Thursdays at the Museum: Valmiera Chooses Culture – What We Can Learn from Latvia

Valmiera Chooses Culture: What We Can Learn from Latvia 📅 Thursday, 19 November 2026 at 6:00 PM 📍 Pazin Castle 🏛️ Pazin City Museum – MGP 🎤 Project presentation 👤 Lecturer: Nikola Ardalić, MGP curator Nikola Ardalić, curator at the Pazin City Museum, will present the experience of a five-day stay in Valmiera, Latvia, where from 2 to 6 February 2026 he took part in the Creative FLIP – Ambassadors of Good Practice Programme, funded by the European Union and the Goethe-Institut. The lecture offers insight into the work of the Valmiermuiža Association of Culture, which is engaged in revitalising historical heritage, cooperates with the local community and develops cultural tourism. The projects and institutions the curator visited will also be presented, together with a review of experiences and examples of good practice that can serve as inspiration for the development of culture and cultural tourism. Thursdays at the Museum – Autumn Cycle 2026 (Ethnographic Museum of Istria – Museo etnografico dell’Istria and Pazin City Museum). Admission to all events is free.