First World War Museum in Medumi Museum

The lesson will allow you to look into the history of the early 20th century, study and experience the events of World War I and the everyday life of its participants.
The First World War is most often associated with the involvement of all the great powers in hostilities, with thousands of kilometers of trench systems, the Western and Eastern Fronts, with the flow of 500 thousand refugees, with the use of poison gas, however, this is only part of the events of the war. No less extensive hostilities took place here in the territory of the Augšdaugava region. The war, which changed the landscape of the region beyond recognition, lasted almost three years near Dvinsk (Daugavpils). Although more than 100 years have passed since these events, the echoes of the war - trenches, bunkers, ammunition - can still be found.
During the lesson, using archival documents and artifacts, there will be an opportunity to find out how the war entered this area, which determined the location of the positions of the warring parties, the characteristics of the battles, creating an understanding of the course of hostilities. Visitors will have the opportunity not only to gain theoretical knowledge about the war, but also to work interactively, restore the events of that time, walk through the trenches of the Russian army (an imitation of which is located in the museum itself), feel the atmosphere of the front line, and draw conclusions about the meaning of war in the modern world.