A Dream in the Latvian Countryside: Remaking the National Painter's House
In 1998, Dutch museologist Margriet Lestraden bought the remote birth house of "the father of Latvian art", a man she then knew nothing about.Continue Reading →
Fiction: Nora Ikstena – Soviet Milk
"I don’t remember 15 October 1969. There are people who swear they remember their birth. I don’t."Continue Reading →
A Hive of Activity: Discovering Riga's Underground Music Scene
Richard Thompson gives an introduction to the underground scene of Latvia's capital, a city where every week brings something intriguing and boundary--pushingContinue Reading →
Previews of Baltic Screen Week in London
This week in London, Baltic View is putting on a series of films from Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania. Previews and trailers here.Continue Reading →
Photographic Notes on Latvia's Capital – Ģirts Raģelis
Ģirts Raģelis's project Pilsētas piezīmes [City Notes] gives a fascinating insight into the many contrasting sides of the largest city in the Baltic states.Continue Reading →