From June 11 to 13, the exhibition "Irises 2025" will take place at the Latvian National Museum of Natural History organized in cooperation with the Latvian Gladiolus and Iris Society. Around 100 varieties in all colors of a rainbow will be exhibited marking the 30th anniversary of iris exhibitions at the museum.
Translated from the ancient Greek language, the word iris means – a rainbow. Indeed, irises come in a wide variety of colors, and have long been known in Latvia. The curators will showcase wide selection of irises, focusing, however, on varieties especially suitable for local climate. Well known as well as more recently selected varieties will be presented.
The collections of the following breeders and collectors of the Latvian Gladiolus and Iris Society will be displayed: Ilga Viņķele, Dzintra Jurevica, Laimonis Zaķis, Lolita Muhlinkina, Juris Bāze, Raimonds Puriņš, Agra Straumane and Gunta Jēkabsone. Highly qualified experts will consult and help to select the best variety and share their knowledge and experience.
The exhibition opens on Wednesday, June 11, at 12:00
in the exhibition hall on the 2nd floor.
Exhibition "Irises 2025" 11.06.–13.06.2025. opening hours:
W. (11.06.) 12:00–17:00
Th. (12.06.) 10:00–17:00
F. (13.06.) 10:00–17:00
Exhibition "Irises 2025" 11.06.–13.06.2025. admission:
adults – 4,00 €
seniors, students – 2,70 €*
pupils – 2,00 €*
*ID required
Discounts: SIA "Jānis Roze" customer card 15% discount on special exhibitions (discount applies to no more than 2 tickets per customer card per visit).
Free admission:
- preschool-age children (up to age 6 including);
- students attending various kinds of special education classes, crisis centers, boarding schools, care centers, orphanages, psycho-social rehabilitation centers, and children’s care centers; residents of shelters and care homes; orphans; children without parents (upon presenting status documentation issued by the Republic of Latvia);
- mass media representatives who are reporting on museum activities (upon presentation of a press pass);
- staff of other museums (upon presenting International Council of Museums (ICOM) membership card);
- politically repressed individuals (upon presenting status documentation issued by the Republic of Latvia);
- persons with disabilities: children under age 18 with any disability and assistant; adults with Disabled Group I status and assistant or adults with Disabled Group II status (upon presenting status documentation issued by the Republic of Latvia);
- persons with invitations;
- holders of an entrance pass issued by the Latvian National Museum of Natural History.
