Dying Aviation Museum at Riga Airport (Latvia)
In a recent post, we indirectly discussed the topic of whether the state should finance projects that do not have direct benefits. For example, museums. Or public transportation. Or education. If very briefly, the opinions were different: someone said that the laws of the market themselves would "regulate" what money should be allocated for and what not. My theory was that investing in social projects, the state thereby lays the foundation for a future generation of fellow citizens. If everything is left to chance, education is paid and optional, and museums are closed because of their apparent unprofitability, then tomorrow we will get a generation that does not need anything. And, by the way, the fact that almost everywhere in the world primary education is still free and compulsory, and museums operate at the expense of budgetary funds, confirm my theory. But in Latvia they decided that a wonderful museum aviation the state does not need - why? The market has already adjusted everything: who could have left to work in Western Europe, the economy has bent, no one needs anything, no one thinks about the prospects for a long time, because all the prospects are to dump to hell. A sad sight, and this magnificent and miserable museum is a vivid example of this. What to say? There is money in the budget to finance monuments to SS veterans, but no money to save the aviation museum.
The museum is located in 500 meters from the Riga airport, you can walk there from the terminal. They have a site that has not been updated for a long time.
The museum was created over 40 years, and in 1997, its funding was discontinued. Several retirement enthusiasts are trying to save equipment on their own. But you understand that for several pensions of ordinary people and rare donations of visitors it is impossible to contain equipment. She dies in the rain and snow. Moreover, formally they cannot even take money for entry, because their status is not determined. Friends, if you find yourself in the Riga airport and go to the museum - leave some trifles, even if there is enough paint for a can, already a feasible contribution.
The museum is located in 500 meters from the Riga airport, you can walk there from the terminal. They have a site that has not been updated for a long time.
The museum was created over 40 years, and in 1997, its funding was discontinued. Several retirement enthusiasts are trying to save equipment on their own. But you understand that for several pensions of ordinary people and rare donations of visitors it is impossible to contain equipment. She dies in the rain and snow. Moreover, formally they cannot even take money for entry, because their status is not determined. Friends, if you find yourself in the Riga airport and go to the museum - leave some trifles, even if there is enough paint for a can, already a feasible contribution.
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