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ZUZEUM Card — Full price

Enjoy a year of free, priority entry to our exhibitions, and get discounts and invitations to special events! For a whole year, Zuzeum cardholders receive the following privileges: Cardholders-only exhibition previews Free, priority entry for a year (for one person) Invitations to special events 50% discount for one guest’s ticket to the exhibition 10% discount at the Zuzeum Cafe 10% discount at the Zuzeum Shop

ZUZEUM Card — Students, Seniors

Enjoy a year of free, priority entry to our exhibitions, and get discounts and invitations to special events! For a whole year, Zuzeum cardholders receive the following privileges: Cardholders-only exhibition previews Free, priority entry for a year (for one person) Invitations to special events 50% discount for one guest’s ticket to the exhibition 10% discount at the Zuzeum Cafe 10% discount at the Zuzeum Shop

Book BILINGUAL ABC

Russian-Latvian alphabet book for children, written by Masha Zurikova. This bilingual alphabet book will help kids easily navigate between Latvian and Russian words. The main narrative language of the book is illustrations, which helps children understand the meanings of words through association. Illustrator and author Masha Zurikova created this book for children growing up in bilingual families, as well as those learning Russian in school as a second language. Zuzeum Publishing supported the publishing of this book. Year: 2021 Language: Latvian and Russian Publisher: Droši un koši Pages: 95 Cover: Paperback

Colouring book

This colouring book takes children on a journey through the Zuzeum Art Centre, allowing them to look inside the exhibition hall and climb the big chimney together with the main character Fox, and to see the art centre being prepared through all four seasons. Illustrated by Ernests Kļaviņš. 15 x 21 cm 12 pages

ZUZEUM x Museums League scarf

The designer of this custom scarf created specially for Zuzeum is the world-famous artist Maurizio Cattelan. Football team scarves serve as the inspiration for Cattelan’s project, which unites museums all over the world – MoMA in New York, in addition to art institutions in Paris, Berlin, Venice and elsewhere all have scarves of their own. Zuzeum is extremely happy to join the Museum League. 190 x 20 cm 100% acrylic

Sticker sheet KUZNETSOV PORCELAIN

Sticker sheet with porcelain items from the Zuzāns Collection, originally produced in M. S. Kuznetsov’s porcelain and faience factories in Riga and Tver, Russian Empire, 1872–1889, and in Riga, Latvia, 1920–1940. 14 x 20 cm. Made in Riga.

Room fragrance ARTIST'S STUDIO No. 1

This oil-based diffuser with a soothing aroma of juniper has been carefully hand-poured into glass bottles and packed in cloth bags. Aroma notes: juniper Volume: 100ml Size: Ø 7cm x H 20cm The aroma lasts for about 8-10 weeks.

Room fragrance ARTISTS'S STUDIO No. 3

This oil-based diffuser with a neutral aroma of oak leaves has been carefully hand-poured into glass bottles and packed in cloth bags. Aroma notes: oak leaves Volume: 100ml Size: Ø 7cm x H 20cm The aroma lasts for about 8-10 weeks.

Book I GREW UP IN THE BLOCKHOUSE

Two-thirds of Latvians live in Soviet block houses, and almost everyone here speaks both Latvian and Russian. Typically, people share similar memories of the things that define these spaces: knowing the musical taste of their neighbors, feeling the smell of dinner and cologne in the stairwell and opening the door when the potato vendor knocks. Author – graphic designer Ieva Jakuša. Publishing of this book is supported by Zuzeum Publishing. Year: 2020 Language: English Pages: 72 Cover: paperback

Notebook YOUNG LADY FROM THE PAINTING

For those who still take notes by hand. Notebook with Auseklis Baušķenieks's painting Jaunkundze no bildes, 1998 (Zuzāns Collection). Handmade without industrial equipment. Produced by Papelarias Emílio Braga (est. 1918), one of the oldest Portuguese companies still in existence, passed down from generation to generation. Notebooks are sewn and glued using techniques refined over 100 years. A5 format. Special 90 g sheets of cream paper for writing. Includes a removable checkered and lined sheet. Fabric backbone and corners.

Notebook LANDSCAPE WITH A DUCK

For those who still take notes by hand. Notebook with Jūlijs Feders's painting Landscape with a duck, 1892 (Zuzāns Collection). Handmade without industrial equipment. Produced by Papelarias Emílio Braga (est. 1918), one of the oldest Portuguese companies still in existence, passed down from generation to generation. Notebooks are sewn and glued using techniques refined over 100 years. A5 format. Special 90 g sheets of cream paper for writing. Includes a removable checkered and lined sheet. Fabric backbone and corners.

Notebook VANITAS

For those who still take notes by hand. Notebook with Frančeska Kirke's diptych Vanitas, 2018 (Zuzāns Collection). Handmade without industrial equipment. Produced by Papelarias Emílio Braga (est. 1918), one of the oldest Portuguese companies still in existence, passed down from generation to generation. Notebooks are sewn and glued using techniques refined over 100 years. A5 format. Special 90 g sheets of cream paper for writing. Includes a removable checkered and lined sheet. Fabric backbone and corners.

Postcard ЗАГАДКА

A postcard with an inscription that can be seen at the Zuzeum Cafe. 9 x 13 cm. Made in Riga.

Postcard ART IS A SECRET LANGUAGE

Postcard with an inscription that illustrates the truth of life. 9 x 13 cm. Made in Riga.

Postcard HELLO, ART CRITIC

Postcard with an inscription that can be seen at the Zuzeum Cafe. 9 x 13 cm. Made in Riga.

Postcard ES RAUDU MUZEJOS

Postcard with an inscription that illustrates the truth of life. 9 x 13 cm. Made in Riga.

Barnaby Furnas. The Horseman, 2018

Barnaby Furnas creates a violent cartoon-like world populated by cowboys and rock stars. His work has a sense of speed and blood. The former street artist admits that throughout his career he has shown chaos, and that he’s looked at it for so long that it’s becoame something else. (Canvas, acrylic, dispersion pigments, coloured pencils. 177.8 x 142.2 cm. Zuzāns Collection. Zuzeum Art Centre) Artworks are not for sale. Adding a work of art to your order does not give you ownership of it.

Daina Dagnija. Mrs. Kennedy, 1970

When former US First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy married Greek businessman Aristotle Onassis in 1968, there were no social networks, but the event was widely covered by the world's magazines and newspapers. These were also read by Daina Dagnija, a Latvian artist living in the US, who transferred the image of the event's protagonists, including the Valentino bridal gown, onto canvas in her characteristically expressive manner. (Oil on canvas. 165 x 144 cm. Zuzāns Collection. Zuzeum Art Centre) Artworks are not for sale. Adding a work of art to a commission does not give you ownership of it.

Maija Tabaka. Džungļi, 1977-2010

When the Latvian artist Maija Tabaka arrived in West Berlin in the late 1970s, her art and personality made a great impression on the local public. Berlin, free of any restrictions, shocked the artist, especially its nightlife and the real-world characters she met in the clubs. It was in this atmosphere that the subject of one of her most popular paintings was found: the legendary Dschungel Club. (Oil on canvas. 144 x 149 cm. Zuzāns Collection. Zuzeum Art Centre) Artworks are not for sale. Adding a work of art to a commission does not give you ownership of it.

Rashid Johnson. Standing Broken Man, 2020

Rashid Johnson is an African-American artist whose artworks reflect his own origins and the conflicts, traditions, joys, and griefs associated with them. This artwork is part of the "Broken Men" series he started in 2018. From numerous mosaic pieces, he assembles people. Every trauma must be overcome and every joy preserved. "I'm trying to illustrate tons of different people and at the same time they're probably all me." https://www.nytimes.com/2021/09/23/arts/design/rashid-johnson-met-opera-mosaic.html (Ceramic tile, mirror tile, spray enamel, oil stick, black soap, wax. 240.7 x 188.6 x 7.6 cm. Zuzāns Collection. Zuzeum Art Centre) Artworks are not for sale. Adding a work of art to a commission does not give you ownership of it.

Līga Purmale. Flashback 11, 2009-2012

This gestural self-portrait by Līga Purmale, master of fogscapes and hyperrealism, creates a dialogue with the portrait of the artist's grandmother in the corner, and is the final painting in a series of 11 works titled “Flashback”. Through the prism of personal memories, the artist tells the story of Latvia and her. (Oil on canvas. 150 x 130 cm. Zuzāns Collection. Zuzeum Art Centre) Artworks are not for sale. Adding a work of art to a commission does not give you ownership of it.

Miķelis Fišers. Freemasons' Winter Festival, 2009

In selecting the content and form of his artworks, Miķelis Fišers draws on a vast body of informal knowledge to create an aesthetic and conceptual alchemy. The geometry here alludes to a cabalistic grid structure, a secret brotherhood that monitors and controls the power, religious and informational structures of the world's states. (Canvas, tempera. 200 x 162 cm. Zuzāns Collection. Zuzeum Art Centre) Artworks are not for sale. Adding a work of art to a commission does not give you ownership of it.

Juris Dimiters. In memory of Romeo and Juliet, 1995

In a theatrical scene, we observe a pair of burnt matches, twisted together in despair, removed from their usual environment as everyday objects and exhibited as images that explain the relationship between men and women in Juris Dimiters's surrealist piece. The artist's transfer of sexuality to the laconic forms of everyday objects, so characteristic of him, can be explained as a witty "side effect" of the Soviet system's then- prevailing dispensation to write off intimate human relationships as non-existent. (Cardboard, oil. 75.,8 x 55 cm. Zuzāns Collection. Zuzeum Art Centre) Artworks are not for sale. Adding a work of art to a commission does not give you ownership of it.

Mark Sun Roz. Ha ha oh, 2018

The title of thise work, “""Ha ha oh”"", reminds us that it's funny until we realizse what we've actually done. Mark Sun- Roz himself most appreciates works whose meaning is revealed later. The story of this sculpture, a bachelor's thesis at the Art Academy of Latvia, began with a few sketches. The artist liked them so much that they turned into a tangible work of art about how humanity refuses to look beneath its feet and scatters nature. (Fibreglass, paint, mixed media. 120 x 120 x 30 cm) Artworks are not for sale. Adding a work of art to a commission does not give you ownership of it.