Tourism experts, local entrepreneurs, and researchers have visited the museum. For the past five years, they have been collaborating with similar enthusiasts in Lithuania and Estonia to establish a joint military heritage tourism network, Latvian broadcaster Latgale Television reported.

The initiative includes excursions and practical activities to attract tourists.

“We will make videos, we will invite bloggers, we have foreign journalists who are very, very interested in the joint Baltic product,” Asnāte Ziemele, President of ‘Rural Traveler’ said.

The projects have also secured funding for discovering and restoring historic military sites in the region.

“There are some objects that need urgent preservation due to their uniqueness, especially fortified coastal batteries from the First World War that have been used over various war periods for defense,” Ziemele added.

Experts are encouraging local residents to participate in these projects by sharing stories.

A special multilingual website has been created for those interested in military heritage. Its map currently features over 600 sites, with at least 300 more museums, bunkers, collections, and other historical artifacts to be added.