Spīķeri Creative Quarter
Spīķeri
A cluster of red-brick old warehouses beside the Central Market, converted into galleries, cafés and a concert hall, and connected to the Jewish heritage sites of the Moscow Suburb.
Spīķeri is a group of red-brick warehouses built along the Daugava in the 19th century to store goods, now converted into a creative quarter. Riga’s contemporary art gallery, a concert hall, design studios, cafés and restaurants occupy the old warehouses, and the riverside promenade often hosts summer markets and open-air events. To the south lies the Moscow Suburb (Maskavas forštate), where visitors can see the Riga Ghetto and the Holocaust Museum, as well as the site of the Great Choral Synagogue, which was burned in 1941. Entry is free. It is right next to the Central Market and the Academy of Sciences building, so all three can be visited in a single afternoon.
Opening hours
Open all day; shops approx. 10:00–22:00
Nearby sights
- Riga Central Market
- Latvian Academy of Sciences Observation Deck
- St. Peter's Church
- Freedom Monument
- House of the Blackheads & Town Hall Square
- Museum of the Occupation of Latvia
- Cat House & Līvu Square
- Bastejkalns Park & City Canal