The Education Department of the museum has been operating since 1996, and has been an important centre for support to Latvian teachers and pupils. Everything that the Education Department offers to Latvian teachers and pupils is free of charge. We also offer a partial refund of travel expenses to school groups visiting the museum through the School Support Program (SAP). The Education Department also offers school lesson and tours for international groups, as well as other educational resources.
School groups can be taken from 11:00 until 17:00.
Each school group workshop is approximately one hour.
1-3 people 5€
4-10 people 1,50€/person.
11+ people 1,25€/person.
Group visits must be booked ahead of time
A maximum of between 15-20 pupils, of the same age, can participate in a museum workshop at one time.
The school teacher is responsible for preparing the pupils for the museum visit, and for the group's discipline.
To reserve an excursion in the Exhibition of KGB Operations write to info@bilesuserviss.lv
To reserve an excursion in the Museum of the Occupation call +371 67 211 030
or email: ip@omf.lv
Lesson aim: To understand the value of human life, and the attitude and behaviour of society during the Holocaust in Latvia.
“All human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights. They are endowed with reason and conscience and should act towards one another in a spirit of brotherhood” (Universal Declaration of Human Rights, Article 1).
Under the guidance of a museum guide, and using a diverse range of historical sources, including photographs, posters, memoirs and documents, the students will learn about Jewish life and the contribution of the Jewish community in the political, economic and cultural spheres of Latvia before the occupation by Nazi Germany. The students will also gain an understanding of the attitudes, motivations and behaviour of Latvian people during the Holocaust. Why did some people become rescuers of Jews? Why did some people stand by and do nothing? Why did others collaborate with the Nazi authorities and participate in this crime? Through this lesson, covering a painful period in history, the students will be encouraged to become active members of civil society and to oppose discrimination.
Age: 14+
Group size: Maximum 20 people
Length: 50-60 min
Language: English, Latvian or Russian
A workshop for pupils aged 14+ about refugees from Latvia at the end of the Second World War and refugees today. During the workshop the pupils will find out who are refugees according to the 1951 Refugee Convention, and we become aware of terms such as as asylum seeker, economic migrant and illegal immigrant. Students will also learn why people left Latvia, where they went to, and what they were able to take with them.
Age: 14+
Group size: Maximum 20 people
Length: Approximately 1 hour
Language: English, Latvian or Russian.
A lesson made for pupils already studying the Second World War. The lesson starts with a conversation about the role of propaganda in totalitarian regimes. The pupils are then divided into smaller groups to analysis propaganda posters from Nazi Germany and the USSR in order to evaluate their messages. The pupils are introduced with what makes an effective poster and they then create their own according to this criteria.
Age: 14+
Group size: Maximum 20 people
Length: Approximately 1 hour
Language: English, Latvian or Russian
This lesson is aimed at younger pupils who have not yet started, or who are just starting to study history. The workshops main question is "how can we use different historical sources to investigate the past?" The workshop is based on different historical sources (letters and documents, photos and drawings, video testimonies, and artefacts) relating to Soviet deportations.
Age: 11-14
Group size: Maximum 20 people
Length: Approximately 45 minutes
Language: English, Latvian or Russian
A lesson on the causes and circumstances of the Soviet Mass Deportations, as well as the conditions during the deportations and the strategies of survival. During the workshop, the pupils will have the opportunity to explore the interactive GULAG map, watch interview with former deportees, and handle archival artefacts from the deportations.
Age: 14+
Group size: Maximum 20 people
Length: Approximately 1 hour
Language: English, Latvian or Russian
