On Friday 1 February at Daugavpils Mark Rothko Art Centre will be opened contemporary art exhibition of sixteen artists in painting, photography, graphics, sculpture on the theme beautiful side of truth and the truthful side of beauty.

On January 27th, Lithuanian tourism exhibition “Adventur 2019” was concluded at Vilnius Exhibition Centre “Litexpo”. A wide tourism offer of Daugavpils, Daugavpils district and Latgale region was popularised at the exhibition for three days. The exhibition “Adventur 2019” is the biggest event of the year in the Lithuanian tourism industry. More than 12,000 people attend the exhibition every year.

The new exhibition season, open to the public from 1 February until 14 April, features such shows as “The Play of Light and Dark” by Inta Celmiņa and Edvards Grūbe, “Internal Uniformity” by Wang Shaojun, “Moments” by Belarusian watercolour painter Alexander Karpan and “Architecture in Painting” by Oļģerts Krauklis.

To celebrate the 88th birthday of Pēteris Martinsons, Daugavpils Mark Rothko Art Centre suggests taking a different view on the artist through an exhibition aptly named “A Different Martinsons”. It features select artwork from the Rothko

Daugavpils District has been recognised as the friendliest region in Latvia in relation to the traveling with the dogs. This fact was reported by representatives of the “Ar suni” (“With the dog”) project. There are 32 dog friendly places in Daugavpils city and surrounding area.

Park Hotel Latgola invites participants of National all breeds dog show “Latgale Cup 2019” and “Winter’s tale in Latgale 2019” to use the special offer for staying in Daugavpils during the show with their pets on favourable terms.

On Saturday 6 January, visitors to Daugavpils Mark Rothko Centre will have a chance to see its exhibitions at discounted prices.

The tourist season went well in Daugavpils in 2018. According to statistics, the total number of visitors to Daugavpils tourist attractions, culture and recreation establishments has increased by 8% compared to the previous year, reaching 550,707.

Last weekend, with valued support from the Embassy of Latvia in Poland, the first exhibition on Polish soil from the collection of Daugavpils Mark Rothko Art Centre was opened at the Creativity Centre of Targowa, Warsaw.

Working hours of the Daugavpils Fortress Culture and Information Centre in December 2018, in January 2019 and on holidays.

Please be informed that guided tours at the Daugavpils Lead Shot Factory will be held only for groups upon request until April 2019.

According to information compiled by the Daugavpils Tourist Information Centre, the total flow of visitors to Daugavpils tourist attractions, culture and recreational establishments increased in active tourist season.

On the verge of Latvian centenary celebrations, at 4 p.m. on Friday 16 November at Daugavpils Mark Rothko Art Centre, launch of eight new artistic projects will mark the opening of the centre’s new exhibition season.

DAUGAVPILS TŪRISMA INFORMĀCIJAS CENTRS
Rīgas iela 22a, tālr.: +371 65422818; +371 26444810.
17. novembrī – 10.00 – 18.00;
18. novembrī – brīvdiena;
19. novembrī – brīvdiena.

Water, air, earth, fire… Such clear and at the same time so intangible untouchable! Let’s meet the new 2019 year by improvising with the world of elements!

From 6 till 16 November, Daugavpils Mark Rothko Art Centre will once again host an international textile and fibre art symposium.

Leaflets about the upcoming events held in Daugavpils from October to December 2018 are available at Daugavpils Tourist Information Centre.

Sākot ar 1. oktobri Daugavpils Tūrisma informācijas centram ir mainīts darba laiks.

On Friday 21 September at Daugavpils Mark Rothko Art Centre, the 115th anniversary of the world-renowned Daugavpils-born artist Mark Rothko will be celebrated with a concert of an Italian duet, a creative workshop for children, a press conference and the opening of eight new exhibitions.

Starting from September,1st guided tours at the Daugavpils Lead Shot Factory will be held on Wednesdays, Thursdays, Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays according to the following schedule: 10 a.m. (in Russian/English), 12 p.m. (in Latvian), 2 p.m. (in Latvian) and 4 p.m. (in Russian/English).