From 25 April to 4 May, Riga takes part in the MIDA (Mostra Internationale dell'Artigianato) international crafts and handicrafts fair in Florence. The exhibition is housed in seven buildings of the Fortezza da Basso, a historical fortress in Florence. Riga is represented by the studio Rota of the Riga Municipality Culture and Applied Folk Art Centre Ritums, whose members make textiles and various handicrafts, and the folk applied art studio Kalvis, which produces Baltic archaeological…
From 25 April to 4 May, Riga takes part in the MIDA (Mostra Internationale dell'Artigianato) international crafts and handicrafts fair in Florence. The exhibition is housed in seven buildings of the Fortezza da Basso, a historical fortress in Florence. Riga is represented by the studio Rota of the Riga Municipality Culture and Applied Folk Art Centre Ritums, whose members make textiles and various handicrafts, and the folk applied art studio Kalvis, which produces Baltic archaeological ornaments. The exhibition is now in its 90th year and aims to promote traditional crafts and handicrafts and to pass on this knowledge to future generations. The work of the masters from the Riga folk applied art studios is presented, and the skills of…
