Continuing its series of city tours, the Daugavpils City Council Tourism Department invites residents and visitors to meet at Unity Square on Sunday, April 26, at 12.00 PM for an educational and exciting tour of Daugavpils led by the charismatic guide Artūrs Fišers.

The tour will begin at the city’s central meeting point—Unity Square—from where participants, accompanied by the guide, will take a leisurely walk to the Daugavpils Fortress, learning along the way about the city’s development and the most significant historical events that have shaped Daugavpils’ identity.

At the end of the tour, a visit is planned to the Daugavpils Technical and Industrial Design Center “Engineers’ Arsenal,” which houses the largest exhibition of vintage vehicles in Latgale. At “Engineers’ Arsenal,” visitors will find four diverse exhibition zones that showcase the development of industrial design and specialized machinery, Soviet-era vehicles, the world of motorcycles, and the elegance of Western cars: from Rolls-Royce to Aston Martin. The exhibition features more than 40 vintage cars, 80 motorcycles and mopeds, as well as a rich selection of accessories and car and motorcycle models.

Visitors will have the opportunity not only to view some of the exhibits but also to get a closer look—they can sit on some of them (e.g., the JAWA 350) to gain a more authentic impression of the historic vehicles.

Please note that the guide service is free of charge during the city sightseeing tour, while admission to the “Engineers’ Arsenal” is subject to a fee, and participants are responsible for paying for their own admission tickets. Admission for groups of 10 or more people costs 8.00 per person. Schoolchildren, students, and seniors receive a 50% discount upon presentation of valid ID. The ticket price for this tour includes the services of an “Engineers’ Arsenal” guide.

Please dress appropriately for the weather and wear comfortable shoes.

Tour details:

· The tour begins on April 26 at 12.00 PM at Unity Square;

· Duration: 1.5 hours;

· The tour will be conducted in Latvian and one foreign language—Russian or English—depending on the participants’ choice;

· the tour guide service is FREE, but participants must cover the cost of admission tickets to tourist sites themselves;

· registration: +371 26444810.

Informāciju sagatavoja

Daugavpils valstspilsētas pašvaldības

Tūrisma nodaļa,
tālr.: +371 65422818, +371 26444810,
e-pasta adrese turisms@daugavpils.lv,

vietne www.visitdaugavpils.lv,

sociālo tīklu konti:

www.facebook.com/Daugavpils.travel
www.facebook.com/Daugavpils.Events

www.instagram.com/daugavpils.travel

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On 12 April, closing the current display of Mark Rothko paintings at the Rothko Museum, admission will be offered at a fifty per cent discount on the full ticket price.

The museum’s Rothko display, unveiled in April 2023, currently features six original works by Mark Rothko from the family collections of the artist’s daughter, Kate Rothko Prizel, and son, Christopher Rothko. Created across different periods of Rothko’s career, the works trace his transition from early figurative painting towards the iconic colour field abstraction.

The display is designed as a rotating presentation, with works periodically replaced while maintaining a focus on different stages of Rothko’s artistic development. Since the museum opened in 2013, visitors have had the opportunity to view a total of twenty-four Rothko paintings, with every new selection offering further insight into his art.

On 12 April, admission to the latest Rothko display will be €3 (standard concession discounts are not combined with this offer). The ticket also includes access to the Rothko Museum collection exhibition “No. 2 [Untitled]”, likewise on view for the last time.

Following a brief changeover period, a new exhibition, “Rothko. From the Family Collection”, will open on 24 April 2026, headlining the museum’s thirteenth anniversary programme.

Publicity image: Mark Rothko’s art at the Rothko Museum. Photo by Pāvels Terentjevs

Information:
Inga Gedžūne, Rotko muzejs
inga.gedzune@daugavpils.lv
+371 26070651

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The Rothko Museum in Daugavpils has joined the global arts and culture platform Bloomberg Connects, becoming the first museum in Latvia to be featured on the app and marking a significant step in expanding digital access to art.

Through the Bloomberg Connects mobile app, audiences can explore the Rothko Museum on site or remotely from anywhere in the world. The museum’s digital guide offers curated audio, text and visual content, providing insight into its collection, exhibitions and Rothko’s artistic legacy.

At the heart of the guide are personal narratives that bring the museum’s context into sharper focus. These include audio recordings by Rothko’s children, Kate Rothko Prizel and Christopher Rothko, reflecting on their family’s connection to Daugavpils and their first impressions of the artist’s birthplace. Art historian David Anfam contributes further perspective on Rothko’s work and its presence in his country of origin.

The guide also introduces key aspects of the museum’s collection, including the exhibition “No. 2 [Untitled]”, where artists reflect on their works and their inclusion in the museum’s holdings. A dedicated section is devoted to the museum’s international residency programme, offering insight into artists’ experiences of working within the distinctive environment of the Daugavpils Fortress – a setting shaped by architecture, landscape and proximity to Rothko’s work.

“Joining Bloomberg Connects allows us to extend the museum experience beyond its physical space and offer a more layered engagement for both on-site and remote audiences,” says Pāvels Terentjevs, Head of Art and Communications at the Rothko Museum. “For the museum, this means strengthening the presence of Rothko’s legacy in his birthplace while opening that experience to a global audience.”

The Rothko Museum guide on Bloomberg Connects is available in English. The app can be downloaded free of charge on both Android and iOS devices.

Developed by Bloomberg Philanthropies, Bloomberg Connects provides digital guides to more than 1,250 cultural institutions worldwide – from major international organisations such as Venice Biennale, Metropolitan Museum of Art and Tate Modern to more locally rooted regional institutions – offering free and open access to arts and culture anytime, anywhere.

Information: Rothko Museum

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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.

Throughout the festival, Daugavpils will transform into a vibrant hub of cultural, artistic and recreational events, offering something for every visitor — from concerts and creative workshops to sports activities, exhibitions and family‑friendly programmes.

As part of the celebrations, the traditional parade and festive fireworks show will also take place. This year, the fireworks will be accompanied by a light-and-music performance, uniting the artists and groups performing on the main stage at Unity Square. The festival’s musical programme includes:

• Friday, June 5 — Intars Busulis with „Abonementa Orķestris” and the band „Bermudu Divstūris”.
• Saturday, June 6 — rock musician Miks Galvanovskis, the internationally recognised „Bon Jovi” tribute band „New Jersey – Bon Jovi Tribute”, and the band „A‑Europa”.

SEE THE FULL PROGRAMME HERE.

On the first day of the festival, the main stage at Unity Square will open with a concert featuring the winners of the young talent competition. This will be a special opportunity to hear the laureates of the Latvian Regional Children’s and Youth Vocal Competition “Ceļā uz Lielo skatuvi”, who will perform together with the professional orchestras of the Daugavpils City Municipal Institution „Vienības nams”.

As the organisers of the City Festival note, “The festival highlights the city’s diversity, creativity, and sense of unity. This year’s programme also emphasises the idea of togetherness, as shared festive moments strengthen the bonds between people, cultures, and generations.”

The organisers invite everyone to join the celebrations and help create an unforgettable atmosphere in Daugavpils.

The Daugavpils City Festival is organised by the Daugavpils City Municipality and its municipal institutions.

Information:
DVPI “Vienības nams”

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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 event participants will be entertained by the folklore group “Svātra”, the folklore ensemble “Dzīsme”, and guests of the event – the band “Augusti”, creating a true Latvian festive atmosphere with songs, games, and the joy of being together.

Together with the Mobile Game Park, everyone will be able to find the most exciting Easter attractions for themselves, as well as participate in traditional holiday activities and fun entertainment for both children and adults.

Due to weather conditions, the event will be held in the Unity House concert hall.

Information:
DVPI “Vienības nams”
Phone: +371 654 27552
E-mail: kultura@daugavpils.lv

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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. Moving from contemplative and restrained non-figurative painting and installation to photographic narratives that trace experience as it inscribes itself on mind and body, the season echoes silence, light, belonging, memory, and stillness.

Gregorio Botta: “Painting Brings You Home”

Gregorio Botta (Italy) is the first Italian artist to exhibit solo at the Rothko Museum in Daugavpils. The city that gave birth to Mark Rothko and his Abstract Expressionism now represents a “home” for a silent, contemplative form of non-figurative painting – an ideal legacy that has long inspired Botta’s artistic research.

According to the exhibition’s curator Bruno Corà, art historian and critic, although Botta’s practice unfolds through a plurality of media, often in three-dimensional installations and sculptures, it is grounded in painting understood as an originating artistic gesture and continues to be deeply meditative:

“Using natural materials such as wax, rice paper, water, glass, leaves, and stone, the artist creates rarefied works that evoke emptiness and silence through minimal forms.”

Over the years, Botta has exhibited in important museums and institutions in Italy and abroad, establishing himself as one of the most distinctive voices of contemporary Italian art. At the Latvian exhibition, around thirty works are presented, some created specifically for this occasion.

Rose-Mari Torpo: “Strange Light”

Inspired by the fragile threshold moments of dawn and dusk, Finnish abstractionist Rose-Mari Torpo paints shifting, almost illusory spaces where light, colour, and movement generate immersive encounters. Working across canvas, paper, polyester, and found readymade materials, she experiments with spray paint, acrylic, and ink to test the boundaries of painting itself, letting the work extend beyond its frame and become an active spatial element.

Curator Tatjana Černova highlights the artist’s recent engagement with iridescent materials, which refract and reflect light, intensifying the inherent dynamism of her compositions:

“At times her surfaces resemble atmospheric dust; at others they appear liquid, or more solid and congealed. The structural indeterminacy of Torpo’s painting corresponds to an emotional register that remains consciously suspended and mutable, existing beyond figuration.”

Artists from Latgale: “Borderland”

The Rothko Museum’s annual spring exhibition of Latgale artists turns its gaze to the border, both as a line on a map and as a threshold of imagination. Bringing together sixty-four artists across generations and media, it reflects a shared connection to Latgale as a home, muse, crossroads, or point of departure.

Curator Aivars Baranovskis frames Borderland as a mental and physical space between staying and leaving, tradition and modernity, the local and the global:

“Beyond geography, the exhibition reflects on art itself as a practice unfolding at the border between normality and abnormality, between what is accepted and what is condemned. Because art’s very purpose is to test and redefine existing boundaries: illuminate the marginal, challenge the norm, and celebrate the richness of experience and meaning life has to give.”

With this conceptual focus, the show is both a meeting point for artists and an invitation for the viewer to see this complex region not just as lines on a map, but as a source of possibility and inspiration.

RZ Collection: “Ways of Seeing”

“Ways of Seeing” presents selected works from the RZ Collection – the private assemblage of entrepreneur and art patron Raivis Zabis (1973–2023). Guided by intuition and emotional response rather than systematic acquisition, he approached collecting as a deeply personal, almost artistic process. Contemporary art, which he saw as the clearest mirror of its time, formed the core of his engagement.

Curator Dace Dēliņa-Lipska notes that the exhibition’s title reflects the collector’s belief that art must be seen to be fully alive:

“For Zabis, artworks belonged out in the open rather than in storage. Indeed, art truly breathes and comes alive when someone stops to look. This exhibition is an invitation to reflect on ways of seeing – art, time, and our shared humanity.”

Jūlija Verbicka-Vasiļjeva: “Habitus”

In “Habitus”, Jūlija Verbicka-Vasiļjeva presents a photographic series unfolding as a visual and emotional inquiry into the boundary between appearance and experience, between what is visible and what is lived. Working at the intersection of documentary observation, subtle staging, and directorial control, the artist constructs a finely calibrated narrative that traces how social environment, upbringing, and personal history inscribe themselves in posture, gaze, and silence, shaping how we relate to ourselves and others.

Curator Tatjana Černova observes how in Verbicka-Vasiļjeva’s practice, habitus moves beyond its sociological origins to become a lived imprint – an experience absorbed into the body, behaviour, and emotional memory:

“At the heart of the exhibition lies an understanding of the human being as a process rather than a fixed state, drawing attention to the entanglement of individual stories with collective experience and urging viewers to consider how we all reflect the world around us.”

Pēteris Martinsons: “Reflection”

In 2026, the Latvian Centre for Contemporary Ceramics partners with the Rothko Museum towards an exhibition series at the Martinsons House gallery to mark the 95th anniversary of the Latvian ceramic artist Pēteris Martinsons (1931–2013). Drawing on works from Latvian and international museum collections, the programme offers a wide-ranging view of the artist’s impressive creative legacy.

The first exhibition in the series presents large-scale ceramic sculptures from the collection of the Latvian National Museum of Art. Curator Valentīns Petjko highlights the exhibition’s anchoring diptych “Reflection” – early yet assured figurative abstractions where the human figure is distilled into geometric minimalism and archetypal signs. Meanwhile, the later works articulate Martinsons’s mature visual language, shaped by architectural thinking, sculptural experimentation, and a pronounced engagement with graphic line.

Exhibition Dates and Opening Night

The Rothko Museum’s spring exhibition season runs from 20 February to 24 May 2026.

Admission to the new exhibitions is free on opening night.

The Rothko Museum’s spring exhibition season was prepared in partnership with the Latvian Centre for Contemporary Ceramics, the Latvian National Museum of Art and Il Cigno Arte, with valued support from the State Culture Capital Foundation of Latvia, Daugavpils City Council, Italian Embassy in Latvia, Nordic Culture Point, Arts Promotion Centre Finland, and Caparol.

Publicity images:

• Gregorio Botta “Horizon”. Glass and wax, 20 x 200 x 8 cm, 2024
• Rose-Mari Torpo “Dawn”. Ink, acrylic, and spray paint on polyester and canvas, 180 x 125 cm, 2025. Photo by Janette Holmström
• “Borderland” – the exhibition’s graphic identity. Designed by Irina Bogdanova
• Anna Zholud “The Way Series No. 1”. Oil on cardboard, 75 x 105 cm, 2017. Photo by Valters Pelns
• Jūlija Verbicka-Vasiļjeva “Star” (from the Habitus series). Photography, 100 x 70 cm, 2025
• Pēteris Martinsons “Tension”. Chamotte, engoe, drawing, 72 x 34.5 x 33.5 cm, 1980. Latvian National Museum of Art

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Daugavpils offers a wide range of recreation and leisure opportunities, visits to the city museums, cultural institutions and natural sites during the summer tourist season. Daugavpils is a dog friendly city, so residents and guests of Daugavpils can visit sightseeing with their four-legged pets.

The list of the places to visit:

Natural objects:

• Dubrovin Park is a favorite place for walks in the historic centre of the city. Rare trees and shrubs in Latvia grow here. The park has the largest fountain in the city, which is illuminated in summer. The park has a monument devoted to Dubrovin, who was the initiator of the park, former mayor P. Dubrovin, and his dog.
• Central Park is the largest park in the city. The park has walking paths, well-kept greenery, a large playground for children. There is a special „Tree of Love”. You can also take a breath and observe the cityscape in an unusual alley of benches.
• Esplanade Park is a place suitable for a variety of outdoor activities. The park has a bicycle park, a playground, street exercisers, a musical square with street musical instruments and landscaped pedestrian paths. The park has a separate fenced area for walking with a dogs.
• Bruģu Street promenade is a great place for leisurely walks, where you can enjoy the scenery of the Daugava bank and the works of Daugavpils artists on the concrete fence walls of Bruģu Street. Outdoor fitness equipment is available for lovers of active recreation, and benches are convenient for those who like a measured rest. Construction work will be completed soon, and at the beginning of the promenade, citizens and visitors will have access to the observation deck, which offers a magnificent panoramic view of Griva.
• The promenade along the Lielais Stropu Lake is a suitable place for lovers of long walks. A three-kilometre trail connects the 2 beaches of the lake, the promenade is equipped with benches, as well as outdoor exercise equipment and a playground.
• Daugavpils Fortress promenade is the newest promenade of the city, located on the bank of the Daugava, close to the historic Daugavpils Fortress. Great place for walking to enjoy nature, the flow of the Daugava and the historical breath of the city.

Cultural-historical and tourist sites:

• Daugavpils Fortress is one of the most popular tourist attractions in the city, especially popular among dog owners. Walking through the territory of almost 150 hectares will be a fascinating adventure for both families and their loved ones.
• The Medical Exhibition with an Exposition of Contraceptives is a unique permanent exposition in one of the historical buildings of Daugavpils Fortress. Various exhibits of medical subjects – equipment, photographs, documents, visual materials – are placed in 4 halls. There is also a place for four-legged friends in the spacious rooms. More information about the exposition can be found at visitdaugavpils.lv.
• Shmakovka Museum is a pet-friendly place in the basement of the historic Unity House, where you can learn about the history of Latgale through the lens of the region’s culinary heritage. More about the exposition – smakovka.lv.
• Exhibition of retro cars “Retrogaraž-D” is a unique collection of cars and objects from Soviet times near Daugavpils Fortress. There is the largest collection of „Moskvich” cars in the Baltic States. More information about the exposition – at visitdaugavpils.lv.
• Daugavpils Lead Shot Factory is the oldest ammunition production plant in Northern Europe with the only active lead casting tower in Europe. Here you can learn more about the process of shot production, look at the production equipment. More information about the tourist offer – dsr.lv.

Before going with your pet to see other tourist attractions, contact each establishment and find out if your four-legged friend will be able to visit the particular establishment together with the owner. The list of Daugavpils tourist attractions is available here.

Recreation near city reservoirs:
Daugavpils City Municipality reminds that according to the requirements of regulations bathing with dogs is prohibited only in places of official bathing. There are three of them in Daugavpils – the beach on the Lielais Stropu Lake „Stropu Vilnis”, the central beach in Lielais Stropu, the beach on the Šuņu Lake (after the former 7th basic school). Other bathing places are not official beaches and there are no restrictions on bathing pets.

Information:

 Daugavpils City Municipality Communication Department

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The Rīgas Street Festival will take place in Daugavpils on September 13th. The festival will take place for the 12th time. The Rīgas Street Festival is a special story, which comes to life every year along the city’s main pedestrian artery.

Music, light installations, dances, art and craft workshops make a unique atmosphere where everyone will find something interesting for themselves.

During the event, the entire Rīga Street will be divided into several thematic sectors – musical stages; creative art section — graffiti, airbrushing, painting; craft workshops – blacksmithing, ceramics and more; in the auto section will be available for viewing American cars, drift cars and motorcycles, also  live sculptures, puppet theatre and  dances performances.

The Rīgas Street Festival was first held in the early 1990s, in 2014 it was revived and since then has been held annually in September. Nowadays, it’s one of the most awaited events in Daugavpils’ cultural life. Rigas Street is a special part of the city’s history: street is one of the first pedestrian streets in Latvia, an important cultural and architectural environment, where tradition meets modernity.

Rīgas Street Festival is hosted by Daugavpils City Council institutions „Vienības nams” Latvian and Latgalian Cultural Centre. Supported by Daugavpils City Council. Creative team of the Festival: Māris Susejs, Līga Čible un Sergejs Vasiļjevs.

Please be advised that photography and filming will be taken at the event for publicity and historical needs of the Daugavpils City Coucil.

Information:
“Vienības nams”
Latvian and Latgalian Cultural Centre
Telephone: +371 20613225
www.vienibasnams.lv

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From 29 May to 1 June, Daugavpils will celebrate its 750th anniversary. This year, the city’s celebrations will expand considerably, offering a varied and rich programme of culture and entertainment.

The celebrations will begin on Thursday, 29 May, at the Daugavpils Fortress, where visitors will have the opportunity to enjoy a musical programme in the courtyard of the Rothko Museum – a cabaret concert performance „THIS IS LIFE …”. This musical and theatrical experience will create a special atmosphere where passion, music and the performance of outstanding artists will merge into one breathtaking evening.

On Friday, 30 May, three stages will be set up in the city centre for concerts offering a varied musical programme. Visitors will be able to enjoy attractions, a wide range of markets and outdoor cafés starting on Friday.

On Friday afternoon, 30 May, the Rothko Museum will open its Summer Exhibition Season and Daugavpils Fortress will host a concert by “PALÚ” and “House of Berries”. The festivities will continue in the city centre – in parks, squares and Rīgas Street, as well as on the main stage at the Unity Square, where the performance of the drum and bagpipe band „AUĻI”, the band „LATGALĪŠU REPS”, the concert programme „ABBORN, „ABBA” and the musical show „RICO SANCHEZ and „The GIPSIES” will be held.

On Saturday, 31 May, the city centre will become the epicentre of the festivities. Music, entertainment and various activities will take place throughout the day. There will also be a colourful festive parade, with the participation of both local residents and visitors. At the end of the day, a grand concert will take place in Vienības Square, which promises to be one of the highlights of the festival. “SUDDEN LIGHTS” and “Bi-2” will perform in the Unity Square.

For the second time, the international event „Tourism Street” will take place during the Daugavpils City Festival. Visitors will be able to get new ideas for their holidays in Daugavpils, other parts of Latvia, Lithuania and Estonia. During the event, professional advice and recommendations for planning an unforgettable holiday for different target audiences will be available. The „Tourism Street” will be open in the city centre – on Ģimnāzijas Street from Saules Street to Rīgas Street:
30 May from 15.00 to 19.00;
31 May from 10.00 to 19.00.

On Sunday, 1 June, youth will take over the baton with sports activities in Vienības Square. There will be a variety of events attracting sports enthusiasts, amateurs and others.

This year the Latgalian tradition of singing together turns 100 years old, and the Latgalian Song Festival celebrates its 85th anniversary. In this regard, the Latgalian Song Festival will take place on 1 June at the Stropi open air stage for the first time in the last 10 years. During the festival there will be several concerts. The culmination will be a big festive concert, which will bring together both Latgalian artists and guests from other parts of Latvia. The programme will include Latgalian folk songs and modern compositions.

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From 10 to 22 March, Daugavpils will welcome graphic artists from nine countries for the 13th International Latgale Graphic Art Symposium – a vibrant creative forum for professional printmakers that will result in an exhibition at the Rothko Museum.

As the most significant international event in the graphic medium held in the Latgale Region, the symposium has, over the years, brought together more than a hundred printmakers from over forty countries. Its idea and concept belong to Association SIVIA, which has run the symposium since its inception in 2013 as part of the Rothko Museum’s residency programme. Today, the symposium continues to revitalise the graphic medium in Daugavpils and boost the international profile of Latgale by drawing artists to this vibrant region where creativity can truly thrive.

The symposium format gives artists two productive weeks away from the distractions of daily life, enabling them to concentrate on nothing but creation. Settled in the Rothko Museum’s printmaking studios, they distil their impressions of Daugavpils and its historic fortress and translate Latgale’s distinctive scenery into original artworks for the symposium exhibition. Some choose to hone their long-preferred techniques, while others opt for unconventional experiments to capture the creative impulse of the here and now.

Participation in the forum is competition-based. A jury of experts selected eleven artists from nine countries for the symposium’s 13th edition. Thus, the 2025 team of participants includes Ana Vivoda (Croatia), Anatolijs Šandurovs (Latvia), Antonia-Styliani Taralli (Greece), Caterina De Nisco and Michele Bernardini (Italy), Martyna Rzepecka and Łukasz Koniuszy (Poland), Indraagni Ghosh (India), Lilli-Krõõt Repnau (Estonia), Sioban Piercy (Ireland), and Sirkku Ketola (Finland).

The public will have the opportunity to get to know the artists and explore their practices at a meet-the-artist event scheduled for 3 p.m. on Friday, 14 March, in the Rothko Museum’s video room.

The symposium will close on 21 March, 4 p.m., in the museum’s gallery space with the unveiling of an exhibition that will display the tangible results of the intense creative fortnight.

Admission to both events is free of charge.

The 13th International Latgale Graphic Art Symposium is supported by the Daugavpils City Council, Latvia’s State Culture Capital Foundation, Caparol, and Devona.

Publicity image: In the Rothko Museum’s printmaking studio (photo by Pāvels Terentjevs)

Information: Rothko Museum

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Międzynarodowy przewoźnik pasażerski FlixBus oferuje przystępne cenowo dalekobieżne połączenia autobusowe między Łotwą (w tym Daugavpils), Estonią i Litwą, przez Polskę i Niemcy, łącząc kraje bałtyckie z najbardziej rozbudowaną siecią autobusową w Europie.

Do Daugavpils z różnych miejsc docelowych oferowane są bezpośrednie i łączone trasy z polskich miast, takich jak Warszawa, Kraków i Białystok; z Lublany i Mariboru (Słowenia); Szekesfehérvár i Siofok (Węgry), Dolni Kubin (Słowacja), a także z Rygi, Jełgawy i Bauski.

Bilety na loty „FlixBus” w krajach bałtyckich, a także bezpośrednie loty do różnych krajów europejskich można kupić online na stronie www.flixbus.lv  lub za pośrednictwem aplikacji mobilnej „FlixBus”.

Bagaż jest bezpłatny i nie ma potrzeby drukowania biletów – można dokonać odprawy za pomocą smartfona, skanując kod QR.

„FlixBus” jest marką należącą do niemieckiej firmy “FlixMobility GmbH”. „FlixBus” oferuje 2 500 miejsc docelowych w 29 krajach europejskich.

Informacje: www.flixbus.lv

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If you want to learn more about Daugavpils, the best way to do it is to visit a guided city tour, which will take you through the most important sights and their history. Your guide will tell you interesting and fascinating stories about our city.

– The tour starts on 23th December at 12.00 in Unity Square;

– Duration: three to three and a half hours;

– Guide services are FREE, but entrance fees and public transport to the tourist sites are at the expense of the participants.

No matter if you are a local citizen or a visitor, this is a great opportunity to learn more about the history, culture and personalities of Daugavpils.

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The Baltic Way, a demonstration of unity in which two million people joined hands to form a chain across the Baltic Sea, turns 35 this year!

To mark the anniversary of this landmark event, 48 airBaltic aircraft will be named after Baltic cities. Each of the three Baltic States – Latvia, Lithuania and Estonia – will be honoured with 16 aircraft.

At the end of the month, airBaltic will announce the final results and the cities after which the aircraft will be named. The citizens of Daugavpils are encouraged to continue to show their support for the city, which will help to boost the city’s chances of winning, thus ensuring that the name of Daugavpils is heard on a wider scale.

This is a unique opportunity for our city to become visible around the world as the name of Daugavpils takes to the skies, launching flights to various destinations.

Vote here!

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If you are planning a holiday in Daugavpils from 9th August to 15th August, take a look at the cultural and sports events on offer.

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With the onset of warm weather, Daugavpils offers trips along the Daugava on the boat “Sikspārnis” and the boat “Dina”. During the trip, you will be pleased with the beautiful views of the Daugava and the opportunity to enjoy views of the city from the water. It is also a great way to spend time with family and friends.

Trips with a boat “Sikspārnis” are organised at certain times from the “Restime pier” (Lielā Street 55, from the Grīva side). During the boat trip, passengers have the opportunity to see the Unity Bridge, the outskirts of Daugavpils, the Daugavpils Fortress and be acquainted with the biological diversity of the river. Passengers can have a picnic on the water, taking food or hot drinks with them, and admire the beauty of the Daugava. The name “Sikspārnis” (“Bat”) is given to the boat in honour of bats that live in the territory of the fortress and are one of the symbols of Daugavpils Fortress. The boat “Sikspārnis” is decorated with various woodcarvings, the bat as a symbol, there are shields on one side of the ship, the inscription “I love Daugavpils” is inside, as well as a Viking is depicted in woodcarving.

Maximum number of passengers on the boat “Sikspārnis” is 13. By prior request, you can book boat trips in groups for celebrations, hen and stag parties. Working time: Monday – Saturday: by request. Individual orders are possible – excursions, parties and wedding trips. Price: adults – 8 euro, children (from 4 to 12 years old) – 5 euro, children under 3 – the trip is free. Price for individual orders – by agreement. Telephone numbers for additional information: +371 29839631, +371 23110001.

In Daugavpils, you can also take trips along the Daugava on the boat “Dina”. The route starts from the “Centrs pier” (the coast of the Daugava next to the arch, located near the beginning of Rīgas Street). During the boat trip, passengers have the opportunity to see the Unity Bridge, the promenade of Bruģu Street, the Daugavpils Fortress, the protective dam, and the outskirts of the city and admire beautiful views of nature. Those who are interested can take a trip on the “Dina” boat according to the water transport schedule.

Maximum number of passengers on the boat „Dina” is 15, the trip will bring joy to both children and adults. The duration of the trip and the route can be changed depending on wishes of the passengers. Working time: Monday-Friday: 4pm to 8pm or by prior agreement; Saturday/Sunday: 12pm to 8pm or by prior agreement. Price: 1 h trip: 8 EUR for adults, 5 EUR for children; 30 min. trip: 5 EUR for adults, 3 EUR for children. Phone numbers for additional information: +371 26920349, +371 26833538, +371 29493121.

Photo: Daugavpils City Municipality

Information prepared by:

Department of Public Relations and Tourism of Daugavpils City Municipality

Tourist Service Centre

Phone: +371 65422818:

Mobile phone: +371 26444810

E-mail: turisms@daugavpils.lv

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This year, Latvia’s second largest city – Daugavpils – celebrates its 749th anniversary. To celebrate this event and to offer a varied programme of festivities to the citizens and visitors of Daugavpils, the Daugavpils State Municipality has started work on the development of the City Festival programme. The main events of the Daugavpils City Festival will take place from 31 May to 2 June.

As usual, residents and visitors will enjoy a varied programme of festivities with concerts by different artists, as well as performances by local collectives and artists. The Family Park will invite young visitors to enjoy unforgettable adventures and thrilling attractions. Outdoor cafés and the Festive Market on Rigas Street will delight you with special tastes. Sports enthusiasts will be able to watch athletes in action and take part in various activities.

For the first time in the history of Daugavpils City Festival “Tūrisma iela” (Tourism street) will take place. In this event, everyone will be able to get new ideas for vacation right here in Daugavpils, elsewhere in Latvia, as well as in Lithuania and Estonia. For two days- on May 31 and June 1, representatives of the tourism industry of the Baltic States will gather at Gimnazijas Street to give the best advices and recommendations for your vacation.

On June 1, in celebration of International Children’s Day, activities for children, youth and families will take place in Dubrovin Park.

One of the biggest and most magnificent events of City’s Festival celebration is traditional march of Daugavpils companies, organizations, educational institutions and other collectives that will take place on June 1, at 13.00 from the Rail Station.

Special music surprises are expected on the evenings of May 31 and June 1, when the biggest musical guests of the Festival will take the big festive stage in Unity Square.

Special thought has also been given to sports activities. On June 1 in the Esplanade Park, little champions will be able to test their athletic straight at the “Get to know athletics”. On June 2, the Youth and Sports Festival will take place near to the Daugavpils Olympic Centre.

The Daugavpils City Festival will end on June 2 with historical atmosphere of Daugavpils Fortress. Visitors of the Festival will be able to rediscover pages of the history of the Fortress and participate in the ceremonial opening of the Nicholas Gate, and raising of the Fortress flag.

This year’s City Festival promises to be especially colorful and unforgettable!

DAUGAVPILS CITY FESTIVAL 2024 PROGRAMME

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Ideas for what to do at a bachelor party to surprise the bachelor and have a great time in Daugavpils. Here are some examples of bachelor party ideas:

Enjoy the thrill of the quest

“Escape room” – a quest in reality. Intellectual entertainment for teams. At the beginning of the game, participants will be locked in rooms from which they will have to get out within 60 minutes. Here you can celebrate birthdays, corporate events or even bachelor/bachelorette parties.

For more information and to register call: +371 20337130.

Cocktail masterclasses at the “IGGI” Bar to learn new skills

The cocktail masterclass is an opportunity to make cocktails in a fun and friendly atmosphere, accompanied by a professional bartender, and enjoy them in the company of friends. It’s a great addition to a celebration or just a good start to a fun evening.

For more information and to book call: +371 25428500.

Visit the historical exposition of the Lead Shot Factory and climb the unique lead shot tower

The factory is the oldest ammunition production factory in Northern Europe. The only factory of its kind in the Baltics and one of the oldest objects of industrial heritage in Latvia. The factory houses the only working lead casting tower in Europe. After visiting the factory, everyone has the opportunity to try the manufactured products in the factory’s shooting range.

For more information and to register call: +371 29974604.

Enjoy delicious and exciting entertainment at the “Orange Bowling”

The entertainment and leisure complex “Orange Bowling” in Daugavpils offers bowling – with 10 lanes and equipment from the world-famous bowling company “Brunswick”. There is an opportunity to play air hockey, billiards, and non-gambling games. The complex has four pool tables certified by the European Billiards Federation.

For more information and to apply call: +371 65427102.

MoExhibition of retro cars “RetroGaraž-D”

Visit the collection of retro cars of the Soviet era. “Moskvich”, “Volga”, “Zhiguli” and “Mercedes” cars can be viewed at the retro car exhibition. This is probably the largest Moskvich collection in the Baltic States.

For more information and to register call: +371 29494061, +371 27716222.

An unforgettable virtual reality experience

The virtual reality club “VrTime” invites you to immerse yourself in an unforgettable adventure where you can:

become an archer and try to save your village from the evil orcs;

visit the ocean and get to know its inhabitants;

resist the horde of zombies with your friends;

go skiing or climb to the 80th floor of a skyscraper.

The club has 4 VR stations, 2 PS consoles and a car simulator. Club “VrTime” offers to rent the entire club for the party.

More information by phone: +371 24840005.

Fun shooting with real combat weapons

The shooting range offers a wide range of weapons. There are experienced instructors at place who will give safety briefings and conduct practical shooting experience. You will get advice on shooting and aiming.

For more information and to register, call +371 26033296.

A visit to the Shmakovka Museum and shmakovka tasting experience

The Shmakovka Museum offers a fascinating story about the process of making shmakovka and the features of the drink. You will see the authentic and impressive production equipment and taste the drink during the tour.

For more information and to book a visit, please call +371 25666201.

Tour at the “Engineering Arsenal” in Daugavpils Fortress

Take an educational tour at the Centre of Technics and Industrial Design “Engineering Arsenal” which is the largest exhibition of motorised vehicles in the whole Latgale Region. It is a unique exhibition space of retro technology and applied design, which is located in the historic 19th-century building of the Daugavpils Fortress.

Please contact the museum for more information: +371 28033133.

Boat trip on Daugava river with a  “Siksparnis” boat

During the trip, passengers can see the Unity Bridge, Daugavpils districts, Daugavpils Fortress and get to know the biological diversity of the river and its coasts. Passengers can enjoy a picnic on the water with food or a hot drink and admire the beauty of the Daugava River.

Please contact the museum for more information: +371 29839631, +371 29965098.

Horseback riding is a way to enjoy peace and see the world from a different perspective!

The horse stable in Mezciems offers horse riding, a chance to get to know and cuddle a stately animal and go for a nice ride with an instructor.

For more information and to apply call +371 28480332.

Creativity in cocktail making at the “D.O.M.bar” Cocktail Bar

The masterclass will teach you step by step the basics of cocktail making, the history of cocktails and, of course, how to enjoy your drinks at the end.

For more information and to register, call +371 26178575.

The city has a wide range of caterers and a varied food offer – there is something to suit everyone’s taste. Check the website for more information: https://ieej.lv/TLdyx

After a long and emotional day, stay overnight in one of Daugavpils’ accommodation options. For a more extensive list of accommodation, please visit the website: https://ieej.lv/sVjRS

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Here are 13 great corporate event ideas!

Experience the festive atmosphere at the Shmakovka Museum
Start your Christmas celebrations with a corporate event at the Shmakovka Museum, where visitors are invited to a festive adventure that includes a guided tour and a “shmakovka” tasting.
For more information and to register, call +371 25666201.

An exciting and interesting guided tour in Daugavpils Fortress
Daugavpils Fortress that was founded in the 19th century is a unique cultural and historical monument of national importance. Walk along the main rampart of the fortress, and see Nicholas Gates, the first coastal lunette and other historical buildings during the tour.
For more information and to register, call +371 65424043.

Tour at the „Engineering Arsenal” in Daugavpils Fortress
Take an educational tour at the Centre of Technics and Industrial Design “Engineering Arsenal” which is the largest exhibition of motorised vehicles in the whole Latgale Region. It is a unique exhibition space of retro technology and applied design, which is located in the historic 19th-century building of the Daugavpils Fortress.
Please contact the museum for more information: +371 28033133.

An unforgettable virtual reality experience
The virtual reality club „VrTime” invites you to immerse yourself in an unforgettable adventure where you can:

• become an archer and try to save your village from the evil orcs;
• visit the ocean and get to know its inhabitants;
• resist the horde of zombies with your friends;
• go skiing or climb to the 80th floor of a skyscraper.

The club has 4 VR stations, 2 PS consoles and a car simulator. Club „VrTime” offers to rent the entire club for the party.
More information by phone: +371 24840005.

Enjoy the thrill of the quest
„Escape room” – a quest in reality. Intellectual entertainment for teams. At the beginning of the game, participants will be locked in rooms from which they will have to get out within 60 minutes. Here you can celebrate birthdays, corporate events or even bachelor/bachelorette parties.
For more information and to register call: +371 20337130.

Visit the historical exposition of the Lead Shot Factory and climb the unique lead shot tower
The factory is the oldest ammunition production factory in Northern Europe. The only factory of its kind in the Baltics and one of the oldest objects of industrial heritage in Latvia. The factory houses the only working lead casting tower in Europe. After visiting the factory, everyone has the opportunity to try the manufactured products in the factory’s shooting range.
More information by phone: + 371 29974604.

Exhibition of retro cars „RetroGaraž-D”
Visit the collection of retro cars of the Soviet era. „Moskvich”, „Volga”, „Zhiguli” and „Mercedes” cars can be viewed at the retro car exhibition. This is probably the largest Moskvich collection in the Baltic States.
For more information and to register call: +371 29494061, +371 27716222.

Visit a unique exposition dedicated to the history of medicine
The medical exhibition with an exposition of birth control items invites you to familiarise yourself with the medical history of Daugavpils, the most outstanding doctors, and medical institutions that used to be in Daugavpils.
For more information and to apply call: +371 28872898.

Enjoy a bright and interesting adventure at the Daugavpils Innovation Centre
The Innovation Centre offers to get to know the magic of the kitchen in the kitchen laboratory. It offers to learn how to cook: NAAN – Indian bread, Palak paneer – spinach main course, pea flour sweets (candies). Groups up to 25 people are accepted.
For more information and to apply call: +371 29 411 895.

Apply for educational, active and creative master classes
The House of Traditions in Daugavpils offers various kinds of master classes.
For more information and to apply call: +371 29118992.

Enjoy delicious and exciting entertainment at the „Orange Bowling”
The entertainment and leisure complex „Orange Bowling” in Daugavpils offers bowling – with 10 lanes and equipment from the world-famous bowling company „Brunswick”. There is an opportunity to play air hockey, billiards, and non-gambling games. The complex has four pool tables certified by the European Billiards Federation.
For more information and to apply call: +371 65427102.

Look at the exhibition of the World War I Museum
World War I Museum „Pie Komandanta” is the only museum of its kind in Latgale. The exposition is located in a historical building built in 1860. The museum houses a collection of original objects and documents that reflect the daily life of the First World War. The museum displays old photographs depicting the period of the First World War and the events that took place in Daugavpils and its surroundings.
For more information and to apply call: +371 29244651, +371 26888122.

The Clay Art Centre is always inquisitive and creative!
Daugavpils Clay Art Centre invites everyone to creative ceramic workshops. The Daugavpils Clay Art Centre has a Folk Applied Art Studio „Latgale”, and the participants have their own creative workshops where the working process takes place – shaping, turning, glazing and firing.
For more information and to apply call:  +371 65425302.

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Less than a month short of Christmas, the year’s most beautiful holiday season, we are looking for special gifts for our most special people. The Daugavpils Mark Rothko Art offers an excellent opportunity to purchase an annual admission ticket in the form of an ANNUAL CARD – for private use or as a gift to colleagues, family or friends.

The ANNUAL CARD of the Rothko Centre gives unlimited access to all its permanent and temporary exhibitions throughout one calendar year. In any given year, visitors are offered up to fifty exhibition projects by prominent Latvian and international artists. The annual card grants unlimited access to all exhibitions at the centre and entitles cardholders to several special offers, which they will be notified of individually.

The annual card can be purchased at the centre or online (on the art centre’s website) after filling out an application form. The full cost of the card is EUR 36.00. Pupils, students and seniors can purchase it at a discount for EUR 18.00, presenting a valid ID that confirms their status. The card is available in two versions – Latvian and English.

For more information, please visit www.rothkocenter.com, send your questions via email gadakarte@rothkocenter.com or call the centre’s landline +371 654 30250.

The ANNUAL CARD means unlimited access to art, inspiration and discovery throughout the year!

Contacts
Žanna Jemeļjanova
zanna.jemeljanova@daugavpils.lv
+371 654 30250

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Tourist brochures „From Kaunas to Daugavpils along the old postal route” are available at Daugavpils Tourist Information Centre (TIC). They introduce readers to the historical tourist route and invite to take a trip along the old postal route connecting Daugavpils and Kaunas.

The brochure describes the historical tourist route which invites travellers to travel along the St. Petersburg – Warsaw sevtion of the post route. This section connects the second largest cities of Latvia and Lithuania,  there are two hundred kilometers of stories, adventures and discoveries between them. The route includes Latvian and Lithuanian cities such as Daugavpils, Zarasai, Deguchai, Utena, Ukmerge, Jonava and Kaunas. Everyone can visit and see the historical post at stations along the route. Brochures are available in Latvian, English, German and Lithuanian.

The brochure has been produced within the project „Cross-border Increase in Regional Cultural Heritage Tourism Expansion (CIRCUIT)” No LLI-326 and was funded under the Interreg V-A Latvia-Lithuania Cross-border Cooperation Programme 2014-2020. The aim of the project is to promote cross-border tourism in Lithuania and Latvia by preserving cultural heritage and promoting tourism services.

The brochures are available at Daugavpils TIC, Rīgas ielā 22a, which is open to visitors every day from 10.00 a.m to 6:00 p.m (Sundays until 4:00 p.m).

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OPEN CALL: LINGUA FRANCA / DAUGAVPILS

Daugavpils 2027 (European Capital of Culture candidate city) announces LINGUA FRANCA / DAUGAVPILS open call  for photographers from all over the world.

 Daugavpils and the whole Latgale region are working on an application to participate in the final round of the competition „European Capital of Culture 2027”. The theme of the application from the region is Lingua Franca – a common language. The task of the team of program organizers is to encourage the local community to dialogue and search for a common language through art, culture, social and communicative transformations. The task of the program is not only to show our achievements and positive sides, but to activate the community to find joint solutions to local and global challenges. The need to rethink understatements, historical traumas and stigmatizations prompts us to look for representations of change and contrasts in photography. After all, it is art and culture that can create a dialogue for positive change and change in the cultural landscape of the region.

We invite photographers from all over the world to become participants of Daugavpils 2027 and show the diversity of Latgale – the contrasts, history and people of Daugavpils, to show the region from their own perspective.

The photos will be used in the Daugavpils2027 application (BidBook) as well as in the Daugavpils2027 communication materials.

Who can participate?

Professional and amateur photographers from any country can participate in the contest. The main thing is that the photo should reflect the landscape/people/events of Daugavpils or Latgale.

What kind of photos can be submitted?

Any photo that was taken and / or published not earlier than January 1,  2000  in Daugavpils or Latgale.

Why is it worth participating?

Everyone can become a part of our common goal to become the European Capital of Culture. Now

Everyone can take part in project development, programming, and promotion of the application. We have an open call for applications for photographers (professionals and amateurs) to have your work featured in the international program. Perhaps it is your photos that best reflect our mentality, nature, cities, homes, our common and different – our common language.

How to apply?

You have to fill out an application form (ej.uz/linguafranca) and send it electronically with your photos (minimum 300 dpi resolution, desired 2000×3000 px) by March 1, 2022 (23.59). Photos can be attached to the form with a link to failiem.lv/Wetransfer or other cloud system. You can submit an unlimited number of photos.

By submitting an application, the photographer agrees/disagrees that the submitted photos can be used in publications related to the Daugavpils2027 program, the author allows to edit and/or modify the submitted materials.

Daugavpils2027 will send information about selection results to applicants by April 15, 2022.

More information:
Joren Dobkiewicz, Daugavpils2027 Outreach coordinator
(+371) 20133020
daugavpils2027@daugavpils.lv
contact@neweasteurope.com

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On Sunday, 16 January, all temporary exhibitions currently on show at Daugavpils Mark Rothko Art Centre will be available at a discount price.

Daugavpils Mark Rothko Art Centre enters the final preparation stage for its new exhibition season. This means ongoing week is the last chance for the public to see the current temporary exhibitions before they are gradually replaced by new projects. For this reason, the upcoming Sunday, all temporary exhibitions will be available at a discount price – 2.00 EUR for pupils, students and senior citizens and 4.00 EUR for all the other visitors.

Opening hours on discount day (16 January) – 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Please be reminded that, in keeping with government stipulations, admission to the art centre shall be contingent upon the demonstration of a valid Covid-19 certificate of recovery or vaccination.

17 through 27 January, visitor access shall be limited to the permanent exhibition with Mark Rothko’s originals and “Found in the Collection” – the finest pieces from the Rothko Centre collection.

Currently on show:
Michael Kidner (UK) “Love Is a Virus from Outer Space”;
Ilze Lībiete (Latvia) “Road to the Sea”;
Jānis Kupčs (Latvia) “Cruel Romances”;
Daniel Fuchs (Germany) “Creation”;
Elissa Marchal (France) “The Space Between”;
“Mark Rothko 2021” – closing exhibition of the 17th International Painting Symposium.

Publicity photo:
Santa Suhanova

About the organiser:
https://www.rothkocenter.com/
https://www.facebook.com/DaugavpilsMarkRothkoArtCentre
https://www.instagram.com/markrothkoartcentre/

Address:
3 Mihaila Street, Daugavpils

Information:
Daugavpils Mark Rothko Art Centre

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From 16 November, Daugavpils Mark Rothko Art Centre reopens to the public with five new exhibition projects available in the “green regime”.

Daugavpils Mark Rothko Art Centre resumes receiving visitors in the so-called “green regime”, which means they will need to show a Covid-19 vaccination or recovery certificate and a valid ID.

While the Rothko Centre was closed to the public, its team has prepared five new projects for this year’s final exhibition season. Late autumn has brought substantial changes to the centre’s exhibition halls that now contain the following offer:

• British artist Michael Kidner (1917–2009), a pioneer of Optical Art in the 1960s, is represented with a vast collection of paintings “Love Is a Virus from Outer Space”;
• Ilze Lībiete (Latvia) is featured with a graphic retrospective “Road to the Sea”
• Jānis Kupčs (Latvia) reveals his latest output in the painting medium in “Cruel Romances”
• Daniel Fuchs (Germany) offers fabulous woodcarvings in his show “Creation”
• Elissa Marchal (France) explores the fundamental elements of painting and the material properties of colour in “The Space Between”.

The new season’s exhibitions are on show until 16 January 2022.

Additional information and exhibition details:
https://www.rothkocenter.com/en/exhibitions

Supporters:
Daugavpils City Council, State Culture Capital Foundation, Caparol.

Other exhibitions on show:
Mark Rothko’s originals;
“Found in the Collection” – finest pieces from Daugavpils Mark Rothko Art Centre;
“Mark Rothko 2021” – closing exhibition of the 17th International Painting Symposium;
“Talk to Me!” – group show by the Ceramic Association of Latvia at the Rothko Centre courtyard.

Publicity photo:
Michael Kidner (UK)

Information:
Daugavpils Mark Rothko art centre 

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8 November through 31 December 2021, the Ceramic Association of Latvia offers the public its latest exhibition, “Talk to Me!”, available at the Daugavpils Mark Rothko Art Centre courtyard.

Ceramics has always been a tactile art. A way for the artist to talk to the world and engage in self-reflection. As the creator’s hands touch the still soft clay, it comes to life and starts talking, both to and about the author, and it can say a lot across all manner of surfaces – rough and rugged or velvety smooth. The material’s capacity to immortalise emotions, patience, anxiety, order, expressiveness, tender touch or fleeting impressions is inexhaustible.

“Talk to me!” is a conversation between the ceramicist and the viewer who can see the exhibition through a tactile encounter. These are experience-based stories put out there and left for the world to see across various textures – from rough and jagged to gently smoothed and glazed. The artworks displayed at the exhibition are records of these conversations in the ceramic medium, which now goes out into the open to talk to anyone ready to touch.

The exhibition features 20 Latvian ceramicists: Ilona Abdulajeva, Sanita Ābelīte, Aivars Baranovskis, Nellija Dzalba, Ilze Emse Grīnberga, Kaspars Geiduks, Katrīna Geiduka, Una Gura, Ieva Jurka, Lauris Krauze, Olga Melehina, Eleonora Pastare, Rūdis Pētersons, Ilona Romule, Līga Skariņa, Agnese Sunepa, Astra Šēnberga, Elīna Titāne, Lilija Zeiļa, Linda Zelta.

The exhibition is organised by the Ceramic Association of Latvia in cooperation with the Latvian Centre for Contemporary Ceramics and Daugavpils Mark Rothko Art Centre. The project was supported by the State Culture Capital Foundation and the Ministry of Culture through its target-programme “KultūrELPA”.

Publicity photo:
Santa Suhanova

Information:
Daugavpils Mark Rothko art centre 

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From 3 November, ceramic artist Lilija Zeiļa offers her latest solo show, “Happenstance – Natural Order”, at the glass exhibition space of the 4METRES Gallery in Daugavpils Fortress, 8 Hospitāļa Street.

With indoor encounters once again strictly limited and the evenings growing darker, Latvian Centre for Contemporary Ceramics in cooperation with Daugavpils Mark Rothko Art Centre offers a new publicly available open-air exhibition by the Daugavpils-based ceramicist Lilija Zeiļa.

Potter, ceramicist and artist Lilija Zeiļa was born in Daugavpils in 1958. Clay and ceramics are her whole life – they set the course for her daily routines and submit to her will. Lilija became interested in ceramics as a schoolgirl, having visited the workshop of Staņislavs Vilcāns, an illustrious Latgalian potter. After graduating from the Rēzekne Secondary School of Applied Art, she became actively involved with the newly established art group of Daugavpils-based ceramicists. Lilija’s exhibition record, dating back to 1981, includes numerous solo shows in Latvia and beyond. In 1996, she took charge of the Daugavpils Ceramics Studio “Latgale”. Lilija has inspired and managed several ceramics-themed international projects, and studio work has made her a visible presence in Latvia as well as brought Latgalian ceramics to the attention of global audiences. The artist remains an active participant in exhibitions and international ceramic art symposia, where she shares her experience with countless international artists who admire Lilija’s work, happily passing her skills to the younger generation of creators.

Lilija Zeiļa’s sculpturesque ceramic objects, with their impressive folds and decorative elements inspired by natural textures, are brightened by fluid underglazes and glazes, painted in blackish-grey, bluish and reddish hues. Taken together, these features produce the effect of deep, nearly three-dimensional natural landscapes with a poetic feel. The artist’s virtuoso touch of colour emphasises the seemingly happenstance origins of her works along with their shapely expressiveness and pictorial sensuality.

The new exhibition on 8 Hospitāļa Street, Daugavpils Fortress, is available round-the-clock (excepting the current curfew hours). Its creation has been supported by the State Culture Capital Foundation.

Information:
Daugavpils Mark Rothko Art Centre

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Due to the end of the active tourist season, the structures of the Daugavpils City Municipality Tourism Development and Information Agency will switch to the winter working hours from November 1, 2021 to March 31, 2022:

Daugavpils Tourist Information Centre

Monday 10.00 – 18.00
Tuesday 10.00 – 18.00
Wednesday 10.00 – 18.00
Thursday 10.00 – 18.00
Friday 10.00 – 18.00
Saturday 10.00 – 18.00
Sunday 10.00 – 16.00

Daugavpils Fortress Culture and Information Centre

Monday 10.00 – 18.00
Tuesday 10.00 – 18.00
Wednesday 10.00 – 18.00
Thursday 10.00 – 18.00
Friday 10.00 – 18.00
Saturday 10.00 – 18.00
Sunday 10.00 – 18.00

Exposition “Shmakovka Museum”

Monday: closed
Tuesday 11.00 – 19.00
Wednesday 11.00 – 19.00
Thursday 11.00 – 19.00
Friday 11.00 – 19.00
Saturday 11.00 – 19.00
Sunday 11.00 – 19.00

Please be informed that taking into account the state of emergency declared in the country and the established restrictions to prevent the spread of COVID – 19, from October, 21st to November, 15th, the structural units of the Agency are closed to visitors. All structures continue to provide the necessary information remotely and answers to questions can be obtained by phone, e-mail, as well as on Facebook pages.

Contacts:
Daugavpils Tourist Information Centre
Phone: +371 26444810
E-mail: turisms@daugavpils.lv
Website: www.visitdaugavpils.lv
Facebook: www.facebook.com/Daugavpils.travel  

Daugavpils Fortress Culture and Information Centre
Phone:  +371 28686331
E-mail: cietoksnis@daugavpils.lv
Website: www.daugavpilscietoksnis.lv
Facebook: www.facebook.com/Daugavpils.cietoksnis

Exposition “Shmakovka Museum”
Phone: +371 25666201
E-mail:  info@smakovka.lv
Website:  www.smakovka.lv
Facebook: www.facebook.com/SmakovkasMuzejs

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The creators of the Museum of the World War I „Pie Komendanta” offer sightseeing tours in Daugavpils Fortress on an electric bus. During the trip, guests and residents of the city will be introduced to the most interesting and significant objects of Daugavpils Fortress and their history. The route leads through the streets of Daugavpils Fortress and includes such objects as officers’ houses, soldiers’ barracks, military hospital building, fortress garden, powder magazines, memorial sites, casemates, fortress gates, fortifications, and much more. During the trip some recently restored objects in the fortress can be seen, such as Daugavpils Mark Rothko Art Centre, Nicholas Gates, water lifting house, Commandant’s House etc. places. There are stops during the tour and you can go for a walk to see the fortifications of the fortress.

In total, 7 passengers can go on the tour at the same time and the duration of the trip is about 40-50 minutes. It is possible to see the places that are not usually visited by tourists. It is a very comfortable and compact car that is suitable for elderly people and people with special needs who find it difficult to get around the entire fortress on foot. It is also well suited for those travellers who have little free time, but who want to see as many places in the fortress as possible.

The price of the guided tour in Daugavpils Fortress on the electric bus is 5 EUR per person and it lasts about 40-50 min. It is also possible to visit the Museum of the World War I „Pie Komendanta” and go on a tour in Daugavpils Fortress on the electric bus. The price of this offer is 10 EUR per person (duration – 2 hours).

Tours on the electric bus are available from 10 am to 6 pm on Saturdays and Sundays, other days by prior arrangement by phone +371 29244651. The tour usually starts at the square near Daugavpils Fortress Culture and Information Centre, 5 Nikolaja Street. Tours are offered in Latvian and Russian languages.

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A new conference hall called „Konferenču zāle 13” was opened in Daugavpils Fortress, one of the most popular sightseeing places in Daugavpils city, this summer. This venue is suitable for both local and international conferences, seminars and other corporate events.

Daugavpils city offers many opportunities for business travellers. The spacious, modern, comfortable and well-equipped conference rooms are ideal for meetings, conferences, trainings, seminars, exhibitions and other events. In addition, there is a wide range of accommodation options to stay during a multi-day trip to Daugavpils. Most of the conference and seminar venues are located in the city centre or nearby. This is a great advantage and opens up opportunities for sightseeing in the city, combining a business trip with a cultural program.

Conference hall „Konferenču zāle 13” is a comfortable and multifunctional space, its atmosphere will definitely inspire with new ideas and solutions. The conference room is equipped with air conditioning and a large TV for showing presentations, videos, images and other materials. Guests can have access to a fully equipped kitchen. In front of the entrance to the conference hall, there is a terrace with a seating area. The seating arrangement can be easily adapted to the needs of the event and the number of people at the conference hall. The hall will comfortably accommodate about 33 people.

Conference hall „Konferenču zāle 13” is located 3.5 km away from the historical centre of Daugavpils. There are many tourist attractions close to the conference hall such as Daugavpils Fortress Culture and Information Centre and “Nikolaja vārti (Durvis pagātnē)” Historical Exposition of the Daugavpils Fortress, Daugavpils Mark Rothko Art Centre, exposition “Baltais zirgs” and “Atmiņu lāde”, Bat Centre, World War I Museum, Medical Exhibition with an Exposition of Birth Control Items, exposition no retro cars “RetroGaraž-D” and others.

The conference hall is located at 13 Mihaila Street, Daugavpils. The hall for events can be booked by phone: +371 26784773, e-mail: konferencuzale13@gmail.com or by contacting on Facebook.

More information about conference and seminar rooms in Daugavpils can be found on the page – www.visitdaugavpils.lv.

Photos: Facebook.com

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On 31 July 2021 Daugavpils Municipal Tourism Development and Information Agency and an exhibition “Shmakovka Museum” will hold an event „Gostūs Latgolā”, dedicated to Latgale’s hospitality and traditions, as well as the 5-year anniversary of the exhibition “Shmakovka Museum”.

Daugavpils Shmakovka museum is a 5 years old exhibition. Since the opening the museum has become a magnet for Daugavpils tourists, a center of the representation of Latgale culture and culinary heritage, with the possibility for all residents and guests of the city to explore Latgale’s traditions, experience and history.

Throughout July 31 from 12 pm up to 10 am various activities will be held on the Unity Square in Daugavpils: Latgale Home Producer Market, culinary masterclasses from Daugavpils National Associations and other.

There will also be a “Hi!Story:Latgola” – city orientation game, during which it will be possible to find out more about outstanding people born in Daugavpils and Latgale, to explore Latgale’s traditions, culinary and cultural heritage.

“Hi!Story: Latgola” is a city orientation game. Everyone can participate – families, seniors, children, young people. Participants needs to plan their own route, which can be travelled by any type of transport or by foot. As a part of the stake, a Latvian Antique Car Club (ACC) will travel around Daugavpils. AAC members will take a retro car parade trip in Daugavpils and will hold an exhibition of Soviet time vehicles at the Union Square and in Daugavpils Fortress.

Event is organized by Daugavpils City Council, Daugavpils Municipal Tourism Development and Information Agency, exhibition “Shmakovka Museum”, Latgale Regional Development Agency, National Culture Capital Fund, Latvian State Forests and Latvian Antique Car Club.

Information:
Exhibition „Shmakovka museum”

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Daugavpils Fortress Culture & Information Centre offers several types of excursions!

During the 45 minute tour, You will get acquainted with the history of the fortress, look at the former water-lifting building, the eighth bastion, walk along the main rampart of the fortress, see Nicholas Gates, the first coastal lunette and guardhouse building (outside).

During an hour and a half tour, You will hear a more detailed story about the history of the fortress, walk through the Fortress garden, see the residential quarter, Jesuit Collegium (outside), hear the story of the former fortress Cathedral, and go to inspect the fortifications.

In memory of the visit to the Culture and Information Center of the Daugavpils Fortress, you can buy souvenirs with the symbols of the fortress and the city.

To book an excursion contact Daugavpils Fortress Culture and Information Centre (5 Nikolaja Street, +371 654 24043, +371 28686331, cietoksnis@daugavpils.lv) or contact Daugavpils Tourist Information Centre (22a Rīgas Street,+371 654 22818, +371 65426444810, turisms@daugavpils.lv).

Prices are available here.

See You soon in Daugavpils Fortress!

Photo: Anastasija Kočmarjova

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The Daugavpils Mark Rothko Art Centre courtyard has been temporarily transformed with a Discharge-Recharge Wall – a custom-made site for an interactive self-performance open to anyone willing to join.

At this time of uncertainty, when phone and computer screens have replaced face-to-face encounters and on-site visits to museums and exhibition grounds remain a distant dream, emotions run high and may make us lash out at the few remaining people still around us.

Concerned for the mental state of its colleagues and the general public, the Rothko Centre team has prepared a targeted and controlled anger management tool – an interactive Discharge-Recharge Wall. With this new art site for interactive self-performance, the Rothko Centre celebrates its eighths birthday and heralds the Latvia Ceramics Biennale scheduled for the upcoming summer.

We all likely have chipped, unwanted, or downright irritating mugs, plates or other ceramic objects shoved away somewhere, gathering dust – things we’ve become bored with and would love to get rid of. Why not take these worthless objects, the proverbial ammunition in any domestic argument worth its salt, and put them to use by smashing against our Discharge-Recharge wall?  Thus, releasing our frustration, we can recharge for a new start, clear our shelves and minds, and channel away our anger in a controlled and targeted intervention.

Every new trace of discharge-recharge will add up to the previous evidence. Potentially, we should reach the Latvia Ceramics Biennale with a substantial pile of ceramic shards in the Rothko Centre courtyard. Everyone is free to add to the installation with their own act of discharge-recharge until October 2021. Kindly use only ceramic or porcelain objects and exercise caution – the discharge-recharge process may generate ceramic sparks, so let’s be mindful of ourselves and others.

Video: Andrejs Jemeljanovs 

Information:
Daugavpils Mark Rothko Art Centre

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Visitors to the Daugavpils Martin Luther Cathedral are invited to visit the viewing platform that will be open until 30^th of September. The church’s viewing platform is the only one available for travellers who come to visit Church Hill. During the visit, guests can get more information about the history and interior of the cathedral.

Opening hours of the viewing platform:
Monday-Saturday: 10.00 – 16.00;
Sunday: 10.00 – 14.00.

A visit is also possible at other times by contacting Daugavpils Martin Luther Cathedral, phone: + 371 26315707.

Entrance for donations.

Address: 66 18. Novembra Street, Daugavpils

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Nowadays, outdoor activities are especially topical, and hiking (walking) is a great way to get acquainted with the nature of Latvia. More and more pedestrian-oriented institutions appear in Latvia, which help to make hiking as comfortable as possible and create a feeling “I am welcome here, I will be understood here”. Daugavpils Tourist Information Centre (TIC) is a place where you can get information about various walking routes and get related services.

The “Gājējam draudzīgs / Hiker-friendly” sign is assigned to institutions and companies providing tourism services in the Baltic States. The sign shows that the entrepreneur understands and respects the needs of hikers. The owner of the “Hiker-friendly” sign provides travelers with important and necessary services, for example, information about routes, drinking water, a first aid kit, charging of electrical appliances, accommodation, and ability to dry wet clothes and wash dirty things.

In Latvia the sing is awarded by a commission, which includes 13 participants – both state institutions and organizations that support hiking, outdoor activities and nature tourism. Any enterprise or institution in the Baltic States willing to provide necessary services to hikers, not only hotels but also, for example, catering companies, tourist information centers, gas stations, shops, etc., can receive the sign. More information about the distinctive sign “Hiker-friendly” and criteria for obtaining it can be found here. The interested ones can apply by writing to e-mail: lauku@celotajs.lv.

Hikers are invited to enjoy an active weekend in Daugavpils and Daugavpils region, and to make sure of the hospitality of the Daugavpils TIC, which is located at 22A Rīgas Street and is open every day from 10 am to 6 pm.

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Leaflets about the upcoming events held in Daugavpils in November and December 2020 are available at Daugavpils Tourist Information Centre.

The leaflets are published in four languages – Latvian, Russian, English and Lithuanian.
Leaflets include information about the exhibitions, culture and sports events as well as information about the city’s tourist attractions.

Press here to see publication.

Welcome to Daugavpils Tourist Information Centre on 22a Rīgas Street, Daugavpils!

Working hours:
Every day 10 am – 6 pm

Additional information: +371 65422818, +371 26444810, turisms@daugavpils.lv

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Daugavpils Mark Rothko Art Centre launches a new service – an opportunity to purchases an annual admission ticket in the form of ANNUAL CARD. The card can be bought for private use or as a gift to colleagues, family or friends. It gives unlimited access to all permanent and temporary exhibitions available at the centre throughout one calendar year.

Every year the Rothko Centre opens four large exhibition seasons, each with a number of Latvian and international art projects in various art media. The centre’s primary attraction is a retrospective exhibition of Mark Rothko’s work that features several original paintings by the world-renowned native of Daugavpils and, at the moment, remains the only permanent exhibition of Rothko’s work in Europe. In addition to that, in any given year, visitors are offered up to fifty exhibition projects by prominent Latvian and international artists. The annual card grants unlimited access to all exhibitions at the centre as well as entitles card holders to a number of special offers which they will be notified about individually.

The annual card can be purchased at the centre or online (on the centre’s website) after filling out an application form. The full cost of the card is EUR 36.00. Pupils, students and seniors can purchase it at a discount for EUR 18.00, presenting a valid ID that confirms their special status. The card is available in two versions – Latvian and English.

For more information about the new service, please visit www.rothkocenter.com, send your questions via email gadakarte@rothkocenter.com or call the centre’s landline +371 654 30250.

Contacts:
Žanna Jemeļjanova
zanna.jemeljanova@daugavpils.lv
ph.: +371 654 30250

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Taking into consideration a big amount of tourists, Daugavpils Tourist Information Centre (Daugavpils TIC) will be open for visitors 7 days a week. Opening hours of Daugavpils TIC will be from Monday to Sunday from 10 am to 6 pm.

Daugavpils Tourist Information Centre offers informative materials about sightseeing places in Daugavpils, Daugavpils District and other tourist facilities in Latvia. It is possible to book a guided city sightseeing tour, guided tours in Daugavpils Fortress and Shmakovka Museum as well as to buy souvenirs. Daugavpils TIC also provides copying and scanning services.

It is possible to book a visit by phone +371 65422818, +371 26444810 or e-mail: turisms@daugavpils.lv.

Information prepared by:
Daugavpils City Municipality Tourism Development and Information Agency
Phone: +371 65422818; +371 26444810
E-mail: turisms@daugavpils.lv
Web: www.visitdaugavpils.lv
Facebook: www.facebook.com/Daugavpils.travel

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Starting from October 1, 2020 until February 28, 2021 Daugavpils Fortress Culture & Information Centre will be open for visitors 7 days a week from 9.30 am to 6 pm.
On December, 2020 and January, 2021 Daugavpils Fortress Culture & Information Centre will be open from Monday to Saturday from 9.30 am to 6 pm.

Daugavpils Fortress Culture and Information Centre offers information materials, various types of guided tours, possibility to see a former Water-lifting Tower building and an exposition dedicated to the fortress. Visitors can also buy souvenirs with the fortress symbols in the Centre.

It is possible to book a visit by phone +371 65424043, +371 28686331 or e-mail: cietoksnis@daugavpils.lv.

More information about Daugavpils Fortress Culture & Information Centre: www.daugavpilscietoksnis.lv.

Photo: Anastasija Kočmarjova

Information prepared:
Sandra Misjūne
Customer service specialist at
Daugavpils Fortess Cultural and Information Centre of
Daugavpils City Municipality Tourism Development and Information Agency
Ph.: +371 65424043; +371 28686331
E-mail:  cietoksnis@daugavpils.lv
sandra.misjune@daugavpils.lv
Web: www.daugavpilscietoksnis.lv
www.facebook.com/Daugavpils.cietoksnis

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Starting from October 1, 2020 till April 30, 2021 Shmakovka Museum will be open for visitors 6 days a week. From October till the end of April opening hours of Shmakovka Museum will be from Tuesday to Sunday from 11 am to 7 pm.

The museum offers a modern and entertaining story about the ancient Latgale spirit, shmakovka, which is an integral part of the culinary heritage. In digital exposition, you can explore the process of producing shmakovka interactively, as well as look at authentic and spectacular manufacturing equipment.

The visitors of the museum can book an informative tour accompanied by a guide or visit the museum individually and use free audio guides that are available in six languages.

Special offers are available for families and groups, as well as for students and seniors.
The family ticket (3-8 people) is EUR 2.50 per person.
The price of the visit to the exhibition for groups accompanied by a guide: EUR 3.90 per person (adults) and EUR 2.70 per person (for students, seniors).
On the first Sunday of every month, the price for individual visitors is just EUR 2.15 per person.

It is possible to book a visit by phone +371 65422818, + 371 26444810 or e-mail: info@smakovka.lv.

More information about the museum: www.smakovka.lv.

The information is prepared by:
Viktor Andruskevich
Head of exposure of the Shmakovka Museum
Tel.: +371 65422818; +371 26444810
Email: info@smakovka.lv
WEB: www.smakovka.lv
www.facebook.com/SmakovkasMuzejs

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Leaflets about the upcoming events held in Daugavpils in September, October 2020 are available at Daugavpils Tourist Information Centre.

The leaflets are published in four languages – Latvian, Russian, English and Lithuanian.
Leaflets include information about the exhibitions, culture and sports events as well as information about the city’s tourist attractions.

Press here to see publication.

Welcome to Daugavpils Tourist Information Centre on 22a Rigas Street, Daugavpils!

Working hours:
Every day 10 am – 6 pm

Additional information: +371 65422818, +371 26444810, turisms@daugavpils.lv

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18.01.2020. – 19.01.2020.
Krajowa wystawa psów wszystkich ras „Ziemas pasaka 2020” i „Latgales Kauss 2020”
Ponad 1300 uczestników i 145 ras psów z Łotwy, Litwy, Estonii, Rosji, Białorusi, Finlandii i innych państw.

07.02.2020.
Otwarcie nowego sezonu wystawowego w Daugavpilskim Centrum Sztuki im. Marka Rothko (sezon 1)

Co miesiąc
Ryneczek producentów domowych i rzemieślników

29.02.2020.
Święto miasta „Plašā Masļeņica” (pol. Szerokie Zapusty)
Zabawa i atrakcje, przejażdżki konne, loterie, palenie słomianej baby, przedstawienia zespołów twórczych.

13.04.2020.
Poniedziałek Wielkanocny
Tradycyjny koncert i rozrywki wielkanocne. Warsztaty twórcze, bitwy na jajka, stragany świąteczne, atrakcje dla dzieci i huśtawki wielkanocne.
ANULOWANO ŚRODEK!

16.05.2020.
Noc Muzeów – 2020
W ramach międzynarodowej akcji „Moc Muzeów” swoje drzwi dla zwiedzających otworzą m.in. Muzeum Bimbrownictwa, Centrum Kultury i Informacji Twierdzy Dyneburg, Daugavpilskie Centrum Sztuki im. Marka Rothko.
ANULOWANO ŚRODEK!

16.05.2020. 19.00 – 02.00
Noc sztuki – Daugavpils jest sztuką
Interaktywna, dynamiczna i prowokująca impreza artystyczna w Twierdzy Dyneburg – rozmowy o sztuce, oglądanie sztuki, tworzenie sztuki, opowiadanie i zwiedzanie sztuki.
ANULOWANO ŚRODEK!

30.05.2020.
Noc Kościołów 2020
Dźwięki dzwonów kościelnych, koncerty muzyki religijnej, możliwość zwiedzania świątyń, słuchania opowiadań o historii parafii i oglądanie przedmiotów sakralnych, wieczory modlitewne.
WYDARZENIE ODBĘDZIE SIĘ W ŚRODOWISKU ELEKTRONICZNYM – www.baznicunakts.lv

05.06.2020. – 07.06.2020.
Święto Miasta Daugavpils
W ramach święta w różnych miejscach miasta odbywają się imprezy kulturowe, sportowe i wypoczynkowe, działają bazary i atrakcje dziecięce.
ANULOWANO ŚRODEK!

12.06.2020. – 14.06.2020.
III Międzynarodowy Festiwal Lalek
ANULOWANO ŚRODEK!

18.07.2020.
Historycznej „Dinaburg – 1812”
Festiwal poświęcony obronie Twierdzy Dyneburg w 1812 r., kiedy garnizon twierdzy musiał stoczyć zaciętą walkę z armią Napoleona. Historyczne walki, atmosfera XIX w., żołnierze epoki Napoleona i cesarza Aleksandra I, przedstawienia artystów i bazar rzemieślników.
ANULOWANO ŚRODEK!

06.08.2020., 13.08.2020., 20.08.2020., 27.08.2020.
Muzyczny Sierpień w Daugavpils
Przedstawienia muzyczne we czwartki ostatniego miesiąca lata.

15.08.2020.
Święto Miodu i Czosnku
Przedawnienia muzyczne, ryneczek czosnku, miodu i produktów pszczelarstwa, degustacje, prezentacje, konkursy i wspólna instalacja świąteczna.
ANULOWANO ŚRODEK!

Wrzesień – październik
VIII Festiwal Muzyki i Sztuki „ReStArt 2020”

12.09.2020.
Święto Ulicy Ryskiej (łot. Rīgas ielas svētki)
Wystawy objazdowe, wystawa samochodów zabytkowych, warsztaty, instalacje świetlne, przedstawienia muzyczne i artystyczne etc.
ul. Rīgas iela, Plac Jedności, Daugavpils

06.09.2020
Daugavpilski półmaraton „Skrien Latvija” (pol. Biegnie Łotwa) 2020
„Skrien Latvija” to cykl biegów i jeden z największych maratonów na Łotwie.
ANULOWANO ŚRODEK!

12.09.2020.
Urodziny Muzeum Bimbrownictwa
Przedstawienie, wycieczki, degustacja bimbru, warsztaty bimbrownictwa.
ANULOWANO ŚRODEK!

25.-26.09.2020.
Polska Nice 1 Liga Żużlowa

11.11.2020.
Uroczystości poświęcone Dniu Lāčplēsisa

17.11.2020. – 18.11.2020.
Uroczystości poświęcone 102 rocznicy Proklamowania Republiki Łotewskiej

05.12.2020.
Zapalenie Miejskiej Choinki

26.12.2020.
Drugi Dzień Świąt Bożego Narodzenia na Placu Jedności
Bożonarodzeniowa muzyka, bożonarodzeniowe warsztaty krasnali, słodka czekolada z worków krasnali, ogrzewanie się przy ognisku, gorąca herbata i pierniczki, koncert, zagadki, loterie etc.

30.12.2020.
Bieg Noworoczny
Coroczny rozrywkowy i atrakcyjny bieg dla każdego, kto chce spotkać Nowy Rok w sportowej atmosferze.

31.12.2020.
Spotykanie Nowego Roku
Fajerwerki i uroczysty koncert

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