The struggle for the independence of Latvia
About the organisation:
Liepaja is the third biggest city of Latvia. Liepaja Municipality institution „Culture Department" has more than 20 subortinated institutions performing different activities in culture field. One of them is Liepaja Museum having significant collection of art and historical units and special branch – exposition devoted to occupation regimes. Liepaja Municipality institution „Culture Department" itself is actively participating in different projects, has gained a sugnificat experience in cooperation with different organisations across the world.
Website of the organisation: www.liepajaskultura.lv
About the project:
Project content will cover the struggle for the independence of Latvia, role of Liepaja in gaining independence and being the capital of Latvia for 6 months in 1919. Destinies of people from very different ethnical background who have fighted for independence and freedom of Latvia after Soviet invasion and during Soviet regime will be spotlighted.
Memories and life stories of deported families, survival of the dream and wish for free Latvia and other information will be collected, events to share these memories with the public will be organised in cooperation with another museum in Latvia having the collection of notes made by deported people on pieces of birch bark; handicraft demonstrations made in Siberia and brought back will be organised together with a kind of a master clase; by this the exposition of Liepaja Museum will be enriched, digitalised and modernised.
More information about the project can be found in the attached document.
Role of the partner organisation in the project:
We are looking for partner organizations in Baltic States having the same historical experience to share and collaborate, as well as organizations from other countries having similar collections and interested to share their experience in form of project partner visits, common seminars and exhibitions, participation or hosting the concerts and ready to collaborate in preparation of project publication (collection of most important, valuable or interesting stories).
| INSTITUTION | Liepaja Municipality institution „Culture Department" |
| TYPE OF INSTITUTION | Other |
| CONTACT NAME | Ineta Stadgale |
| CONTACT E-MAIL | ineta.stadgale@liepaja.lv |
| COUNTRY | Latvia |
| NAME OF THE PROGRAMME | Europe for Citizens / European remembrance |
| PROJECT TOPIC | The struggle for the independence of Latvia |
| WORKING LANGUAGE | EN, other |
| EXPIRATION DATE | 01.03.2018. |
| DOCUMENT | Download |
