Oskars Kalpaks Museum and Memorial Site “Airītes”
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The Oskars Kalpaks Museum and Memorial Site Airītes is located between Saldus and Skrunda near the A9 highway. The exhibit has extensive information about Colonel Oskars Kalpaks and his battalion, and shows the history of the Latvian National Army and the memorial site Airītes. The exhibit reveals Colonel Oskars Kalpaks as a personality, as a soldier and as a fighter for Latvia's independence. Audio logs in Latvian, English and German are also available as part of the exhibit. They emphasize the importance of the historic events of 1918/1919 in the protecting the statehood of Latvia. The museum building has been restored.
Entry is free; guided tour – for a fee. The complex has a recreation area, a park, an obstacle course, it is possible to take various classes, and there is a seminar hall for up to 30 people.
Used sources and references:
https://youtu.be/OaXqKTV0qHU
Educational programs
Day of young guards at the museum
During the lesson, students gain knowledge about the battles of the 1st Latvian separate battalion in Kurzeme and the events in the territory of the O. Kalpak museum during World War II, as well as work in teams in the open air, performing practical tasks.
From country boy to national hero
During the lesson, students learn about Oskar Kalpak's life path in the form of an orientation game and perform tasks in teams in the open air around the museum.
Journey to 1919
During the lesson, students learn about Oskar Kalpak's life path, feel the situation of the soldiers of Kalpak's battalion at the beginning of 1919, perform tasks in teams or companies related to the beginning of the formation of the Latvian army.
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