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Building of the Latvian National Theatre
Building of the Latvian National Theatre on a vintage picture postcard.

The Latvian National Theatre (Template:Lang-lv) is a theatre located in Riga, Latvia. The current managing director of the theatre is Viesturs Rieksts and the artistic director is Edmunds Freibergs.

The theatre was founded 30 November, 1919, just over a year after Latvia declared independence 18 November, 1918. The creative program was authored by Jānis Akurāters, a Latvian writer, then head of the Art department of the Ministry of Education.