Liepāja Museum ( lv, Liepājas muzejs) is the largest museum in the historical region of
Courland
Courland (; lv, Kurzeme; liv, Kurāmō; German and Scandinavian languages: ''Kurland''; la, Curonia/; russian: Курляндия; Estonian: ''Kuramaa''; lt, Kuršas; pl, Kurlandia) is one of the Historical Latvian Lands in western Latvia. ...
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Latvia
Latvia ( or ; lv, Latvija ; ltg, Latveja; liv, Leţmō), officially the Republic of Latvia ( lv, Latvijas Republika, links=no, ltg, Latvejas Republika, links=no, liv, Leţmō Vabāmō, links=no), is a country in the Baltic region of ...
and possesses more than 100,000 articles, but in the halls of the museum, you can see 1,500 exhibits. Permanent displays tell of
Liepāja
Liepāja (; liv, Līepõ; see #Names and toponymy, other names) is a state city in western Latvia, located on the Baltic Sea. It is the largest-city in the Kurzeme Planning Region, Kurzeme Region and the third-largest city in the country after R ...
’s history, starting from its early days and of the ethnography of South Kurzeme. They feature a special collection of
tinware
Tinware is any item made of prefabricated tinplate. Usually tinware refers to kitchenware made of tinplate, often crafted by tinsmiths. Many cans used for canned food are tinware as well. Something that is tinned after being shaped and fabricated i ...
and an exhibition telling about the life and works of the woodcarver
Miķelis Pankoks. The Museum also regularly hosts various local, national and international art exhibitions. The museum also houses the archive of the former city architect of Liepāja,
Paul Max Bertschy.
Wikimapia
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Liepāja
History museums in Latvia
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