CulturePublished: 8 October 2026 at 16:57

Textile artist Vija Ābele, long-time head of the "Krimulda" folk applied art studio, has died

Textile artist Vija Ābele, the long-serving head of the "Krimulda" folk applied art studio, died on 5 October. The Latvian National Centre for Culture announced her death.

The Latvian National Centre for Culture (LNKC) has announced that textile artist Vija Ābele died on 5 October.

For many years she led the "Krimulda" folk applied art studio. The news of her death was published on the basis of information provided by the LNKC.

The source gives no further details about the artist's life and work, or about farewell arrangements.

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