Exhibition “Ludza Region 1918–1945. May Latvia live forever!” at the Ludza Regional Studies Museum
Museum

The Ludza Regional Studies Museum’s exhibition “May you live forever in Latvia! 1918–1945” reflects an important historical stage in the development of Eastern Latgale from 1918 to 1945. The exhibition features various relics from this historical era. Among them are items that once belonged to R. Kalniņš, a Ludza resident and participant in the Freedom Struggle. The artistic design of the space allows visitors to feel the atmosphere of the time when a wave of mass deportations swept across Latvia. The central relic that depicts this historical stage is a wooden cross made by the repressed Catholic priest Kazimirs Vitanis. The installation of the World War II battlefield creates an emotionally vivid atmosphere of that time. Visitors to the exhibition can also get acquainted with the war awards of the Soviet Army and the German Army. The old photographs of Ludza shown in the exhibition give visitors an idea of the image of the city before and after World War II.