Art Station Dubulti
Contemporary art gallery inside Jūrmala's working 1977 modernist railway station at Dubulti.
The gallery occupies the concourse of Dubulti railway station, a Soviet-era building of 1977 by the Leningrad architect Igors Jāveins whose curving concrete roof was meant to echo the waves of the Gulf of Riga. It is a protected example of socialist modernism and still one of the most photographed buildings in Jūrmala. In 2015, after the station was renovated, part of the interior was given over to a professionally curated art space while trains continued to run through it.
Art Station Dubulti was founded and is run by the art historian and curator Inga Šteimane, working with Latvian Railways, Jūrmala city and a non-governmental organisation. It is thought to be the only professional exhibition venue in Europe inside a working railway station. The programme concentrates on large solo exhibitions by Latvian and international contemporary artists, often with newly produced work, and is supplemented by artist talks and guided tours. Riga is about forty minutes away by train.
Highlights
- Wave-roofed socialist modernist station building of 1977
- Exhibitions seen by passengers passing through the concourse
- Programme of large solo shows by contemporary artists
- Artist talks with the curator during each exhibition
