Latvian Museum of Photography
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The Latvian Museum of Photography is a photography museum in Riga
, Latvia
. The museum examines the evolution of photography in the world with a permanent exposition and exhibition and library and archive facilities which cover a floor space of 363 square meters. The collection particularly focuses on the period 1839-1941 and contains photographs from the 19th century, negatives, photographic equipment, and books and magazines.
Riga
Riga is the capital and largest city of Latvia. With 702,891 inhabitants Riga is the largest city of the Baltic states, one of the largest cities in Northern Europe and home to more than one third of Latvia's population. The city is an important seaport and a major industrial, commercial,...
, Latvia
Latvia
Latvia , officially the Republic of Latvia , is a country in the Baltic region of Northern Europe. It is bordered to the north by Estonia , to the south by Lithuania , to the east by the Russian Federation , to the southeast by Belarus and shares maritime borders to the west with Sweden...
. The museum examines the evolution of photography in the world with a permanent exposition and exhibition and library and archive facilities which cover a floor space of 363 square meters. The collection particularly focuses on the period 1839-1941 and contains photographs from the 19th century, negatives, photographic equipment, and books and magazines.