The Liepaja Museum in Liepaja, Liepaja, Latvia | Museum

The Liepaja Museum houses the exhibition ?Ancient History of the Liepaja region?, where the period from the Stone Age (8500 ? 1500 BC) till the Late Iron Age (800 ? 1200 BC) is reflected. Particular exhibits refer to the later period ? even till the 17th century. The Liepaja Museum is located in Liepaja in the Courland region of Latvia.

From the layouts at The Liepaja Museum a visitor can gain an overall notion concerning the Ancient times, get to know the most significant Liepaja region archeological monuments, as well as their research history, see not only the typical archeological material describing that epoch, but also unique ancient items: objects from the most ancient so far burial in Kurzeme that was opened in Grobina Atkalnu first ancient cemetery in 1988 (2-1 centuries BC), an open-work necklace of the Early Iron Age from Virgas Mount Zivertu graveyard, found in Grobina?s Priediena archeological complex Scandinavian burial stella of the 7th century ? the only finding of its kind in Eastern Baltic region, ancient items from Durbes Diru graveyard, amongst which the armour hat of the Kurssian warrior deserves particular attention.

Latvian Ancient times ? this study is based on the layout ?Liepaja region?s ancient times?. During this set of studies students will get to know how it is possible to acquire information concerning the ancient times, will play picture domino and fill in work sheets (students of 5th - 6th forms).

Liepaja Museum, Liepaja, Courland, offer Ritual Feasts to celebrate the following ritual feasts at the Museum: Easter, the Day of Mikelis, the Day of Martins and Christmas. During these studies students will play games, take part in riddles guessing, count and sing folk songs, dress into mummers, etc.