The museum's stated mission is to: "Show what happened in Latvia, its land and people under two occupying totalitarian regimes from 1940 to 1991; "Remind the world of the crimes committed by foreign powers against the state and people of Latvia; "Remember the victims of the occupation: those who perished, were persecuted, forcefully deported or fled the terror of the occupation regimes.
博物馆的明确任务是： “展示在拉脱维亚发生的事情，其土地和人民从1940年到1991年处于两个极权主义政权的占领之下； “记住反对拉脱维亚国家和人民的外国势力所犯下的罪行； “记住占领的受害者：丧生者，被迫害者，强行驱逐或逃离占领政权的恐怖者。