The restored dwelling house gives the opportunity to get to know the Birznieki family, as well as the life and creative work of the writer. The museum exhibits original objects once owned by the writer, including his desk with a chair and inkpot. The expositions inside the restored buildings – the barn (1894), shallow-litter cowshed (1896), bathhouse/grain kiln (around 1910), deep-litter cowshed and carthouse (1830) – follow the motifs of the writer’s stories.

In the garden, you will find a miniature model of the

Bisnieki farmstead as it looked in the writer’s childhood. The houses are just big enough for the wooden story characters. The museum is a great place for family excursions and school field trips. The programmes utilise games and play to explore the stories, traditional jobs and culinary heritage, including baking bread in a genuine bread oven.

Newlyweds are especially welcome here to celebrate according to Latvian traditions. The museum traditionally celebrates solstices, performs baptisms and offers the Journey in Time programme.