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What could our daily life look like in the future – in 10, 50 or even 100 years? How are we going to work, travel, what will our hobbies and future sports be like? What will our cities, outdoors and the human body look like? Finally, what will the shoes worn by future generations look like? 

The sneaker workshop invites you to explore hypothetical futures by creatively imagining different development paths that the world might follow, from realistic to completely fantasy-driven ones. It helps discover the production process of sports shoes or sneakers, an incredibly popular type of footwear today, choose a scenario for one of the hypothetical futures and create your own sneakers specifically for this world of tomorrow. 

Workshop attendees are welcome to bring along their own materials that can be used in producing their shoes: various natural materials, interesting household objects like shoestrings, pieces of bubble wrap, colourful magazines and even sports shoes that have seen better days and can be upcycled into new fantastic futuristic sneakers. 

The workshop is held as part of the "Sneakers: Eco x Ego" exhibition and was developed by learning project curator Ieva Laube in association with the Swiss-based designer duo – Kristofers Reidzāns and Alex di Giuseppe.

Target audience: school students aged 7 – 19

Duration: 2 hrs 
Type of payment: advance 
Price per event: EUR 25 
Maximum number of participants per event: 20 
Language: Latvian 
Booking: elza.skutane@mvm.gov.lv, 26644548 

 
During the event, photographs may be taken and video recordings may be made. These materials containing personal data may be used by the museum for the purposes of public information and providing communication, as well as in marketing activities, including posts on social media. Data protection specialist: datuaizsardziba@mvm.gov.lv

How many pairs of shoes are made every year in the world? In what ways have cultural trends informed our social identity and shopping habits? And finally, how do you print shoes from a digital sketch or grow them from fungal mycelium?

The ‘Sneakers: Eco x Ego’ exhibition offers an overview of the evolution of sneakers from humble sports shoes to their present status of a cult commodity, exploring the related issues of ecology, social identity and affiliation, as well as introducing to innovative future visions and sustainable materials. The exhibition questions whether the human habits and methods of footwear production in the future will be driven by our ego or guided by responsibility toward ecology and care for it. 

After a short introduction to the themes of the exhibition by a museum educator, students are invited to explore the show at their own pace. A flyer produced specifically for this purpose will help them navigate the topics and learn about the exhibits. The self-guided tour will conclude with a ‘Sneaker Quiz’, a game played between a number of small teams. The game will stir up a healthy competitive spirit, test the freshly acquired knowledge and exercise inquisitiveness, critical thinking and collaboration skills.

The interactive session highlights a set of interdisciplinary themes and will be engaging for young people aged 12 and older.

The tour featuring the ‘Sneaker Quiz’ is part of the ‘Sneakers: Eco x Ego’ exhibition and was developed by learning project curator Ieva Laube.

Target audience: school students aged 12+

Duration: 1.5 hrs
Type of payment: advance
Price per event: EUR 15
Maximum number of participants per event: 20
Language: Latvian
Booking: elza.skutane@mvm.gov.lv, 26644548

During the event, photographs may be taken and video recordings may be made. These materials containing personal data may be used by the museum for the purposes of public information and providing communication. as well as in marketing activities, including posts on social media. Data protection specialist: datuaizsardziba@mvm.gov.lv

How were epidemics fought in the Middle Ages? What did “man as an open book” mean to Renaissance physicians? What do vaccines have to do with cows? Who used the “iron lung”? What devices were used in hospitals in Latvia 100 years ago? What do humans need for space travel?

During the tour students are accompanied by a guide and walk through the main exposition of the museum – expositions of the Middle Ages, Renaissance, 18th and 19th centuries and Latvian medicine in the 20th century, as well as the exposition of space biology and medicine. 

Target audience: school students aged 7-19 

Duration: 1 hour
Type of payment: advance
Price per event: in Latvian EUR 5, in English EUR 15
Maximum number of participants per event: 25
Language: Latvian, English
Booking: elza.skutane@mvm.gov.lv, 26644548

Seven objects from the Museum’s permanent exhibition work as checkpoints on a self-paced visit to the Museum. “Bloodlore” briefly introduces the history of each object and its significance to medical science today, while various tasks and questions offer something to ponder after the visit as well. How does knowledge develop in medical science? What is the role of technology and thinking skills in this process? And how is medical science shaped by its ethical, political, and social context?

The guide is available at the Museum’s Information Desk.

Audience: older adolescents (15+)

Length of the object trail: ~45 minutes
Price: free
Language: Latvian

Download the museum guide here

During the game players representing immunity (IMUNO) or pathogens (PATO) move around the playing field taking up the game territory with their squares. The winner is the one who has occupied as much territory as possible and has gathered points in a strategically more successful way, by choosing more valuable playing fields. There will be gains and losses as well as surprises during the game – just like in our daily lives.

Age: from 7 years old

Number of players: 2–6
Game duration: 25–40 min
Game preparation: 15–25 min
Required: printer, scissors, glue and adhesive tape

Download game files (in Latvian) here!
IMUNO colored version
Game rules
IMUNO game
Envelope for storage

IMUNO black and white version
Game rules
IMUNO game
Envelope for storage

To make the game even better, leave your comment about the game here: Feedback form

Share the progress of the game and your experience on social networks using the hashtag #spēleIMUNO

Board game IMUNO is developed within the framework of European Social Fund project No. 9.2.4.1/16/I/001 “Integrated health promotion and disease prevention measures”. The game was developed by Pauls Stradiņš Medicine History Medical in cooperation with SIA “Kolektīvs”.