This educational programme is intended for school-age students in grades 1–4 and children in preschool preparatory groups. It is designed according to the age-appropriate abilities of young learners to perceive and understand information.
The programme combines storytelling, creative tasks, and individual activities, allowing children to gain a broad range of knowledge during a single session.
To help students understand peasant life during the period of corvée labour in the first half of the 19th century, a variety of teaching methods are used, including puppet theatre, hands-on practical work (making a traditional farming tool — a wooden rake), counting rhymes, and other sensory activities.
The educational programme “What Is a Serf?” complements the primary school curriculum and encourages children to see the museum as an interesting place worth visiting again.
Practical Information
Price (per group):
- School groups — €35.00 + admission tickets
Duration: 1.5 hours
Group size: up to 30 participants
Season: 1 May – 15 November (May–October)
Language: Latvian
Programmes at the Museum Reserve must be booked at least three days in advance.
Phone: +371 67971402
Email: info@turaida-muzejs.lv
The programme was created with financial support from the State Culture Capital Foundation within the project “Development of the ‘Latvian School Bag’ programme content in museums.”
Photo: by Edgars Semanis
