Riga Motor Museum

Riga Motor Museum

Established	1989
Location	6 Sergeja Eizenšteina Street Riga, Latvia
Type	Transportation museum
Director	Aivars Aksenoks
Website	Riga Motor Museum

Riga Motor Museum (Latvian: Rīgas motormuzejs) is the biggest antique vehicle museum in the Baltic countries, located in Riga, Latvia. The museum is a state agency operating under the Republic of Latvia Ministry of Transport. Since 1992, the museum is a member of International Association of Transport and Communication Museums (IATM–ICOM), since 1994 a member of Latvian Museum Association, since 2002 – a member of Latvian Transport Development and Education Association. The museum is located at 6 Sergeja Eizenšteina Street in the Mežciems neighbourhood of Riga. The museum also features a café and a sports club.

The museum was founded in 1989 on an initiative from Latvia Antique Automobile club (AAK)[1]. The building was designed by the Latgyprogorstroy architect Viktors Valgums. Since 1992 it is a state museum.

In 2013 the museum closed for reconstruction works. All vehicles were moved to temporary museum location in Rāmava. In 2nd July 2016 the museum opened after reconstruction for everyone.

One of the most significant exhibits in the museum is the 1938 Auto Union racing car Type D, which was saved from cutting into scrap by Viktors Kulbergs, president of Antique Automobile Club of Latvia.

1938 Auto Union racing car Type D, saved from being cut up for scrap, now preserved in the Riga Motor Museum

Latvian built Ford-Vairogs V8 "De Luxe" (1938)in Riga Motor museum

Horch 830BL (1935) in Riga Motor museum

Harley-Davidson mod. WL (1947) in Riga motor museum

Moskvich 400-420 in Riga motor museum

Moskvich 401-424E in Riga Motor museum

Packard Super Eight 1502 (1937) in Riga Motor museum

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