16.05. – 30.06.2019

Latvian Museum of Photography is pleased to present a solo exhibition of an Estonian artist Maria Kapajeva Dream Is Wonderful, Yet Unclear, which opens on May 16th. The exhibition is part of Riga Photomonth 2019 programme.
This exhibition explores the relationships between collective and personal memories by looking at the community surrounding a textile mill, now closed, of which the artist’s family was a part. The story of one small community is set in the larger context of post-industrial cities worldwide, as they seek new identities. The exhibition depicts a mill filled by powerful rhythms of looms and lively collectives of women workers that, in today’s competitive world seems like a bright and distant dream. Kapajeva focuses on women, with a heightened sensitivity towards social and political matters in post-Soviet culture. As the daughter of a textile designer, she spent her childhood at the mill, drawing fabric patterns and dreaming about the same job her mother had. In the exhibition, she interweaves her mother’s work, her childhood dreams and their failures with the workers’ collective ones to underline the division between personal and collective memories that together form our historical narratives.

• 19:00 - 21:00 “The Other Side of the Collection’s Door at the Latvian Museum of Photography”
• 20:00 - 21:00 Guest of the museum – photo restorer of Riga History and Navigation Museum – Kristaps Latvis: History, structure, preservation and restoration of photography

Latvian Museum of Photography announces an application competition for exhibitions in 2019 and 2020. Photographers, artists and curators are welcome to submit the applications in English till September 7, 2019. The application should include a statement of the exhibition concept (1500-3000 characters), description of the author's experience and creative activities, information on works to be included in the exhibition (number of works, dimensions, date of creation) and photos of all works indicating if this is the final selection. The museum provides premises for the exhibition, but the preparation works (printing, framing, transporting) is the responsibility of the author. The applications will be graded by a special jury of art critics, photographers and employees of the museum.
Photographers, artists and curators, please apply info@fotomuzejs.lv!

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17.08. – 5.11.2017

Photography exhibition “Moving Photography” featuring works by Latvian photographer Vika Eksta will be exhibited from 17th August in Latvian Museum of Photography.

Animated photography exhibition “Moving Photography” helps to study, interpret and improve the current exhibition of historical photography of the Latvian Museum of Photography, which is devoted to the development of photography media, by supplementing it with contemporary content. Animated photographs were taken while the author was working on objects exhibiting at the museum's permanent exhibition and with the museum staff, creating moving images in which these objects and people appear in the main role, thus, both reflecting on the media and technical development of photography, as well as allowing the viewer to see the historical exhibition “anew”.

On Thursday, February 23, at 6.15 p.m. Latvian Museum of Photography invites you to a discussion evening and the exhibition “Sword Lilies” viewing together with the author - photographer Iveta Vaivode. Entrance fee 1.42 € (exhibition entrance price).
During discussion evening meeting the visitors will have time to ask the author about “behind the scenes” creation of the exhibition “Sword Lilies” and its results, to clarify issues raised by visiting an exhibition or the opening of the exhibition without the opportunity to meet the author. During the meeting the artist will also talk about her other projects, as well as share her impressions about the experience above the Arctic Circle.

In collaboration with Riga Photography Biennale 2016 Latvian Museum of Photography calls for applications for two-day masterclass “Concepts of editing” and portfolio review led by award winning photographer Sarker Protick (VII Photo). Participation fee: 60 euro.

Latvian Museum of Photography has improved its historical exhibition by making a new informative wall about George Benjamin (Juris Benjamiņš, 1918 – 1993) who was one of the pioneers of color photography in Latvia.

11.01 – 16.02.2014
As a congratulation gift to one of the most significant Latvian photographer Gunārs Binde in his 80th birthday the exhibition “Binde in front of the object-lens” will be presented in the 2nd floor of the Latvian Museum of Photography from 11 January till 2 February.