The Ethnographic Open-Air Museum of Latvia museum since 1971. The annual crafts fair become the museum's most famous annual event, attended by tens of thousands of people every year. The museum currently occupies 87 hectares and displays 118 buildings, as well as more than 3,000 items. Most of Latvia's historical ethnic groups are represented in the museum. The museum's collection holds approximately 150,000 artifacts. The Ethnographic Open-Air Museum of Latvia The Ethnographic Open-Air Museum of Latvia () is an open-air museum located just outside Riga, the capital of Latvia, on the lightly wooded shores of Jugla Lake. In 1924, the Latvian Council of Monuments signed an
Ministry of Economics (Latvia) non-governmental organizations representing entrepreneurs and other social partners. The Ministry of Economics is also responsible for introducing and supervising programs and projects for EU Structural Funds. These funds are administered by the Investment and Development Agency of Latvia, a government agency responsible for promoting business development in Latvia by facilitating the growth of foreign investment and increasing the competitiveness of Latvian entrepreneurs in domestic and foreign markets. The Investment and Development Agency of Latvia is directly subordinated to the Ministry of Economics. The Ministry of Economics oversees several government agencies in Latvia: the Investment and Development Agency of Latvia, Latvian