Mystery photo: Name this museum!

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2. Eva February 20, 2009 at 2:09 pm

   Wow. Good mystery. I would have NEVER gotten that right.

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3. Randy February 20, 2009 at 9:14 am

   looks interesting, i read about this place on http://www.bestriga.com , for sure would like to go there to check out!

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4. Angela Nickerson February 20, 2009 at 1:46 am

   Cool! Never been to Riga, and from your photo I was guessing it was a railroad museum. It looks a little like a station…

   For all interested, here’s the link to the museum’s site:
   http://www.occupationmuseum.lv/eng/about_us/welcome.html

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   1. Thomas Meyers February 20, 2009 at 11:20 am

      Hi Frances — congratulations! Good sleuthing. How did you figure out so quickly that it was Riga?

      And Angela, I had never been to Riga, either, until last month. I spent an afternoon in the Occupation Museum and learned so much. (It was sooo cold outside when I took this photo. You’ll notice that nobody is walking around!)

      Latvia was occupied three times in the 20th Century–first by the Soviet Union from 1939 until they were “liberated” by the Nazis and then occupied during World War II. The Germans stayed in Latvia until the end of the war, when the Soviet Union again took control and didn’t let go until 1991. This museum displays artifacts of each occupation, with historical documents, newspapers, protest art, and more. It’s a sobering exhibit, yet, in the end, they gained their independence.

      Thanks to all for guessing!

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5. frances February 20, 2009 at 12:58 am

   Occupational Museum 🙂

   At first I thought it was Prague, but it’s not 1800km from Amsterdam.

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6. frances February 19, 2009 at 3:41 pm

   Do you mean 1800km from Amsterdam? I’d taking a wild guess, Riga?

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   1. Thomas Meyers February 19, 2009 at 6:01 pm

      Correct city! But what’s the name of the museum?

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7. Eva February 19, 2009 at 3:32 pm

   Ok, I’m going to reach way out there and say it’s Stockholm.

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8. Angela Nickerson February 19, 2009 at 1:45 am

   I’m guessing it is in Amsterdam. Am I close?

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   1. Thomas Meyers February 19, 2009 at 2:55 pm

      Hi Angela,

      Closer… but still 1,800 km away by car! (Hint!)

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9. Bitsy February 18, 2009 at 8:48 pm

   Oh darn it. I thought it might be somewhere in Germany too. Munich?

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10. Thomas Meyers February 18, 2009 at 7:19 pm

    Nice guesses, both of you. But wrong.

    Anyone else?

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11. Eva February 18, 2009 at 5:49 pm

    Hmmm…it looks like it’s a Holocaust museum. I’m trying to recall what city this is, though. It’s not Berlin, is it?

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12. travelmom February 18, 2009 at 5:26 pm

    It looks like it has an ‘equality’ banner hanging on it. Is it some kind of ‘equality museum’?

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