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During the First World War, views on the importance of aviation changed. During the war, aviation consisted of airships, balloons and aeroplanes. During this period, the designs of the apparatus were relatively archaic, but they improved rapidly. Already in July 1914, the Russian military aviation had aircraft such as the Nieuport-4, the Farman-16, and several […]

The First World War Museum in Medumi unveiled the art installation “Remember and Do Not Repeat” on November 17

On March 3, Latvian journalists, tour operators and historians went to info tour to Augsdaugava County to get to know the new tourist route “World War I Heritage”. During the Info-tour, the guests visited the First World War Museum in Medumi, which opened their doors to visitors on March 1st t and the First World […]

After two years of planning, design, collecting of artifacts – the newly created World War I Museum was opened to visitors. The project was implemented by the INTERREG V-A Latvian-Lithuanian Cross-Border Cooperation Program. The museum features three exhibition halls. In the first hall, visitors are first introduced to the history of Medumi to show that […]

On March 3, the information tour “The new tourist route and museums “Following the footsteps of the First World War”” will take place in Augsdaugava and Zarasi districts, where the Latvian media will be acquainted with the new tourist route and the expositions of World War I in Medumi in Augsdaugava district and in Turmantas […]

During the implementation of the project “World War I Tourism Direction and Expositions for Attracting Visitors to the Border Region” (or “WWI ROUTE” for short, project No. LLI-501) 10 guides were prepared, which will contribute to the activities of the WWI ROUTE project and the popularization of the international route. Ten guides, of which six […]