Daugavpils city will celebrate its 751st anniversary with a diverse cultural and entertainment programme. The City Festival, held under the motto “Daugava unites. Daugavpils celebrates”, will take place from June 5 to 7.
On 24 April, the Rothko Museum will host “Fields of Colour”, a vibrant jazz performance by the Matthias Van den Brande Quartet (Belgium), composed in dialogue with Rothko’s iconic paintings.
On 24 April 2026, the Rothko Museum in Daugavpils will unveil a new permanent display of paintings by Mark Rothko, offering a renewed encounter with one of the defining figures of twentieth-century art in a place where his story began.
On Easter, April 6, residents of Daugavpils and visitors are invited to participate in the event. “Vienības nams” is organizing Easter celebrations at Unity Square, with a variety of festive activities for the whole family.
The Rothko Museum has announced an open call for artists from France to take part in a forthcoming group exhibition centred on the legacy of the French modernist painter Yves Brayer.
Set off on an orienteering adventure and discover the city of Daugavpils! Explore its most iconic landmarks and its most mysterious hidden corners. Play on your own or with a team and put your creativity, agility and sharp eye to the challenge.
A new public sculpture commemorating the January 1991 Barricades is to be commissioned in Daugavpils, Latvia, following an open call announced by the Rothko Museum.
The two‑year Latvia–Lithuania cross‑border cooperation project “Digital Crafts Tourism” (D-tour) has concluded, resulting in the creation of a new cultural tourism route. The route consists of five digital exhibitions, each highlighting a different field of traditional craftsmanship.
Raiņa Centre operates under the Latgale Central Library and offers interactive guided tours and cultural activities. Visitors can explore the history, cultural heritage, and notable personalities of the left bank of the Daugava River in Daugavpils.
To mark the 95th birthday of Pēteris Martinsons, one of Latvia’s most celebrated 20th‑century ceramicists, the Rothko Museum presents “Clay Pixels”, an interactive digital exhibition inviting visitors to engage with and reinterpret the artist’s work.
Daugavpils becomes a crossroads of creativity as professional printmakers from Europe, Asia, and North America gather for the 14th International Latgale Graphic Art Symposium – a lively creative forum culminating in a group exhibition at the Rothko Museum on 7 March.
At 4.00 p.m. on Friday, 20 February, the Rothko Museum opens its first exhibition season of the year with six new projects bringing together artistic voices from Italy, Finland, and Latvia. The Rothko Museum’s spring exhibition season runs from 20 February to 24 May 2026.
