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Petr Aven is considering opening a private art museum in Riga

BC, Riga, 20.07.2017.Print version

Petr Aven, a Russian billionaire of Latvian descent, is considering opening a private art museum in Riga, The Financial Times reported, cites LETA.


Earlier he had been reluctant to display his private collection outside his home, but in years his stance has changed.


"In the future, he dreams of a private museum to house his works. Yet he believes they would be overshadowed by other state collections if it were in Moscow, and in London he questions whether there would be sufficient interest. Instead, he is considering Riga, for which he retains an affinity because of his Latvian grandfather," The Financial Times said.


"This was an all-Russian collection. Step by step it’s becoming international. I’m tempted by the connections between 20th-century Italian, German and Russian art, melded by the forces of totalitarianism," said Aven.


The Financial Times said that now he has greater confidence and enthusiasm for sharing: his works have been lent to the Jewish Museum in Moscow, the Tate in London, the Museum of Modern Art in New York and recently the Royal Academy for its Russian art exhibition this year. Others will soon go to New York and Tel Aviv. "I am lending more and more. Russian art deserves it," said Aven.





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