"Rīgas birža" museum opens exhibition "Horn of Plenty"

On September 25, a new exhibition titled "Horn of Plenty. The Museum Collection" opened its doors to visitors at the art museum "Rīgas birža".

The exhibition's title draws on an ancient symbol — the horn of plenty, which traditionally represents unlimited material and spiritual abundance. The museum chose this image as a metaphor for its own collection, suggesting that its riches resemble a horn of plenty, of which only a small portion is normally visible to visitors.

Hidden riches of the collection

Most of the artworks held by the museum are usually kept in storage and are not shown to the wider public, since permanent exhibitions can only display a limited part of the entire collection. The new exhibition was created specifically to change this, allowing viewers to see a portion of the museum's holdings that would otherwise remain unseen.

Such an exhibition gives visitors the chance to explore the museum's collection more broadly than in the usual permanent displays, while also offering a better sense of just how extensive and varied its accumulated art heritage is. At the same time, it serves as a reminder of the museum's role not only in exhibiting but also in preserving cultural assets belonging to the public over the long term.

The exhibition "Horn of Plenty. The Museum Collection" is now open at "Rīgas birža" for anyone wishing to get a closer look at the diversity of the museum's collection.