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From 16th until 18th of July, Tukums will be celebrating a Different Rose Festival! The times we live in have not only brought restrictions, but also inspiration and creativity, as we think about new and emerging formats.

The key elements of the festival will include five objects outdoors which will please the festival guests throughout the three days of the festival. More than 20 thousand roses will be weaved into these objects. The FLORAL BOAT will take you on a dreamy journey on Meža Street. The large ROSE GARLAND will be set up at Brīvības Square. At the territory of Tukku Magi, the composition ART NEEDS SPACE will embody the dream of a new and modern culture space in our town. At the DREAM STOP in the town park you can await your dream bus or dream prince. Whereas on Talsu Street, you can linger in memories as you wallow in the FLOWER CHILD NOSTALGIA.

Large-scale Flower Objects in the Town

ROSE GARLAND | Brīvības Square | Authors: Anita Stikāne and Agra Maulāne

The rose garland at Brīvības Square is the main symbol of the festival. Each year, more than five thousand roses are weaved into it to symbolise the immense power of unity. This year, it is to signify a dream of the endless and continuous path of the sun. With the garland, we remind of the great significance of traditions and we understand how important it is to remember our roots that have brought us where we are — another Rose Festival.

On 16 July, from 11.00 until 17.00, bring your rose to Brīvības Square and weave it into the great garland.

FLORAL BOAT | 4 Meža Street | Authors: Evita Šteinerte-Pudāne and Dace Baumane

We can all imagine tranquil waters reflecting the stars... We can only dream about it, but the authors of the work will be urging you to imagine the impossible. All of a sudden, the great boat will stop right in the middle of the town and will be inviting you to fantasise about faraway travels full of adventures. So romantic – “And it is just us in the boat...” The folk song goes along the same lines “Make, oh brother, a boat of flowers...” because it is a light boat and can also bring the garland back to the coast.

DREAM STOP | Tukums Town Park | Author: Evita Kleinhofa

Take a break from the mad rush of day-to-day life. Enjoy a moment at the dream stop. Sit down on the bench of hopes and let yourself dream not only about a rose. Be close by, see your loved ones, have a chat, receive undivided attention — even this now is often just a dream.

ART NEEDS SPACE | Courtyard of Tukku Magi | Authors: Liene Smeltere Ķiece

Along with Katrīna of Tukums who dreams of a rose, we will let ourselves long for a beautiful art space in our town. This vision can be turned into reality if you invest creativity and imagination. Tukku Magi invites you to be inspired by what surrounds us and to see potential where the ancient values meet the contemporary life.

NOSTALGIA OF FLOWER CHILDREN | 4 Talsu Street | Author: Madara Kukša

In a not so distant future, also today will seem nostalgic — when you think of domestic matters, fashion and enthusiastic romanticism. How wonderful it is to receive a bunch of flowers, and better yet – a whole cart of flowers! Through its windows and doors, like a foamy cloud, colourful joy will flow out because today we dream of enjoying fun, being carefree and wishing to be silly.

FESTIVAL PROGRAMME – 16th JULY

OPEN WORKSHOP: CREATION OF A ROSE FIREWALL | 1 Harmonijas Street | 9.00-16.00

The painter Ingemāra Treija together with her colleagues from the Tukums Society of Artists will be painting roses on the firewall of the building at 1 Harmonijas Street, and they will happily meet and chat with those, who wish to have a gander around the artist’s workshop and check out the work process.

ROSES AND NUDES, Drink and Draw sketching | 26 Pasta Street, territory of Tukku Magi | 19.30

Event available for 18+. Admission EUR 20, students – EUR 12 “Biļešu Paradīzes” box office locations and www.bilesuparadize.lv

The event is available to people who have had the COVID-19 vaccine or have recovered from it, upon presenting a valid certificate, as well as for visitors who have performed a test within the previous 48 hours with a negative result.

At the entrance to the event, along with the ticket, certificate or test, you will need to produce an ID. Limited spaces.

LINDA LEEN and band performing at Durbe Manor Courtyard | 7 M. Parka Street, Tukums | 20.00

Earlier this year, Linda Leen presented a new song “Blue Monday”, which introduced the new collaboration group — the artist has been joined by the musicians of the Latvian indie band “Ezeri”: Miķelis Putniņš (guitar), Krišjānis Bremšs (percussions), Kristians Priekulis (bass). The musical focus over the previous couple of years has been more acoustic, but now the time has come for a more dynamic stage energy in full ensemble! At the concert, you will hear the new song which has reached the tops of charts that the musicians were asked to perform also at the live LTV ceremony broadcast “Kilograms kultūras” in February and “Zelta mikrofons” in March, the sensual “Uzar mani kā zemi” and other best and most favourite songs from the studio records of the singer-songwriter Linda Leen.

Tickets EUR 15, senior citizens and people with a disability EUR 10. Free admission for children up to 12 years of age. Tickets are available for purchase at “Biļešu paradīze” box office locations and www.bilesuparadize.lv.

The concert is available to people who have had the COVID-19 vaccine or have recovered from it, upon presenting a valid certificate, as well as for visitors who have performed a COVID-19 test within the previous 48 hours with a negative result. Children under 12 years of age are not required to have a certificate or a negative test. At the entrance to the event, along with the ticket, certificate or test, you will need to produce an ID. Limited spaces.

FESTIVAL PROGRAMME – SATURDAY, 17th JULY

MARKET OF CRAFTS AND PLANTS | Pils Street | 9.00 – 16.00

On Saturday, the Pils Street will turn into a market of crafts and plants with participation of around 90 craftspeople, plant nurseries and producers of home-made goodies. Here, everyone will be able to find something beautiful and useful for themselves.

EMBODYING THE WORLD CULTURE | Courtyard of Tukku Magi, at 26 Pasta Street | from 17th July, courtyard exposition accessible at any time

Tukku Magi will bring the wind of the world through a photo exhibition by the renowned photographer Andrea Cipriani Mecchi in the cycle “Children creating the future” and an installation made of objects of African traditional art complemented by an informative stand of past and future messages.

LIVING FLOWER FASHION SHOW | Tukums town | 12.00 – 19.00

The creative and free-spirited artist Viola Zaltāne together with the jewellery maker Aiva Cimziete will be creating living flowers, which you will, possibly, come across in the town from 12.00 until 19.00.

DECORATIVE GARDEN OF DACE LUKŠEVICA open to individual visitors | 1 Lejas Street | 9.30 - 15.00

All flower and garden enthusiasts are welcome to visit the decorative garden created by the graduate landscape architect at the foot of the Veļķi area pines. A prime example of low maintenance, economical and aesthetic landscaping. A garden with a vast collection of plants, incl. 120 types of hostas. A possibility of receiving consultations about setting up a garden, caring for it and plants, as well as to purchase perennial potted flower and shrub plants.

Admission to the garden EUR 3, free admission for children up to 12 years of age. More information: www.skaistiedarzi.lv

On 17th of July, the festive mood will be created by many wonderful artists, whose performances throughout the day will take place at Brīvības Square, Town Park and Tukku Magi territory.

FESTIVAL PROGRAMME – SUNDAY, 8th JULY

FESTIVE CONCERT - ELZA ROZENTĀLE and KASPARS ZEMĪTIS | At Tukums Evangelical Lutheran Church | 16.00

The concert programme will include Latvian folk songs, solo pieces by Kaspars Zemītis (“Melancholic Waltz”, Imants Kalniņš among others), as well as songs in French, Portuguese, Spanish and Russian.

Admission is free of charge with invitations, which are available from 13 July at the Tukums Town Culture Centre box office during the operating hours.

The concert is open only to people who have received COVID-19 vaccine or persons having recovered from COVID, upon producing a valid certificate and an identification number. Limited spaces.

During the festival, the church is open to visitors from 11.00 until 17.00 (except for the concert time). See the rose town from the church viewing tower platform.

LITTLE ROSE FESTIVAL at the collections garden “Rozītes” | “Rozītes”, Sēme rural municipality, Tukums municipality | 11.00-24.00

The wonderfully beautiful collections garden “Rozītes” is celebrating 10 year anniversary this year, which is why we are inviting to a particularly extensive programme for the entire family including walks and meditation in the garden, a children’s morning together with the always fun “Smiles workshop”, and Jānis Rāzna — the host of the show “Travel and cook together with Bārda” — will be inviting to join a gourmet adventure, while the owner of the garden Daila Trubiņa will be giving a lecture about rose growing. In the programme, we will be able to enjoy dance performances on the mini stage of the ballet festival “Kurzeme’s classics”, and in the most beautiful songs that have been played at “Rozītes” over these 10 years, will be sung at the evening concert together with the band “Tev tuvumā”. To conclude the night, the performance “Labyrinth of nocturnal sensations” will be inviting to experience the beautiful garden in night shades and tones.

Tickets EUR 15, senior citizens and people with a disability EUR 10. Free admission for children up to 12 years of age. Tickets are available for purchase at “Biļešu paradīze” box office locations and www.bilesuparadize.lv

The event is available to people who have had the COVID-19 vaccine or have recovered from it, upon presenting a valid certificate, as well as for visitors who have performed a COVID-19 test within the previous 48 hours with a negative result. Children under 12 years of age are not required to have a certificate or a negative test. At the entrance to the event, along with the ticket, certificate or test, you will need to produce an ID. Limited spaces.

TUKUMS MUSEUM FESTIVE OFFER

Durbe Manor | 7 M. Parka Street | Fri -Sun | 10.00 - 17.00

A walk in the historic park, relaxation on loungers while breathing in air infused with rose aroma and listening to the buzz of bees in the Durbe Manor courtyard. At the Durbe Manor, visitors will be able to enjoy the exhibition ARTEFACTUM dedicated to the 85 year anniversary of Tukums Museum, the exhibition “Looking for bygone times. Kuznetsov porcelain in Zuzāns’ collection”, as well as the permanent exposition “At crossroads” and “Rainis and Durbe Manor”. The exhibition marking the 85th anniversary of Tukums Museum ARTEFACTUM will include various ceramic objects depicting the development of ceramic traditions in Tukums, which was fostered by the outstanding ceramist Jānis Krievs. The exhibition is introducing digitally with 191 art works from the valuable collection of Tukums Art Museum. Visitors can learn how an object created and used by someone becomes a museum artefact and can supplement the museum collection. Folk costumes of the new Tukums municipality will also be on display at the exhibition.

Admission: EUR 2.50, pupils and students, senior citizens and persons with disabilities EUR 1.50, family ticket EUR 5, free admission for persons with disabilities from Tukums municipality.

Art Gallery “Durvis” | 21 Brīvības Square | Fri -Sat 9.00 - 22.00

Exhibition of the works of the young and talented local resident Jānis Šneiders (1995) “-↑-”. The artist has already earned local and international recognition: in 2019, from amongst 300 artists, he earned the title of the best young painter of the Nordic and Baltic states, whereas in 2020, he was nominated for the prestigious Purvītis Prize with the exhibition “Vieta” (Place/Space) at the gallery LOOK!, and in Berlin he earned the prestigious Secco Pontanova Foundation prize “Claus Micheletz – Preis 2020”.

Free admission to gallery.

Tukums Town History Museum “Castle Tower” | 19a Brīvības Square | Sat 10.00 - 22.00 | Sun 11.00 - 16.00

During the Rose Festival, on 17th July, visitors will have an opportunity to explore the new exhibition “Tukku Magi. Parallel lines crossing!”. The exhibition is a visually exploratory installation about Tukums in the world and the world in Tukums, about outstanding individuals, their power and courage, cultural legacy and future cultural vision. About how 120 years ago, Voldemārs Matvejs brought the breath of the world to Tukums and why the African art collection must be at the former Zēbergs manufacture. The exhibition was created in cooperation between Tukums Museum and the society “World culture space in Tukums”, personally with artists Jānis Jākobsons and Zoja Frolova, as well as the art scientists Irēna Bužinska.

Admission: EUR 1.50, senior citizens and persons with disabilities EUR 1, free admission for pupils and students, persons with disabilities from Tukums municipality.

Tukums Art Museum | 7 Harmonijas Street | Fri 11.00 - 17.00 | Sat -Sun 11.00 - 16.00

Exhibition “Thank you, teacher!” - an exhibition filled with warmth, brightness and gratitude, in which we see the painter Anita Meldere’s works indirectly echoing the thought of artists important to her and their invisible presence. On the ground floor, an exhibition “Āriņš room” is set up, displaying the paintings of the founder of the Tukums Art Museum, the artist Leonīds Āriņš (1907–1991). On the first floor, the exposition “From the art collections” is set up, exhibiting the most notable art works from the collection, including works by Janis Rozentāls, Jānis Valters and Vilhelms Purvītis.

Admission: EUR 1.50, senior citizens and persons with disabilities EUR 1, free of charge admission for pupils and students, persons with disabilities from Tukums municipality.

Tukums Weavers’ Workshop | 3 Tidaholmas Street | Fri -Sat 10.00 - 17.00

At the exhibition “Fabric stories”, you will be able to check out four folk costumes from Džūkste, Zemgale, the ornate suiti and Kandava costumes made by the weavers of the Applied Folk Art Studio “Durbe”. Weaver’s mastership is reflected also in the weaved blankets, tablecloths, shawls and other works. At the Tukums Weavers’ Workshop, you can try out weaving by sitting in the loom and be inspired to create your own folk costumes. Tukums Weavers’ Workshop has more than 40 different looms, both mechanical and semi-automatic or so-called Viļumsons loom. In the permanent interactive exposition “From wool to fabric”, the process of creating a fabric is shown — starting from the stage of obtaining materials, to processing and finished fabric.

Admission: EUR 1.50, senior citizens and persons with disabilities EUR 1, free of charge admission for pupils and students, persons with disabilities from Tukums municipality.

When purchasing a ticket for EUR 4, the opportunity is offered to visit all museums within a day.  

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Organiser: Tukums Town Culture Centre in co-operation with Tukums Municipal Government, Tourist Information Centre, Tukums Museum, community “Radi Tukku Magi”, Tukums Evangelical Lutheran Church, Tukums Artists Society and many wonderful artists, who will help create the enjoyable ambience of the Rose Festival in our town.