WW2 – World War II Exhibition Museum
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WW2 – World War II exhibition in Aglona or the War Museum was established in 2008 and is one of the most extensive and interesting expositions of this kind in Latvia. The collection has been continuously supplemented with new acquisitions and stories of war participants and people of the wartime generation.
The core of the museum consists of weapons, equipment, ammunition, and uniforms used during World War II. In addition, there are household objects, fragments of aircraft wrecks and other exhibits. One of the most precious and unique exhibits is the Feldpost (field post) correspondence between Oberleutnant August and his lover Martha, which created a dialogue between two loving people with a happy ending during the period of the five years of war. Wartime chronicles are displayed in the background of the exhibition.
The exhibition is not politicised and reflects both sides of the war equally, allowing viewers to perceive it without making judgements of good or bad, which makes the exhibition easy to understand.
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Information prepared by the author of the World War II exposition.
Educational programs
WW2 World War Exposition
Groups can be guided by a guide who knows the history of each subject and its use. The relatively small space contains 1000+ exhibits, which are skillfully arranged and are easy for visitors to view without having to walk long ways and many floors. The core of the museum is the weapons of the 2nd world war conflict. Also on display are uniforms, ammunition, household items, aircraft wreckage, etc. The most precious and unique is the feldpost (field) letter correspondence between Oberlieutenant August and his beloved Marta during the five years of the war. Dialogue in letters between two people who love each other with a happy ending. In the background you can see the chronicle of those times. The expedition is not politicized, but divides the two warring parties equally. There is neither good nor bad here, maybe that's why it's easy to watch and visitors like it.
