Museum – Rundāle Palace

Rundāle Palace Museum facilitates accessibility and safety for people with functional impairments

Representatives of the Bauska Society for the Disabled On 6 September 2024 the Rundāle Palace Museum hosted representatives of the Bauska Society for the Disabled to discuss the Museum’s accessibility and safety for visitors with functional impairments. The meeting took place within the scope of the European Heritage Days which this year focused on three

A new book about David Austin’s roses in the garden of Rundāle Palace

The book Angļu rozes vārds. Deivida Ostina rozes Rundāles pils dārzā (The Name of the English Rose: David Austin’s Roses in Rundāle Palace Garden) designed by Katrīna Vasiļevska and written by Ieva Rupenheite is now available for purchase at the cashier’s office of the Rundāle Palace Museum. The book describes 128 varieties of roses growing...

Exhibition “Horses and Horsing Around the Duchy of Courland and Semigallia”

The exhibition “Horses and Horsing Around the Duchy of Courland and Semigallia” will be on display free of charge in the ground-floor premises of the Rundāle Palace Museum from the 6th of July until February of next year. The topic of the exhibition, similarly to the topic of the recent Garden Festival, was chosen...

Changes in the working hours of the French garden

When planning a visit to the French garden of Rundāle Palace, please take into consideration that the garden will be closing earlier on July 13 and 27. On 13 July 2024, the palace garden will host the Gala concert of the Early Music Festival organised by the State limited liability company “Latvijas Koncerti”. This year, the cycle...

The publication of the museum “Light Catchers” tells the story of historical glass chandeliers

The Rundāle Palace Museum has published the book “Light Catchers” by the researcher Kristīne Budže about historical chandeliers, and it is dedicated to the most valuable glass chandeliers in the collection of the Rundāle Palace Museum. The design and layout of the book was created by Alexey Murashko, one of the most accomplished book...

Season ticket for visiting the French garden

The Rundāle Palace Museum offers to buy a season ticket for visiting the French garden for oneself or also as a gift. The season ticket provides the opportunity to visit the French garden of the Rundāle Palace Museum throughout the year. PRICE

Desk calendar for 2024 and digital content with the works of art included in the calendar have been created

Peter, the last Duke of Courland, owned the most significant art collection to be found in the territory of modern-day Latvia in late 18th century. When the Duke left Courland in 1795, he took it with him. According to the sources, mainly samples of Dutch painting were stored at Rundāle Palace, therefore the Rundāle...

First-time Guide Certification 2024

First-time guide certification will take place in the Rundāle Palace Museum on 1 March and 12 April 2024. Certification includes a test of knowledge in the oral part – a narration in the exhibition rooms. For certification on 1 March, please apply by filling in the application form here: https://forms.office.com/e/vpid0AzbjY For certification on 12 April, please apply by filling in the application...

Dancers will dance out the Duke’s preparation for the ball

Saturday, 16 December, will mark the beginning of a week-long cycle of evening events at the Rundāle Palace Museum – a light and sound show “Chandelier Ball in the Palace” which will be complemented by contemporary dance performances created by the choreographer Reinis Rešetins for four evenings. On 17, 19, 20, and 22 December, three shows with...

A change in working hours due to the “Chandelier Ball in the Palace”

Due to the light and sound show "Chandelier Ball in the Palace" there will be changes in the working hours of the museum from 16 to 22 December. The last visitors will be allowed into the museum at 16.00, and the palace will be closed at 16.30, half an hour earlier than usually.

The Advent Calendar 2023 is dedicated to Zemīte altar

This year the Advent Calendar of the Rundāle Palace Museum is dedicated to the altar of Zemīte Lutheran Church – a woodcarving masterpiece made in the style of Mannerism in the second quarter of the 17th century. The restoration of the altar lasted several years during which the grey overpaint from the 19th century was...

Digital catalogues of the exhibition “Tapestries in Bloom”

From 18 June to 17 September the exhibition “Tapestries in Bloom” from the collections of the French National Furniture Foundation was displayed in the Grand gallery and the Small gallery of Rundāle Palace. Now a digital catalogue of the exhibition has been published, available in three languages: Latvian, English and French. The exhibition featured 15 garden-themed...