Crown Princess Mary' and Crown Prince Frederik's visit to Latvia

On the second day of their visit to Latvia, Crown Prince Frederik and Crown Princess Mary of Denmark visited Art Museum Riga. The Crown Prince Couple presided over the presentation of architectural drawings for “Tabakas fabrika” at Art Museum Riga. The drawings are the culmination of an architectural competition which is Denmark’s special contribution to the 100th anniversary celebration.

Then, the Crown Prince Couple attended the opening of a conference on creative industries at Art Museum Riga. The conference is organized by the Danish cultural institute, the Danish embassy in Latvia, LIIA and the Latvian cultural ministry. The conference aims to further develop Danish creative industries via cooperation with Latvian partners.

Afterwards, the Crown Princess visited the NGO Center Dardedze which works for childhood without abuse. That center helps children who have been victims of abuse and generates attention to the protection of children’s rights.

Then, the Crown Prince Couple and the Danish culture minister visited the exhibition “A Century of Latvia” at the National History Museum. The exhibition displays Latvia’s 100 years of independence with biographies, portraits from the period, 1500 unique objects, photos, sound recordings, film and video.