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Rothko Museum Welcomes the World through Painting Symposium in Honour of Rothko
11.09.2025
Artists from Malaysia, France, the United States, Israel, Germany, Poland, Japan, South Korea and Latvia gather in Daugavpils for “Mark Rothko 2025”, an international painting symposium hosted by the Rothko Museum from 12 to 26 September. Held annually in Rothko’s birth month, the symposium honours the artist’s legacy in the city of his childhood. Now …
Lithuanian Art from the Rothko Museum Collection on Show in Cēsis
11.09.2025
From 13 September, the Cēsis Concert Hall Art Gallery opens its doors to “Painted Worlds”, an exhibition that brings together recent works by Lithuanian artists from the Rothko Museum’s collection. On view until 23 November, the show offers audiences a vibrant encounter with contemporary Lithuanian painting. The Cēsis Concert Hall Art Gallery and the Rothko …
Rothko Museum Will Host a Public Lecture by Kate Rothko Prizel on Preserving Her Father’s Legacy
10.09.2025
On 17 September, 5 PM, the Rothko Museum in Daugavpils will celebrate the 122nd birthday of the Latvian-born artist Mark Rothko with an open lecture by his daughter, Kate Rothko Prizel, on preserving her father’s legacy and the long legal battle to bring back his paintings. The talk will be held in English in the museum’s conference …
Polish and Latvian Artists Win Top Honours at the Martinsons Award 2025
05.09.2025
At the opening night of the Rothko Museum’s autumn exhibition season, out of nearly a thousand submissions worldwide, the top honours of the coveted Martinsons Award 2025 went to artists from Poland and Latvia – Daria Kowalewska, Inese Brants, and Lilija Zeiļa. Established in memory of Pēteris Martinsons – an outstanding Latvian ceramicist, innovator and …
Six Exhibitions and the International Martinsons Award: Rothko Museum Announces Ambitious Autumn Lineup
26.08.2025
At 4 p.m. on Friday, 5 September, the Rothko Museum will unveil its autumn season with six impressive exhibitions that show the richness and vitality of contemporary artistic practice. From the international Martinsons Award and its celebration of excellence in ceramics, to intimate, poetic explorations of memory, time, and nature, the season spans mediums, voices, …
The Fifth Latvia Ceramics Biennale Opens in Cēsis, Spotlighting Emerging Latvian Talent
18.08.2025
The Fifth Latvia Ceramics Biennale has opened in style with the inaugural exhibition at the Cēsis Exhibition Hall, setting the stage for a season of artistic encounters that will continue in September in Daugavpils and Liepāja.
Quietly Whispering Black, or Silence Uttering Blackly. On Vaidotas Janulis’s latest solo exhibition at the Rothko Museum
30.06.2025
Envelope – as a Landmark Vaidotas Janulis, as ever, continues to experiment. In his latest exhibition, he presented not only works in the silkscreen technique, but also assemblages and objects. Together, they form two separate narrative threads that smoothly intertwine into one story. The exhibition is about what shapes our perception – the relationships and …
Artists from Thirty Countries to Compete for the Martinsons Award at the Fifth Latvia Ceramics Biennale
05.06.2025
An international jury has selected artists from thirty countries to compete for the prestigious Martinsons Award at the fifth Latvia Ceramics Biennale. The winners will be announced this September at the exhibition hosted by the Rothko Museum.
International Ceramics Symposium Bows Out with an Exhibition at the Rothko Museum
14.05.2025
The 13th International CERAMIC LABORATORY Symposium bows out with a new exhibition at the Rothko Museum, set to open at 4.00 p.m. on Friday, 16 May.
Museum Night at the Rothko Museum: Exhibitions, Workshops, and the Oscar Winning “Flow”
07.05.2025
On Saturday, 17 May, the Rothko Museum will come alive for the European Night of Museums with a vibrant programme of activities. Visitors can look forward to creative workshops, inspiring art exhibitions, and the celebration’s crowning moment – a one‑night‑only opportunity to view the major international awards of the now‑legendary animated film “Flow”, alongside an …