From September 17 to 21, the Latvian National Museum of Natural History will host the annual "Mushroom Exhibition 2025", organized by both museum specialists and the Latvian Mycological Society. The exhibition is often complemented by valuable mushroom specimens supplied by visitors.
The foraging and use of mushrooms is a national tradition, included in the National List of Intangible Cultural Heritage. In its 180th anniversary year, the Latvian National Museum of Natural History continues to organize the Mushroom Exhibition, for which museum specialists are going to the forests to collect the most diverse species possible, and mushrooms will be arranged in different groups – edible, inedible, poisonous and protected.
Visitors may also bring mushrooms found in their garden, park or forest to the exhibition, as sometimes valuable specimens have come into the hands of mycologists in this way. All those interested will have the opportunity to receive consultations on different species of mushrooms.
The Latvian National Museum of Natural History mycologists advise – unknown mushrooms should not be consumed!
“Mushroom Exhibition 2025” 17.09.–21.09.2025.
Opening hours:
W. (17.09.) 10:00–17:00
Th. (18.09.) 10:00–17:00
F. (19.09.) 10:00–17:00
S. (20.09.) 10:00–17:00
Su. (21.09.) 10:00–17:00
Admission:
Adults – 3,00 €
Seniors, students – 2,00 €*
Pupils – 1,00 €*
* ID required (student card, senior card etc.)
Combined ticket (20% discount “Mushroom Exhibition 2025” + permanent exhibitions):
Adults – 5,20 €
Seniors, students – 3,60 €*
Pupils – 2,00 €*
* ID required (student card, senior card etc.)
Tickets for exhibition are also available via Mobilly app.:
- Ticket price is the same as at the museum's ticket office.
- Please note that free admission tickets, such as preschool-age (up to age 6 including) children, must also be added.
- Your ticket QR will be scanned at the ticket office.
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.
