Rūdolfs Blaumanis, who was born in Cesis to a musical family, became one of Latvia's foremost writers and poets. He attended his local parish school with four other boys and a goat! In 1872, he moved to a private school in Ogre where he realised that all he wanted to do was write.

He wrote over 100 stories as well as poems and plays, the most popular of which is Purva bridejs (1898), a story that has been dramatised and made into a film. Other works from his pen include Weed, Thunderstorm, Raudupiete, Bertula pirksts, Frost in Spring, Purva bridejs, Andriksons, In the Shadow of Death, Indrani, In Fire, The Lost Son and Skroderdienas Silmacos Rūdolf Blaumanis once lived at Alberta iela 12, where a museum to his memory has been established.

Exhibitions in summer season
Poetry of R. Blaumanis
Prose of R. Blaumanis in the context of the European culture
Dramaturgy of R. Blaumanis
Crafts and craftmen in Ergli


To relax & have fun
Family parties in Braki museum main house:
up to 10 people LVL 3.00
10 - 20 people LVL 5.00
more than 20 people LVL 10.00
fireplace LVL 1,50

• County: Erglu
• Address: "Braki", Ērgļu pagasts, Ērgļu novads
• Contact person: Zinta Saulīte

• Web page: http://www.braki.lv
• Phone number: +371 64871569
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