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Museum of the history of Riga and navigation

Rīgas vēstures un kuģniecības muzejs

Riga, Latvia

Museum of the history of Riga and navigation
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About Museum of the history of Riga and navigation

Museum of the History of Riga and Navigation is housed by the Riga Dom Cathedral ensemble in the heart of the Old Riga, Latvia. It originated in 1773 as a private collection of Nikolaus von Himsel, a Riga doctor. It is the oldest museum in the Baltic States. Being one of the oldest museums in Europe, over the centuries it has grown into the largest collection of material evidence of the history of Riga.

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