgas novada bibliotēkas. Kolekcija ietver daudzpusīgu digitalizēto un digitāli radīto dokumentu kopu, kas atspoguļo Kuldīgas novada vēsturi, attīstību, tā iedzīvotājus un viņu veikumu no 20. gadsimta sākuma...

Eiropas kultūras mantojuma dienas ir starptautisks ikgadējs notikums, kas jau kopš 1995. gada katru septembri notiek arī Latvijā. Notikuma mērķis ir aktualizēt kultūras mantojuma lomu kopīgās Eiropas identitātes kontekstā. Pasākuma norises laikā ik gadu visā valstī durvis ver vērtīgi, sabiedrībai interesanti un iedvesmojoši objekti, atbilstoši tēmai, kuru izvēlējusies Nacionālā kultūras mantojuma pārvalde. Kā pievienotā vērtība, katrai mantojuma dienu tēmai ir ticis veidots ikgadējs izdevums,...

Latvian book culture became one of the cornerstones of the nation, and so the history of the written and printed word in Latvian is an important period for Latvia and Latvians, which we celebrate 500 years after the first book in Latvian was written. The conversations and stories were created as we contemplated how the written word has influenced and shaped us, and about future options for the Latvian language.

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.

Poet and playwright Aspazija (1865–1943) is the brightest personality in Latvian writing in the 1890s. In her works, Aspazija shows a woman of the new era - fiery, proud, independent, someone who wants to create her own life and be faithful to herself and her heart's voice. Raina's spouse.

The Riga City Theatre (1782-1919) created a noteworthy library during its operation storing the materials of works performed in the theatre: sheet music, librettos, volumes of drama works, as well as a small number of documents. The digital collection Rīgas pilsētas teātra notis (Sheet Music of the Riga City Theatre) contains the set of sheet music from the old theatre library. Some of the musical performances of that time are not widely known today - they are not often staged, and the sheet...

Surveys of the National Cultural Monuments Administration

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.

The collection consists of digitized materials from the VHS collectionof the National Library of Latvia, mainly covering the period from the 1970s to the turn of the century. They reflect the political, social and cultural events of diaspora Latvians, such as the song and dance celebrations , festivals , summer camps and Midsummer celebrations, as well as life stories and home archive materials of prominent diaspora personalities . The collection also holds a range of materials from the...

The collection contains digitised CDs from the collection of the National Library of Latvia. These have mostly been published or created in Latvia; foreign CDs are included if they feature works by Latvia's composers or include performers from Latvia . The content predominantly includes music of various genres: choral music, pop music, rock and country music, classical music, operas, operettas, musicals, as well as albums of children's songs. Different centuries are represented here – music...

Collection includes extensive selection of Latvian classical choir songs , as well as recordings of Latvian singers, performances of symphonic and vocal symphonic works, recordings of diaspora song celebrations and concerts. There are alsorecordings of fairy tales and plays, as well as poetry readings, often by the authors themselves. When it comes to the popular music, you can listen to recordings of various Latvian artists and groups, as well as the records of diaspora rock bands and...

The Song Celebration Repository is a digital collection dedicated to the history and traditions of the All-Latvia Song and Dance Celebration from its beginnings to the present day. The collection contains more than 6 000 items from the digitised collections of cultural and memory institutions – images, posters, photographs, publications, celebration-organisation documents, music books, sound recordings, reminiscences and other materials from chief conductors and chief choreographers.

The New Media Culture Centre RIXC carries out projects that combine art, science and state-of art technologies. The main activity of RIXC is related to updating the latest and most important topics in digital art, including innovative experimental projects in art, science and technology both in Latvia and abroad. Various multimedia resources created by RIXC are accessible in the collection. The collection of the New Media Culture Centre RIXC is available in the library network.

Latvian communities outside Latvia have existed for almost 200 years, still preserving the Latvian way of life and culture. Since the beginning of the photo era, these Latvians have captured their journeys outside of Latvia in photographs, which over time have become unique historical evidence not only of the family, but also of the entire Latvian community.

At the beginning of the 20th century, following the agrarian reform Latvians were the main landowners and agriculture became the basis of the entire economy of independent Latvia; the people and society at that time immortalised important life events in glass plate negatives. The collection includes glass plate negatives from the collections of various photographers and cultural heritage institutions.

A journey back in time, looking at the capital city in colour photographs taken between 1960 and 1999

The collection of drawings of the National Library of Latvia is a unique collection of works on paper (drawings, watercolour, gouache, and pastel paintings, collages, etc.) with more than 1,500 items (ca. 850 pieces by foreign artists and ca. 750 by Latvian artists). The largest and most important part of it is the collection of foreign drawings by Peter Böttger (1936) including works by artists of German, Dutch, French, Italian and other national schools, where great attention should paid to...

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.

In 1973, the Latvian telegraph agency "LETA" was renamed LATINFORM. It operated under the Council of Ministers of the Latvian SSR and was a branch of the TASS news agency of the Soviet Union. In 1990, its historical name LETA was restored. In 1931, the LETA Press Photo Department was established with the aim to document cultural, social, political, etc. events, and prepare visual materials for the needs of the news agency. The news agency’s photo materials of 1989-1996 are included in the...

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.

Audio recordings of the Latvijas Radio program "Latgale" ("Latgolys Vuords") (1980-2001) from the collection of the Latgale Cultural History Museum are available on the network of the National Library of Latvia.

The notable Latvian cinematographer and photographer Eduards Kraucs (1898-1977) took photographs of the construction of the Ķegums power plant 1-2 times a week on a regular basis between 1936 and 1940. The Ķegums power plant was the largest energy facility in the Baltics and Northern Europe in the first half of the 20th century – an engineering structure in the construction of which unique technological solutions in Europe at that time were used. The Ķegums power plant plays an important role...

The collection consists of animated films produced by the animation film studio Dauka and its predecessor Telefilma–Rīga. Altogether there are more than 100 videos made in the period from 1969, when the first animated film “Lietaina diena” (Rainy Day) was shot by Telefilma-Rīga, until 2010, when the studio Dauka ceased its operations. The animation film studio Dauka was founded in 1991 by Ansis Bērziņš and Roze Stiebra who were also the principal scriptwriters and directors of animated...

The collection was created in cooperation with the Presidential Chancery of the Republic of Latvia and contains documents from the historical presidencies of Latvia.