The private collection gallery of Iveta Krilova “Iveta’s Porcelain Gallery” is located at the Daugavpils Palace of Culture. The private collection includes pre-revolutionary and Latvian Independent State porcelain items, as well as porcelain from Riga porcelain manufacturers of the 1940s-1970s. The collection focuses in particular on Riga porcelain from the 1950s, which is outstanding for its national motifs in form and graphics, and Riga porcelain from the 1960s, which attracts with its minimalism, laconic graphics and form. Permanent and thematic exhibitions are available in the gallery, which are dated to state holidays and different seasons of the year.
Visitors to the gallery can also get acquainted with tableware from Kuznetsov’s and Jessen’s Factory, Riga porcelain tea and coffee sets, statuettes and other samples of Latvian porcelain design.
The tours in the gallery are available in Latvian, Russian and German. Children under 14 years of age are allowed in the exhibition only if accompanied by an adult.
Opening hours in the summer season:
Monday, Wednesday, Thursday: closed
Tuesday: 5 pm – 8 pm
Friday: 4 pm – 8 pm
Sunday: 6 pm – 8 pm
The gallery is also open at the time of public events (concerts, etc.) in Daugavpils Palace of Culture (before and after the concert).
*Opening hours before and on public holidays are subject to change. Information about changes is posted on the Porcelain Gallery’s Facebook page.
Visits are also possible at other times by prior arrangement: +371 27139144.
Entrance fee:
Adults – 4 EUR
Children under 7 years – free admission
Children from 7 to 18 years – 1 EUR
Pupils, students (with student ID) – 2 EUR
Family ticket: (2 adults + child/2 children) – 6 EUR
Seniors – 3 EUR, “Senior`s Day” on Tuesdays – 2 EUR
People with special needs – 2 EUR
Group ticket (up to 10 persons) – 20 EUR
Group ticket (10+ persons) – 25 EUR
How to get to the gallery?
From the city centre you can get to the gallery by bus – No 3, No 11, No 17, No 30 and No 38 or by tram – No 1, No 3 and No 5. Getting off at a stop “Kultūras pils”.
The exhibition is accessible to people with special needs, the building has easy access with automatic doors and a low floor, and there is an elevator, making the gallery accessible to all.