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Riga’s book relay, song archive and maritime collection
Riga’s National Library turned a 2014 move into a two-kilometre book relay. Its page on the Latvian Folklore Archives reading room presents the Dainu skapis, a cabinet of handwritten folk-song texts; the Museum of the History of Riga and Navigation also records Latvian seafaring.
At a glance
A place worth remembering
A library move by human relay
During the National Library’s 2014 move, a human chain carried more than 2,000 books between its former and new buildings. The route ran for two kilometres, linking Krišjāņa Barona Street with Mūkusalas Street.[1]
Handwritten songs in the Dainu skapis
The library’s page on its Latvian Folklore Archives reading room describes the Dainu skapis, a card index of Latvian folk songs holding 268,815 handwritten slips of song texts. It was made in Moscow in 1880 to a drawing by Krišjānis Barons.[2]
The navigation collection
The museum’s Navigation collection pairs ship models with sea charts and navigation equipment, and also holds shipbuilding tools, in its account of Latvian seafaring.[3]
Good to know
A few clear answers before you explore.
How did the National Library move books in 2014?
A two-kilometre human chain carried more than 2,000 books from the former building to the new one.[1]
What does the Dainu skapis hold?
A card index of Latvian folk-song texts, preserved on 268,815 handwritten slips.[2]
How does the museum’s Navigation collection represent seafaring?
Through ship models alongside sea charts, navigation equipment and shipbuilding tools.[3]
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