Experts' Choice Award Museum of the Occupation of Latvia
What the experts agree on
This compact multimedia museum soberly chronicles Latvia's brutal 1940-1991 Soviet and Nazi occupations, housed in striking Soviet-era architecture on the main square. Dark, factual, and moving.
“Inhabiting an interesting example of Soviet-era architecture on the main square, this museum carefully details Latvia’s Soviet and Nazi occupations between 1940 and 1991.”
– Lonely Planet
Fodor's "The Latvian Occupation Museum details the devastation of Latvia at the hands of the Nazis and Soviets during World War II, as well as the Latvians' struggle for independence in September 1991." Full review
Lonely Planet "Calm and factual, this compact multimedia exhibition relates the story of how Latvia endured the Soviet and Nazi occupation between 1940 and 1991 – in English as well as in Latvian." Full review
Michelin Guide 2 Stars
"This museum deals with the periods of foreign domination experienced by Latvia's capital, largely to the city's detriment." Full review
Afar Magazine "It's dark and a bit dreary, but appropriate, since it recounts the history of occupation in Latvia starting with the Soviets, then the Nazis and then back to the Russians." Full review
National Geographic "Back in the centre, and surrounded by parkland, is the Museum of the Occupation, tracing Latvia’s history from the Nazi and Soviet eras to independence in 1991"
