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Closure of the exhibition “The Family Vault of the Dukes of Courland”

The exhibition “The Family Vault of the Dukes of Courland” in Jelgava Palace will be closed from 5 November to 26 November.

Starting from 27 November, the exhibition will be re-opened to visitors from Wednesday to Sunday from 10.00 to 16.00.

The Family Vault of the Dukes of Courland in Jelgava Palace is the largest burial site of the kind in Latvia; moreover, it is one of the few burial sites of dynasties of rulers in the world which is open for public viewing. It contains 21 metal sarcophagi and nine wooden coffins in which 24 representatives of the Kettler Dynasty (1569–1737) and six representatives of the Biron Dynasty (1737–1795) have been buried.

More about the exhibition https://rundale.net/en/vault/ 

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