LVM Jaunmoku Palace invites everyone to help create the world’s largest Advent wreath

The wreath is planned to have a circumference of 540 metres and a diameter of approximately 172 metres. A project on this scale takes time and the participation of others. During the school holidays, the first opportunity to get involved is available: spend time together and help prepare the wreath for Advent. Participants will add spruce branches to the wreath’s prepared frame, working in teams and helping one another. The wreath is being made with spruce branches left in the forest after logging. These logging residues will be put to use in a beautiful festive decoration.

Work sessions will take place in the park of Jaunmoku Palace Museum, Tume Parish, Tukums Municipality:
23 October, 10:00–20:00
24 October, 10:00–18:00
25 October, 10:00–18:00
7 November, 10:00–18:00
8 November, 10:00–18:00

At the start of each full hour, there will also be a brief introduction to the work to be done, so you can join at whichever full hour suits you. Please bring work gloves, footwear suitable for wet conditions, and work clothes, as you will be handling spruce branches and resin. Advance registration is not required, but schools, groups and families may register in advance. Participants will receive free admission to the palace museum.

To register for the Advent wreath-making work session, please call 26187442 or email info@jaunmokupils.lv.

The large Advent wreath will herald a forthcoming exhibition about the spruce tree, opening throughout Jaunmoku Palace at the end of November. It will replace the current exhibition, making way for the permanent Forest Museum exhibition. Its planned content will cover not only the history of forestry, but also environmental education, learning about forest ecosystems, and people’s relationship with forests today. The museum’s development vision is described by Uldis Mākulis, head of LVM Jaunmoku Palace, art historian and conservator: “In Latvia, the forest is not just a natural resource. It is a setting for stories about our history, traditions, way of life, art, hunting, gastronomy and relationship with the environment. The new Forest Museum exhibition will cover all these subjects.”