Art galleries in Riga
Riga, Riga has 19 art galleries on the map. That's 19 galleries mapped around Riga. The exhibition schedule matters more than the count: a small gallery with a great current show beats a big one between exhibitions. Many are free to enter, so the only cost of a gallery afternoon is your time.
This guide covers every art gallery we could verify in and around Riga (within about 40 km), built from OpenStreetMap's community-maintained data. Names you'll run into include Elements and Rīgas mākslas telpa, plus LUMAS Rīga. If a gallery's missing from Riga's list, it probably just hasn't been mapped yet.
The Riga gallery lineup
19 mapped within about 40 km:
Elements
Art gallery
Elements — Art gallery, found on 157 Brīvības iela in Rīga. Also worth knowing about Elements: it has a website with more detail.
157 Brīvības iela, Rīga, LV-1012
Rīgas mākslas telpa
Art gallery
Rīgas mākslas telpa — Art gallery, found on 3 Kungu iela in Rīga. Also worth knowing about Rīgas mākslas telpa: the map lists its hours as Tu-Su 11:00-18:00; it has a website with more detail.
3 Kungu iela, Rīga, LV-1050
Hours: Tu-Su 11:00-18:00
LUMAS Rīga
Art gallery
LUMAS Rīga is Art gallery on 5A Blaumaņa iela, Rīga. LUMAS Rīga also notes on the map: the map lists its hours as Mo-Fr 11:00-19:00; Sa 11:00-17:00; Su off; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
5A Blaumaņa iela, Rīga, LV-1011
Hours: Mo-Fr 11:00-19:00; Sa 11:00-17:00; Su off
Phone: +371 67272777
Mākslas stacija "Dubulti"
Art gallery
Mākslas stacija "Dubulti" — Art gallery, found on 4 Zigfrīda Meierovica prospekts in Jūrmala.
4 Zigfrīda Meierovica prospekts, Jūrmala, LV-2015
Alma
Art gallery
Alma — Art gallery, found on 64 Tērbatas iela in Rīga.
64 Tērbatas iela, Rīga, LV-1001
Inner Light Art Gallery
Art gallery
Inner Light Art Gallery is Art gallery on 19 Omnibusa iela, Jūrmala. Inner Light Art Gallery also notes on the map: the map lists its hours as 10:00-19:00.
19 Omnibusa iela, Jūrmala, LV-2015
Hours: 10:00-19:00
MuseumLV. Filiāle, Akadēmija Grata
Art gallery
MuseumLV. Filiāle, Akadēmija Grata is Art gallery on 5 Ausekļa iela, Rīga. MuseumLV. Filiāle, Akadēmija Grata also notes on the map: a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
5 Ausekļa iela, Rīga, LV-1010
Phone: 371 67016602
Smilga
Art gallery
Smilga is Art gallery on 34A Eduarda Smiļģa iela, Rīga. Smilga also notes on the map: it has a website with more detail.
34A Eduarda Smiļģa iela, Rīga, LV-1002
Daugava
Art gallery
Daugava is Art gallery on 1 Ausekļa iela, Rīga.
1 Ausekļa iela, Rīga, LV-1010
Pegazs
Art gallery
Pegazs is Art gallery on 18 Rūpniecības iela, Rīga.
18 Rūpniecības iela, Rīga, LV-1010
Art Goods
Art gallery
Art Goods is Art gallery on 9 Strēlnieku iela, Rīga.
9 Strēlnieku iela, Rīga, LV-1010
Māksla XO
Art gallery
Māksla XO is Art gallery on 14 Elizabetes iela, Rīga.
14 Elizabetes iela, Rīga, LV-1010
Mākslas Veldze
Art gallery
Mākslas Veldze — Art gallery, found on 8 Matīsa iela in Rīga. Also worth knowing about Mākslas Veldze: the map lists its hours as Tu-Fr 12:00-18:00; Sa 12:00-15:00; it has a website with more detail.
8 Matīsa iela, Rīga, LV-1001
Hours: Tu-Fr 12:00-18:00; Sa 12:00-15:00
Apsīda
Art gallery
Apsīda is Art gallery on 10 Skārņu iela, Rīga.
10 Skārņu iela, Rīga, LV-1050
Maxim Boxer Gallery
Art galleryRun by Maxim Boxer Gallery
Maxim Boxer Gallery is Art gallery run by Maxim Boxer Gallery on 48 Lāčplēša iela, Rīga. Maxim Boxer Gallery also notes on the map: the map lists its hours as Tu-Th 18:00-22:00.
48 Lāčplēša iela, Rīga, LV-1011
Hours: Tu-Th 18:00-22:00
Asni
Art gallery
Asni is Art gallery on 17A Krišjāņa Valdemāra iela, Rīga. Asni also notes on the map: the map lists its hours as We-Fr 14:00-19:00, Sa 12:00-18:00; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
17A Krišjāņa Valdemāra iela, Rīga, LV-1010
Hours: We-Fr 14:00-19:00, Sa 12:00-18:00
Phone: +371 29147500;+371 20525940
Art RC gallery
Art gallery
Art RC gallery is Art gallery on 71 Mūkusalas iela, Rīga.
71 Mūkusalas iela, Rīga, LV-1004
Evi Art Gallery Rīga
Art gallery
Evi Art Gallery Rīga — Art gallery, found on 7 k-12 Bukultu iela in Rīga.
7 k-12 Bukultu iela, Rīga, LV-1005
Ola Foundation
Art gallery
Ola Foundation is Art gallery.
What the map tells us about art galleries in Riga
6 of the 19 list their opening hours on the map, which is genuinely useful — galleries keep proper public hours, so plan around the listed times.
7 have websites listed. That's where the current exhibition is announced — the one thing worth checking before you visit.
7 galleries list websites — that's where the current exhibition is announced, and it's the one thing worth checking before you visit.
The Riga gallery walk
The efficient Riga gallery walk strings these together: Elements on 157 Brīvības iela, Rīgas mākslas telpa on 3 Kungu iela, LUMAS Rīga on 5A Blaumaņa iela, Mākslas stacija "Dubulti" on 4 Zigfrīda Meierovica prospekts, Alma on 64 Tērbatas iela, Inner Light Art Gallery on 19 Omnibusa iela, MuseumLV. Filiāle, Akadēmija Grata on 5 Ausekļa iela, and Smilga on 34A Eduarda Smiļģa iela — 19 stops, one logical order. 11 more are listed below.
Gallery tips for Riga
Gallery-going in Riga? A few habits help:
- Bring a curious friend at Elements. Art is better with someone to argue with about it. The disagreement is the point.
- Check the gift shop at Rīgas mākslas telpa. Prints, artist books, and the occasional affordable original. The gift shop funds the programming.
- Buy local art if you can. An original from a local artist costs less than you think and means more than any print. Start with works on paper.
- First Fridays and art walks. Many towns run a monthly evening when galleries open late together. The easiest way to see everything at once.
Good to know
We searched about 40 km around Riga — that covers the town itself plus the surrounding communities you'd reasonably drive to. Listings come from OpenStreetMap, mapped by local volunteers, so a brand-new art gallery in Riga can take a while to appear. Spotted a closure among the 19, or a art gallery we missed entirely? The map is the source of truth here — one OpenStreetMap edit corrects it for everyone.
We don't review exhibitions — shows change too fast. What we list is the where: real galleries, verified by real mappers.
If you run one of the 19 listed here and something's wrong — a closure, a move, new hours — the fix is the same: update the shop on OpenStreetMap and the correction flows through to this page on the next daily refresh.
Art gallery listings for Riga: 19 mapped from OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Photos from Wikimedia Commons contributors; individual photo credits appear in captions. Listing data was last refreshed automatically — verify hours before visiting.