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In a few years, in Lāčplēša iela 101, Rīga we will open art centre Zuzeum, founded by the Zuzāns family. In the meantime, the building of the art centre is already open to different public and private events. Art collectors Dina and Jānis Zuzāns own the largest private collection of Latvian art in the world. They regularly support art initiatives in Latvia, the representation of local art abroad, and art publishing. In 2007, together with the Latvian National Museum of Art, they founded the Purvītis Prize — now the most prestigious award on the Latvian art scene. Since 2015, Jānis Zuzāns has been a member of the Tate Modern Russian and Eastern European art committee. Zaigas Gailes birojs' project envisions starting construction at the rear of Zuzeum with the new volume of the depository of the Zuzāns Collection. During this period the premises of the former Cork Factory are available for exhibitions and other events. The reconstruction of the historical building and construction of the sculpture garden will take place in the second phase of the project. In the future, the programme of art centre Zuzeum will include permanent and changing art exhibitions, lectures, seminars, concerts, theatre performances and film screenings. While the project of the reconstruction is still under development, Zuzeum is already happening – Dreams and Dramas, an exhibition of contemporary art from Israel, was opened in October 2017 as the first in the historical building. It will continue to host various art and cultural events.
