Working hours:

Monday – Friday: 10:00 – 17:00
Saturday, Sunday: 10:00 – 18:00

Summer cafe open on Saturday, Sunday in summer only.

Munchausen’s Museum

Baron Munchausen is a typical representative of landed classes of 18th century with hunting and war as the main occupation. Hunting trophies, hunting horns, daggers, weapons, and Munchausen’s wax figure with a string of ducks – these are only some of the things you’ll find at the museum of Munchausen.
In Latvia the only collection of wax figures is being exhibited on the first floor of Munchausen’s museum. Many former and current celebrities have found their shelter there. Everyone can take a picture with Maestro Raimonds Pauls or basketball star Uljana Semjonova and other famous people.

Forest Trail

THE MUNCHAUSEN’S FOREST TRAIL is the longest footbridge of aspen plank in Europe. It goes through Vidzeme wetland forest. The total length of both its passages is 5.3 km. The longest passage reaches the sea, where one can sunbathe in white sand of Vidzeme beach and swim in the sea.

Trail to Munchausen’s Cup

On the 30th of August, 2013 the new object in Munchausen’s World was opened – the biggest beer jug of Baron von Munchausen! Munchausen’s guests can enjoy the taste of adventures walking by the new trail to Munchausen’s beer cup and meet Baron himself and 25 different wooden sculptures from Munchausens stories. Lenght of trail – 1035m.

Recreation Ship

There is the largest wooden recreation ship in the Baltic States in the territory of the museum. The ship is 30 m long and 4.5 m wide, but the mast with the Munchausen’s flag flies at the height of 15 metres.

Shooting range

Test your hunters ability at Baron von Munchhausens shooting range. In this cozy hunters lodge you can take a look at Munchhausens own hunting trophies and 18th century rifles. You have an opportunity with air rifles to take down all the targets and win some prizes!

Summer Cafe

The cafe in the territory of the museum is open during the summer season; there you can have a hot main course and a range of refreshments – ice cream, juice. If you wish to celebrate a family event in the territory of the museum, the cooks will take care of special meal according to your wishes.

Picnic Places

The territory of the Duntes Manor House is spacious, nice and clean. There are several picnic places with tables, benches, fire places and grilling equipment. One of the places is located at the entrance to the forest trail, but the other – next to the recreation ship. After visiting the museum, feel free to enjoy the scenic route of our forest trails, where one can enjoy different activities and reach the beach. We also offer picnic spots where you can enjoy grilling by the fire with family and friends.

History

At the beginning of 1990-ties, the specialists of the museum in cooperation with professor Gunārs Pakalns prepared a small exhibition about the man from the same district Hieronymus Karl Friedrich von Munchausen in Dunte where Limbazi Folk Museum was situated. The exhibition became really popular. In 1999, the museum was taken over by Liepupe parish.

Unfortunately, the building was destroyed by the fire on March 1, 2001. After the fire, the parish of Liepupe opened a temporary exhibition at Liepupe parish house.

In 2004, the museum was taken over by new owners – LLC “Minhauzena pasaule” (“Munchausen’s World”). A new exhibition – “Travelling in time together with Munchausen”- was open in Liepupe parish house already on April 1, 2004. In autumn of the same year, a fundament for a new building of the Munchausen’s museum was built.

The opening ceremony of the new museum building took place on May 32, 2005. Thus, the museum celebrates its birthday every year on May 32 with a single candle and several cakes (as many cakes as the museum’s age!)

Source: https://minhauzens.lv/en/welcome-to-munchausens-world/