Latvian Railway History Museum - Museum Guide

Exposition in Jelgava

What to see and do FOR FAMILIES WITH CHILDREN • FIND OUT and LEARN ABOUT the duties of the station master. Play a Scavenger Hunt game at the museum • STEP into the carriage and HEAR the tales of the narrow-gauge train • WATCH films • Have FUN and relax in the designated area • Take PHOTOS – find the spots in the museum most popular with photo hunters and share them on social networks

WHAT ELSE DOES THE MUSEUM OFFER? • Organize a children’s party • Draw a #railwaysketch throughout the exposition • Join us on an industrial hiking trip • Participate in various workshops, camps and family events • Gift your friends a photo session

FOR RAILWAY ENTHUSIASTS AND RESEARCHERS • Explore the rolling stock collection at the Jelgava Locomotive Depot • Participate in a meet-up about railway • Flip through the latest journals and books about railway

FOR SCHOOL CHILDREN • Guided tours for groups • Activities for children of various ages • Safety lessons • Summer camps •

DO NOT MISS • View the museum building itself – a dwelling house constructed in the early 1900s for station workers #zaļaisnamiņš • the building’s facade is connected with the station master’s clock • Soviet-era information machine СПРАВОЧНАЯ

AFTERTASTE

Working hours: We, Fr, Sa 10.00–17.00 Thu 11.00–19.00 Mo, Tu, Su closed How to get here: By train to Jelgava Station By bus from the city center to the bus stop Dzelzceļa Stacija 10 minute walk on foot from the Jelgava TIC

• Share your photos and add the hashtag #dzelceļamuzejs #latvianrailwaymuseum • Color the unfinished drawings • Leave a comment on a card in the museum or on Facebook • Look through the digital catalogue • Recommend us to friends • Find out more about railway heritage: www.dzelzcelaobjekti.lv

Exposition in Riga

Stacijas Street 3, LV-3001

Experience the railway world!

An adventure for railway enthusiasts, as well as the whole family

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Information Exposition in LV and ENG Souvenir kiosk Contact us Tel: +371 67239494, +371 20032331 E-mail: muzejs@ldz.lv www.railwaymuseum.lv Follow us: latvianrailwaymuseum latvianrailwaymuseum Dzelzcelamuz latvianrailwaymuseum

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Exposition in Jelgava

A place to enjoy!

Unforgettable events and railway history

What to see and do FOR RAILWAY ENTHUSIASTS AND RESEARCHERS • Largest broad-gauge rolling stock

collection in the Baltics • Extensive collection of historical

testimonies and informative materials • Participate in a meet-up about railway • Flip through the latest journals and

books about railway • Explore the digital catalogue • Explore the museum’s Youtube channel

and blog Galastacija

FOR FAMILIES WITH CHILDREN

FOR SCHOOL CHILDREN • Guided tours for groups

• LOOK AROUND and PARTICIPATE:

• Activities for children of various ages

• Find out the stories of museum objects

• Safety lessons

• Step into the locomotives and carriages

• Summer camps

• Ride a hand draisine

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• Lift the station’s roof and call the Anna

DO NOT MISS

Station’s station master • FIND ANSWERS about the railway.

Play a Scavenger Hunt game at the museum • WATCH films and HEAR stories

• Model railway, with unique handmade Latvian

railway infrastructure, buildings and scenery • 1900s carriage for prisoner transportation • Class III passenger carriage produced by

AS Fenikss in Latvia

• Have FUN and relax in the designated

area

• Iconic Soviet era electric train ER2 and

locomotive TEP60

• Take PHOTOS – find the spots in the

museum most popular with photo hunters and share them on social networks

• Station master’s clocks made in Latvia •

equipment

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Working hours: Mo closed Tu 10.00–17.00 We 10.00–17.00 Th 10.00–20.00 Fr 10.00–17.00 Sa 10.00–17.00 Su closed

Free Wi-Fi Souvenir kiosk Postcards, puzzles, books, games and other souvenirs How to get here?

With public transport:

WHAT ELSE DOES THE MUSEUM OFFER? • Organize a children’s party • Draw a #railwaysketch throughout the

exposition • Join us on an industrial hiking trip • Participate in various workshops, camps

and family events • Gift your friends a photo session

EVENTS AT THE MUSEUM The museum’s historical area (the carriage depot hall) is available for theater performances, concerts, exhibitions, parties and celebrations

AFTERTASTE • Share your photos and add the hashtag

#dzelceļamuzejs #latvianrailwaymuseum

Buses No 3, 4, 8, 21, 22, 38, 39 bus stop Nacionālā Bibliotēka Trams No 1, 2, 5, 10 tram stop Nacionālā Bibliotēka

Information: Exposition in LV and ENG Contact us: Tel: +371 20032331

7 minute walk on foot from Riga Old Town across the Daugava River and next to the National Library building

E-mail: muzejs@ldz.lv

Accessible for persons in wheelchairs and for baby strollers

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• Recommend us to friends

Free parking for bicycles, cars, and buses

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• Find out more about railway heritage:

Museum is accessible by car only from Uzvaras Boulevard (direction from Pārdaugava neighbourhood to city center)

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• Color the unfinished drawings • Leave a comment on a card in the museum

or on Facebook • Look through the digital catalogue

www.dzelzcelaobjekti.lv

www.railwaymuseum.lv

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