Museum

Jaunmoku Palace Museum stores the evidence of the history of the Palace and invites you to explore the nature of Latvia in the expositions of the Forest Museum.

We offer visitors the opportunity to see the unique Art Nouveau interior of the Palace, the memorial room of the former Mayor of Riga and the first owner of the Palace, George Armitstead, as well as the unique tiled stove made at the beginning of the 20th century. On the second floor of the Palace, we invite you to get to know the wildlife of Latvia’s forests in an interactive way in the various expositions of the Forest Museum, and climb the approximately 20 m high Palace tower.

Museum Programs and Guided Tours

We offer 15 educational programs and guided tours for individual visitors and groups of all ages. Programs must be booked in advance by contacting the Jaunmokas Palace Information Centre at +371 26187442 or This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..

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Museum and Collection

The decision to establish the Forest Museum was made during the restoration of the palace in 1974. Since 2004, the Jaunmokas Palace Museum has been a state-accredited private museum in the fields of history and natural sciences. Its collection comprises 3,468 items.

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Thematic and Temporary Exhibitions

The museum’s premises and park grounds feature permanent exhibitions of history and forest management. We also regularly invite visitors to explore temporary exhibitions showcasing art and cultural heritage by local and international artists.

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programmes and educational tours

Review of the history of the Palace

Jaunmoku Palace was built at the beginning of the 20^th century, according to the most significant trends in technology, architecture and art of that time as a hunting lodge for the Mayor of Riga, George Armitstead.

During the visit to the museum, the lady of the Palace will tell you about the expositions of the Palace’s history and Art Nouveau interior on the first floor of the Palace, as well as demonstrate the interactive expositions of the Forest Museum on the second floor.

At the end of the tour, a wide view over the nearby hills will open up from the 20 m high Palace tower.

Join the open tour

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Duration

from 45 minutes to 1 hour

Price

Adults: 8 EUR; children, pensioners, and persons with 2nd and 3rd group disabilities: 5 EUR; family (2+2, 3+1, or 2+1): 20 EUR.

Audio guide

An audio guide will be a good solution if you want to walk around the museum of Jaunmoku Palace alone. During the walk, there is a feeling that the first owner of the Palace, the former Mayor of Riga George Armitstead, is greeting you and showing you around the rooms of the Palace. The texts in Latvian are narrated by actor Jānis Skanis.

In the 40-minute story (available in Latvian, Russian, English and Lithuanian) you can get to know the history of the Palace, the families of the owners and feel the atmosphere of the Palace at the beginning of the 20^th century.

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Duration

45 minutes

Price

3 EUR per device

Orienteering in the Palace or park "Hello, Neighbor!'"

In order to get to know the Palace, its rooms and the objects within it better, it is possible to find specific objects in the Palace according to separate pieces of photographs and determine their location. Orienteering in the park, using the park plan and a small description of the object, it must be found in nature; and the given task must be completed!

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Duration

from 45 minutes to 1 hour

Participants

individuals, families, student groups, and adult groups.

Price

2 EUR per person

Orienteering game “Tracker”

During the game you will act as the hunter and follow the trail, trying to find answers to 9 interesting and sometimes tricky questions in the Palace park. Through them it is possible to get to know the Palace, its surroundings and history from a different angle. The game is interesting, as find the secret and get to the next question, you have to solve the previous task correctly.

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Durations

from 45 minutes to 1 hour, available from April to October

Participants

families, students – grades 4 to 12.

Price

2 EUR per person.

Herbal tea tasting

We drink a variety of drinks every day, but not all of them are healthy. We often forget about the wonderful alternative that nature gives us – herbal teas.

During the herbal tea tasting, you will taste different types of teas gathered in the Palace garden and its territory. By sipping goutweed root, nettle, lady’s mantle, birch leaves and many other teas, you will also learn about their healing power.

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Duration

depends on the group size, ranging from 1 to 1.2 hours.

Participants

Adult groups must consist of a minimum of 5 and a maximum of 25 participants. Larger groups will be split into two smaller ones.

Price

8 EUR per person, including a museum visit.

A Stroll Beneath White Parasols

This walk offers a captivating experience of Jaunmokas Palace, revealing its world through history, architecture, and enchanting stories — both old and new.

Led by a lady of the manor, the guided tour takes you along the palace paths woven with legends. Every corner and building of the estate will introduce itself, inviting you into its story.

Expect inspiration, elegant transformation, a journey through history, and a moment of rest worthy of aristocrats — all under the charm of white parasols.

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Durations

1.5 to 2 hours, depending on group size.

Participants

For adults, families, and groups: minimum 5 persons, maximum 25 persons.

Price

Adults: 8 EUR; children: 5 EUR

Day of Welfare

The Collective Recreation and Team Building Programme is guided by the motive of “feeling well at work” and “feeling well in life”. It is a time for the team to relax and experience positive emotions, as well as promote their own and their team’s self-development.

By getting to know the palace and the achievements of the Armitstead family in the territory of Latvia, the team will overcome challenges together, have fun, develop communication and cooperation skills. Solving different situations creates lasting values for the future work of the team.
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Duration

2 hours

Participants

Adults, minimum 5 people, maximum 25 people. The program can be adapted for larger groups or included as part of a broader event

Price

20 EUR per person

English tea afternoon

Enjoy pleasant conversations in one of the romantic rooms of the Palace, slowly sipping tea and tasting traditional English snacks. Learn English tea drinking etiquette and its subtleties, find out more about the origin and development of this tradition. Before the programme – a brief insight into the history of Jaunmoku Palace and its first owners – the Armitsted family.

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Duration

2 hours. The program is available upon individual agreement

Participants

Adults, families, and groups: minimum 5 people, maximum 25 people

Price

30 EUR per person

Programme for newly-weds

On the most beautiful day – Wedding Day, we offer a tour of the Palace rooms to the newly-weds and a small group of their guests, accompanied by the lady of the Palace who will get you to do various tasks to strengthen and explore your union.

As part of the tour, we invite the couple to make their own coin of happiness. If the couple manages to get it – the young couple is compatible, and the married life will be full of happiness and harmony… as told by the old scriptures of the Palace.

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Duration

1.5 hours

Price

160 EUR per group

entry tickets

Ticket for adults

5.50 EUR

Holders of the Honorary Family Card "Goda ģimene"

Holders of the Latvian Honorary Family Card "Goda ģimene", as well as holders of the Lithuanian "Šeimos kortelė" and Estonian "Perekaart", are entitled to a 20% discount on admission ticket prices.

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Ticket for students, pensioners, forestry students, and individuals with 2nd or 3rd group disabilities

3.50 EUR

Free entry to the museum

(upon presenting valid identification or proof of status)

Free admission is granted to:

children under the age of seven;
persons under 18 years of age with disabilities, persons with 1st Group of disabilities, and one accompanying person;
residents of crisis centers and boarding schools, as well as children placed in social rehabilitation centers, and their accompanying persons (one teacher or adult per 10 children or residents);
group leaders (2 persons) for groups of 15 or more;
employees of Latvian museums and members of ICOM.

Tickets for Family (2+2; 1+3; 2+1)

14 EUR

Audio guide

3 EUR

Museum Programs and Guided Tours

Museum and Collection

Thematic and Temporary Exhibitions

museum expositions

forest management

Forest management

The Forest and It's Rile in Human Life

Hunting

Open Collections Storage

palace history

Pages of Jaunmokas Palace History

Old tiled stove

George Armitstead’s Room

Art Nouveau Interior Salons

programmes and educational tours

Review of the history of the Palace

Audio guide

Orienteering in the Palace or park "Hello, Neighbor!'"

Orienteering game “Tracker”

Herbal tea tasting

A Stroll Beneath White Parasols

Day of Welfare

English tea afternoon

Programme for newly-weds

entry tickets

Spend the Night in the Palace

Discover the Essence of History and Forest

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