Latvian Academy of Culture

The Latvian Academy of Culture (Latvian: Latvijas Kultūras akadēmija) is a higher education establishment in Latvia offering various bachelor's, magister and doctoral degree programmes on cultural subjects.

The academy was founded in 1990 and is located in the Latgale Suburb of Riga.

[1] On 29 December 1990, the Latvian Cabinet of Ministers adopted the decision to create what would later be known as the Academy of Culture.

[2] The philosopher Pēteris Laķis was appointed rector and, in cooperation with the head of the Jāzeps Vītols Latvian Academy of Music, Jānis Siliņš,[3] tasked with founding the new academy and form its study programmes.

In 2003, the first doctoral thesis was defended at the academy.