A new name, new premises, and a new exhibition – from August 21, the Latvian Film Museum at Miera Street 58a opens with the exhibition Creating Worlds. Latvian Production Designers and Film Artists.
This year has brought several changes in the life of the Film Museum. The museum has a new, more fitting name – LATVIAN FILM MUSEUM. It is now located in new premises in Riga, at Miera Street 58a. From August 21, the Latvian Film Museum invites you to visit a new exhibition: Creating Worlds. Latvian Production Designers and Film Artists!
In the 21st century, the term art department has taken root in Latvia – it refers to professionals whose task is to create an environment that corresponds to the artistic vision of a specific film. The exhibition introduces visitors to often lesser-known, yet very important professionals – Latvian film artists: set designers, costume designers, make-up artists, special effects masters – and their contribution to the Latvian film industry.
Creating Worlds. Latvian Production Designers and Film Artists covers the work of artists in Latvian cinema over more than 100 years – from the first feature film made in the Republic of Latvia, As I went to War / Es karā aiziedams (1920), to Latvian cinema works of the 2020s. The exhibition showcases unique testimonies of film history – sketches of sets, costumes, and make-up and their realization in films, technologies for creating special effects across different periods, replicas of environments from canonical Latvian films, and more.