Museums of Latvia University

Authors : Nuri Özer Erbay

Pages : 27-30

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Publication Date : 2018-07-01

Article Type : Research

Abstract :Latvia University Museums serve to increase the value of cultural heritage. Original Greek and Roman works of art and Latvian art treasures enriched the importance and value of this cultural heritage. Riga Polytechnic Institute was transformed into Latvia University and collections from this period were gathered together. After unremitting organizational work, in 1990 a united University of Latvia museum was formed comprising 6 branches: UL Museum of History, Museum of Zoology, Museum of Geology, Museum of Computing and Informatics, Museum of Botany and Museum of Pedagogy. After some years new museums were added: Memorial Museum of Friedrich Zander (Museum of Space Research) and Museum of Human Pathology, and a partnership was formed with the Latvian Museum of History of Chemistry. Today, the UL Museum of History serves the purposes of education and science, as well as popularizes the values of cultural history of the University of Latvia.
Keywords : Latvia, University Museum, Museum