In the exhibition hall "Riga Art Space" on October 13 at 19.00, the conversation "Latvian Musical Instruments" with the collector of traditional musical instruments, musician and composer Kārlis Auzāns, in which he will share stories about the creation of his instrument collection, as well as objects that can be viewed in the exhibition "Latvian Musical Instruments. Experimental laboratory." Exhibition holds eight traditional instruments from different cultures and countries from the private collection of Kārļis Auzāns. A special story is associated with each of these instruments - how and why it ended up in the composer's collection. Two years ago, at the beginning of the Covid-19 pandemic, K. Auzāns daily started on his social network platforms started to create about a minute long meditation videos, each time using a different musical instrument.

Kārlis Auzāns is a musician and composer, the author of music for many award-winning films and theater performances. Member of the cello trio "MeloM" and a virtuoso of various instruments and a collector of various world instruments.

Entrance fee to the Experimental Laboratories – exhibition entrance ticket.

The exhibition "Latvian Musical Instruments: Experimental laboratory." by Kristians Brekte and Modris Svilāns available to visitors until October 16.

It is organized by the exhibition hall of the Association of Culture Institutions of the Riga Municipality "Riga Art Space" and is supported by the Riga City Council, the State Culture Capital Fund, Nartiss.lv and Kokmuiža. Special thanks to Kārlis Auzāns.