Walking through Elizabete iela and Alberta iela, the symbolic streets and where there is the greatest contraction of Art Nouveau in Riga, you will find this beautiful museum. You enter the building and immediately notice the staircase which, due to its beauty, is the most photographed attraction of the museum. The apartment where the museum is located was owned by the well-known architect Peksens. Inside it, the various rooms of a typical house from the early 1900s have been reconstructed: the living room, the bedroom, the kitchen with everything needed for cooking, the wardrobe... In the museum there are also actors with the typical period clothing and it is possible to wear the typical clothes and hats made available to visitors and take photos.

A museum which allows you to find interior furniture from the art nouveau era. Even though the apartments suffered dark times during the Second World War and the Soviet occupation, the Latvian government was able to redecorate this house with a kitchen, a dining room, a smoking room, bedrooms and their storage rooms. Being almost 70 years old, I found objects from my grandmother's house such as irons, the stove, oil lamps, the phonograph, etc. So quite moving to find objects from his childhood… a bit like Proust’s “In Search of Lost Time”.

Even if you are not a fan of the style (as is my case) I consider it worth a visit. Everything, from the staff that assists you to one dressed as in that time to the reproduction and conservation of interiors and various objects is interesting. The stairs at the entrance are already worth the look around here. It is located in the Art Nouveau area of the city.

Two floors can be visited, the ground floor of which is in its original state, as it was inhabited by the architect Pekshens. There are some interesting presentations, also in German. Overall, a beautiful and worth seeing example of typical Art Nouveau architecture.

If you are in Riga then this is a MUST VISIT. You cannot understand the outside of the buildings without seeing the insides. Take your time to explore each room. Additionally and separately, we visited the top floor to see the artist museum. That also adds to the understanding of the living in these homes at this time of history. You need to climb the spiral staircase and admire the painting all the way to the top. The views from the windows are spectacular. Both museums are a must do in this building and you cannot depart Riga until you come here!

I only review the palace, since we did not have time to see the museum, which I will definitely visit if I return to Riga. We arrived at the building at the end of an art nouveau tour of the capital organized by the Free Guided Tour association (fantastic). The building is located in Alberta iela 12 and was built in 1903 as the home of the famous Latvian architect Konstantīns Pēkšēns who designed it together with Eižens Laube. The spiral staircase is one of the most important masterpieces of art nouveau in Europe, as are the ceilings.

The museum is an apartment in a beautiful Art Nouveau building. All of the rooms in the apartment are filled with Art Nouveau objects. This is a must-see museum in Riga. It is also in the center of many of the best Art Nouveau buildings in Riga so after checking out the musuem (and the apartment staircase), take a walk around the area too.

The small Art Nouveau museum is located in a boulevard, one house more beautiful than the other. The staircase alone is incredible! A complete Art Nouveau apartment in its original condition is shown. You can take photos of yourself in different "costumes" (coats, hats) for a small amount of money, print them out or have them sent by mail.

Beautiful building in Riga. We entered and walked up the steep beautiful staircase to the top , which is actually an artists old apartment. We paid and had a look round and then went back down to the museum . It’s quite interesting really and showed the way people were living around that time . Well worth an hour …

Even when you enter the same street, you are struck by all the fantastic buildings in Art Nouveau style. Once inside you are met by the incredibly beautiful stairwell. The employees were nice and it was also fun that they were dressed in contemporary garments. The exhibition itself was well planned with a review of each room, its features and interesting details before walking around the apartment itself.