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	14.05.2010.-22.06.2010. "What is sustainable building?” Exibition "What is sustainable building? organization Zaļās mājas (Green Homes) comments the most frequenty asked questions" is organized in a context of a bigger project aiming at development of a sustainable building evaluation and certification system for Latvia - a set of clear, objective and internationally recognized criteria. The Latvian system will be based on BREEAM (British Research Establishment Environmental Assessment Method, developed by British Research Establishment, BRE). The exibition provides answers to questions, which have been of public interest the most frequenty.


	09.04.2010.-12.05.2010. Beauty. Benefit. Solidity. Architect F.O. Schechtel. 150th anniversary Creative work of prominent architect Fyodor Osipovich Schechtel (1859-1926) – is the recognized acme of Russian epoch of Art Nouveau. He is remembered as the architect of magnificent structures – Yaroslavsky Rail Terminal, Moscow Art Theatre, mansions of Z. Morozova, S. Ryabushinsky, P. Smirnov, etc. As a real representative of his time, F.O. Schechtel was notable for his wide range of interests: designing of crowning celebrations and city festivals, work in theatre and magazines, teaching and public activities. However, architecture became the meaning of his life. Theatre also played a very important role in the life of Schechtel – the passion that was conceived in the very youth and hadn’t faded since. Schechtel had friendly relations with famous theatre figures K.S. Stanislavsky and V.I. Nemirovich-Danchenko. F.O. Schechtel was the person who created world-famous image of seagull – the emblem of Moscow Art Theatre. Many archive documents are presented at the exposition; among them are sketches, created by Schechtel, drawings, façade projects as well as photos that give us the opportunity to take a closer look at different phases of architect’s creative work. The exhibition was prepared by Moscow Main Archive Department


	12.11.2009.-29.01.2010. „Makss Servinskis, architect, the author of Riga’s 700th Anniversary exhibition – turns 150” The family of Makss Servinskis (1859-1909) – who is one of the pioneers of Art Nouveau tradition in Riga, former Head of Craft School of Riga, author of Riga’s 700th anniversary exhibition project (1901) – his family, which the son of Makss Servinskis – prolific architects Vladimirs Servinskis (1894-1975) belongs to, rooted itself in Latvia and remained faithful to it. In 1900 Makss Servinskis received his first award at Riga’s 700th anniversary exhibition competition for architectonic solution, developed layout and pavilions projects. That exhibition was the first event to allow Riga to become the metropolis of Art Nouveau. Makss Servinskis belonged to those artists of XIX-XX centuries, who implemented their talents all-round, the work of a teacher allowed him to be aware of new style tendencies and progressive technologies. Things he designed reflect rapid and free transition from eclectism to new Art Nouveau forms in architecture and art.


	01.10.2009.-30.10.2009. *Observeur du design* The Observeur du design is an annual french design prize which identifies outstanding creations from our daily environment brought about by an exceptionally innovative company/designer partnership to which it attributes a label. The most remarkable are awarded with an Observeur Star. The Observeur is endorsed as "international competition" by ICSID (International council of societies of industrial design), an institution that is reference in terms of design. Each edition begin with a 3 months exhibition at the Cité des sciences et de l'Industrie science museum in Paris, followed by a programme of exhibitions and events in France and abroad.


	17.06.2009.-17.09.2009. „Dream Factories?” After World War II, two different models of society developed in the Nordic and Baltic countries: the Nordic welfare states under Social Democratic governments and the Baltc socialist republics under Soviet occupation. Industrial production was the economic foundation for the welfare states as well as the socialist states. In spite ideological and national differences, the countries on both sides of the Baltic Sea went through radical industralization and modernization processes in the high-industrial postwar era. The way the rationally organized, efficient factory functioned became a modern ideal that influenced not just industry, but also the social sphere and the everyday life of people in both the East and the West. This exhibition takes you on a journey to seven different production areas.

	26.02.2009 -05.06.2009 Exhibition „20 before 40 II” The project “20 before 40” is an exposition of new architects’ works with two conditions: all the participants are younger than 40 and all the exposition works are implemented. Two years have passed since the previous exhibition in Latvian Museum of Architecture. Have „fertile years” helped in growth of „fertile” architecture? At “20 before 40 II” there are objects which have been put into commission after January 1st, 2007, the exhibition is democratic, there are no jury or prizes. Architects’ offices participate in exhibition: Depo projects; Jaunromāns un Ābele; MADE arhitekti; Sintija Vaivade_arhitekte; Palast Architekts; MARK; Valeinis un Stepe; NRJA; Substance; Uģis Šēnbergs, arhitekts; 8.A.M.; Modus Mood; Arteks; Kubs; Sudraba arhitektūra; Lejnieku projektēšanas birojs.

	16.01.2009.-20.02.2009. „Jūrmala Sports Architecture” Recently municipality of Jūrmala town has been realized several sports and leisure objects of high value. Objective of the exhibition is mark out this enterprise, activate emergency of qualitative public architecture in every district of municipalities. Exhibition is structured of photos, which present sports ground of Majori primary school (Substance), Stadium stands in Sloka (8 A.M. and Substance), wood park in Dzintari (Substance) and gym in primary school Taurenītis (Lejnieku projektēšanas birojs, 8 A.M., Infinitum). Exhibition is one of events, made by Architecture Promotion Foundation owing to project Process.

	16.10.2008.-16.12.2008. „Eksports@home” Riga Technical University (RTU) students of the Faculty of Architecture and Urban Planning, who have spent part of their study time at several European universities, thanks to the Erasmus Program, are dealing about their study work abroad. Acquired objects brought back home, unpacked and displayed at this exhibition. The display contains not only qualification works of their study time, but also associative images about their places of residence abroad and the results of creative experimentations at their leisure. The exhibition tells about the course of learning process and the atmosphere of the study time in Finland, Sweden, Denmark, Italy, France, Great Britain, Austria, Holland, Portugal and Spain. The display includes also “direct video reports” about life abroad from the viewpoint of the students who at the moment are studying there. Participants: Arnita Ārmane, Laura Laudere, Didzis Jaunzems, Liene Jākobsone, Jevgēņija Ivanova, Ints Menģelis, Laura Pelše, Matīss Šteinerts, Elēna Melzoba, Kārlis Melzobs, Dina Sotņikova, Ilva Cimermane, Dace Aumele, Madara Eisaka, Elīna Jakovele, Dace Gurecka, Dagnija Smilga, Santa Matule, Agate Kalnpure, Niklāvs Paegle, Toms Kokins, Brigita Bīviņa

	29.08.2008.-10.10.2008. “Leningrad modernism. A view from the 21st century” At first time the exhibition was shown in St Petersburg’s Architect house in 2006. Curator Vladimir Frolov wished to enchain society to buildings, constructed in period of “absence of architecture”, and long time associated with worse side of soviet regime: alienation of global context and cultural stagnancy. 20 photographers, well known masters (Juri Molodokovec, Andrei Chezin, etc) and new talents (Alexander Grondskij, Marina Jacobson, etc) were invited to look at dwindling Khrushchev – Brezhnev era buildings nature critically, interestedly and unprejudiced. Should we sweep away all these “concrete boxes”, or maybe some of them have artistic value? Can trends of late modernism serve for artists and architects as a creative impulse?

	17.07.2008.-12.09.2008 Paulis Raimonds DERMANIS. Architecture. Graphics. Architect Paulis Dermanis was born in 1932 and left Latvia at the end of the WWII and ended up in USA, where in 1955 he graduated from the School of Architecture at the University of Washington in Seattle and in 1959 received MA degree from MIT. In exhibition many of his architectural projects, like buildings of military bases, federal and local government and schools are shown. Equally, his paintings and drafts from various painting workshops are reflected in this exhibition.

	08.05.2008.-27.06.2008. Exhibition “Riga devoid of the traffic jams!?” This is a vision, made by Latvian architects’ office “NAMS”, which offers a possibility to upgrade public transport in Riga and the way out of a traffic jam problem. “NAMS” proposes to use this potential which Riga already has – build up traffic circle around the central part of the city by using existing railway track. Today this rail circle is almost accomplished. Some missing sections could be created during reconstruction of embankment. New stations would be located more often than existent railway stations. Those would be located in significant places of the city or in the crossing places of tramway and main transport arteries. Exhibition is made using audiovisual installations, animation, 2D graphics and video.

	11.03.2008.-30.04.2008. „Estonian Embassy in Riga. Architectural Competitions: 1938 and 2008” Exhibition has two parts: In Information centre of State Inspection for Heritage Protection (20 L. Pils Street) are exhibit 10 projects of the Architectural Competition for Estonian embassy building in 1938, preserved in the State Archive of Estonia. In Exhibition hall of Latvian Museum of Architecture are exhibit 11 projects of the Architectural Competition for Estonian embassy building, which finished in 2008.

	25.012008.-25.02.2008. Photo exhibition of Irina Tīre „Music of Liepaja’s forgings” In works of photographer Irina Tīre there are musicians of Liepaja symphonic orchestra, portrayed with their own instruments on Liepaja architectural heritage background. Annotations for exhibition are prepared by specialist of heritage protection Gunārs Silakaktiņš.

	13.11.2007.-23.01.2008. Exhibition of Ildiko Beate Takacha’s (Hungary) drawings „Cat welcomes Budapest guests. Budapest in drawings.” For surviving it is necessary to keep the sense of humor and ability to look at the world with the eyes of a child. Graphic artist and illustrator Ildiko Beata Takacha lives in Budapest and she thinks that this city has its own daily fairies.

	3.10.2007.-22.10.2007. Exhibition of Estonian design ABCDesign Centre of the innovations of design of Estonian Art Academy has developed a traveling exhibition of Estonian design history and contemporary processes, which included in program of The Year of Estonian Design (2006-2007. With the show in Latvian Museum of Architecture this exhibition began its international journey. Exhibition in Latvia was shown within the framework of the project “Design. Future.”.

	13.09.2007.-28.09.2008. Exhibition of students of Latvian Art academy „Minimum/Maximum” Minimum/Maximum is project to which new designers of Latvian Art academy have take part in two significant international Design shows: International furniture show in Stockholm, school and independent designer’s section Greenhouse and International furniture exhibition in Milan, design school and exposition of new designers Salone Satellite.

	17.05.2007.-07.09.2007. „Raimonds Slaidiņš (USA). Illustrator of Architecture” Raimonds Slaidiņš has grown as illustrator of architecture working in different architectural companies, until he founded his own company Architectural Illustration. In his client list there was government of USA (Antiaircraft rocketry defense), state municipalities (Centre of Omaha city), and government of Saudi Arabia etc.

	23.04.2007.-06.05.2007. „Kwey brothers „In Three Brothers”. Dormitorium” Twin brothers, animator’s Kwey (Holland) film retrospections and film layouts. Creative work of artists belongs to uncommercial expressions of cinema art. Exhibition has been made in collaboration with International cinema centre, within the framework of Fantasy Film festival.

	Exhibition is open January 26 - March 30. Your Riga At My Home From collections of architect P.Blūms (Latvia) and J.C.Cole (USA). Riga in maps, engravings, lithography’s, wood-etchings, photographs, textile and articles from16 till 20 century. Opening 26th of January at 4 p.m.

	October 27th – December 21th, 2006 Opening October 27, p.m. 17.00 Latvian Architect’s Association and Latvian Museum of Architecture Exhibition 20 before 40 20 villas, detached houses, weekend dwellings, single family homes, apartment buildings, offices, shopping malls, sports clubs and leisure centres in the capital Riga and surroundings, as well as in small towns and the countryside, are the features of the Latvian landscape for which the young Latvian architects took responsibility at the beginning of our century. In the exhibition take part: Edmunds Rimkus (31). Janis Sauka (29). Biroji: “8am”- Eduards Beernaerts (35), Juris Lasis (37). „AB3D”- Juris Mitenbergs (34), Evija Eisaka (25). „Arteks” - Girts Kilevics (35), Vilnis Slars (34). „Depo projekts” - Uldis Zanders (38), Inga Bruzgule (37), Antra Saknite (34), Mikus Grende (). ”f.l.tadao & luksevics” - Uldis Luksevics (37), Martins Osans (31). ”Jaunromans & Abele” - Martins Jaunromans (29), Mara Abele (29). „Lejnieku projektesanas birojs”- Mikus Lejnieks (30), Velga Orlova (37). „MG arhitekti“ - Guntis Grabovskis (36), Aigars Mazlazdins (29). “Modus Mood” - Janis Alksnis (35), Nora Saulespurena (28), Andris Rubenis (25). „Palasta arhitekti” - Juris Berzins (35), Lolita Onckule (40), Normunds Zitmanis (30). „Projektesanas grupa F.L.Tadao“ - Ivars Lapins (36), Ivars Kalvans (30). “Sudraba arhitekti” - Reinis Liepins (36), Ilze Liepina (35), Renate Pablaka (29), Ainars Plankajs (41). Normunds Kagainis (24). “Valeinis & Stepe”- Girts Valeinis (38), Karlis Stepe (41), Matiss Cebers (30), Andrejs Dauksis (30), Janis Prusaks (30).

	31.08.2006. - 31.10.2006. Exibition "Hungarian Gaudi" Odon Lehner (1848-1914)

	May 30th – July 30th, 2006. CONCERT HALL IN RIGA International competition designs CoopHimmelb(l)au (Austria), Klaus Kada + Gerhard Wittfeld (Germany), Behnisch, Behnisch & Partner Architekten (Germany), Henning Larsens Tegnestue A/S (Denmark), Snøhetta (Norway), Sīlis, Zābers& Kļava (Latvia), „„Z4” / ”Standardsituation” / ”B+G Ingenieure”” (Latvia), Venta Didrihsona arhitektūras Studija (Latvia), Arhitektonika (Latvia), Arhis (Latvia) and Sarma & Norde (Latvia). The Winning design by Sīlis, Zābers& Kļava (Latvia)

	April 21th - May 29th, 2006. Exibition V Z U A L I Z A T I O N S – The architectural drawing after year 2000 In the exibition take part: „Arhitektonika”, „Arhitekta J.Gertmaņa birojs”, „Arhitekta J.Pogas birojs”, „gmp”, „Forma”, „Kronbergs, Karklins un partneri”, „Kubs”, “Nams”„Office dA”, „Pirmais Princips”, „Rigers”, „Silis, Zabers& Klava”, „Studio perspective”, „Sudraba arhitekti”, „Uga Senberga arhitektu birojs„, „Vincents”, „Vl.Neilands arhitekts” Gallery opening – April 21th, 2006, 5:30 pm.

	March 30th - April 13th, 2006. Exibiton of students of Faculty of Architecture and Planning Organizer – The new Movement of Architects (j.a.k.) - Ansis Klidzejs, Austris Mailitis un Baiba Rutkovska in the corporation with APF, Students Parliament and Latvian Museum of Architecture In the exibition take part: Ieva Baumane, Ivars Brediks, Marcis Dejus, Maija Dziluma, Evita Greidina, Inta Grundmane, Ilona Hohlovska, Aleksandrs Feltins, Ansis Klidzejs, Lilija Kozlovska, Diana Kreslina, Ieva Lace, Martins Lasmanis, Madara Laure, Lauma Lidaka Arvids Likops, Austris Mailitis, Gunita Majore, K. Melzobs, Girts Millers, Oskars Noritis, Eveliīna Ozola, Karlis Ozolins, Andris Rubenis, Aivars Rits, Ilze Skirmane, Gints Suna, Elina Silova, Rihards Vietrins, Matiss Zemitis

	January 20th - March 24th, 2006. "Amsterdam-Argentina-Crimea-Estonia-Koknese-Paris-Venice Peteris VENCKOVICS. Photos." Gallery opening - January 20th, 2006, 5:30 pm.

	November 17th - December 21th, 2005. "OBJECT: RIGHT BANK – LEFT BANK" Gallery opening - November 17th, 2005, 3:00 pm.

	June 21th – October 30th, 2005. “Marta Stana - Romanticist of Modernism” Gallery opening - June 20th

	March 24th – May 25th, 2005. “Misery and Renaissance” Gallery opening - March 24th

	“Unbuilt Latvia” Opening – December 2004.

	September 27th – October 29th, 2004. “Competition projects for spectator tower in Gaizinkalns“ Gallery opening - September 27th, 2004, 5:00 pm.

	June 11th – September, 2004. “Laurent de Commines. “Capriccios. Baltic Manors in drawings”” Gallery opening – June 11th, 2004, 4:00 pm.

	March 26th – May, 2004. 10-year-anniversary exhibition of design office "GrafX" - "We are working …" Gallery opening – March 26th, 2004, 4:00 pm.

	January 9th – March, 2004. “Concert hall in Liepaja. Projects for international competition“ Gallery opening – January 9th, 2004, 5:00 pm.

	October 23 - Christmas, 2003. *"How the Rozisi* See Wooden Buildings !"** Exhibit showing the work of students at the Janis Rozentals art school - dedicated to the 85th anniversary of the Republic of Latvia. The exhibit is comprised of nature studies that have been formed over the course of a year. This project was a part of the UNESCO Associated School World Cultural Heritage program. Gallery opening - October 23, 2003, 4:00 pm.

	June 11th - October 10th, 2003. "Views. Architecture at the End of the 20th century" Photographs taken by architect Janis Krastins. Gallery opening - June 11th, 2003, 6:00 pm. Funding for this exhibit was granted by the Cultural Capital Foundation.

	April 30th - June 4th, 2003. "Latvia on the Scale of 1:1 (Area), 1:70 (Time)" Photographs taken by Maris Locs. Gallery opening - April 30th, 2003, 6:00 pm.

	February 7th - April 28th, 2003. "New Canadian Architects" Gallery opening - February 7th, 2003, 5:00 pm.

	November 8th, 2002 - January 31st, 2003 "Don't Waste Time Gathering Little Pebbles !" The works of architect and artist Arnolds Krastins. Gallery opening - November 8th, 2002, 5:30 pm.

	January - March 2002: *Sentimental memories about Scandinavia and Architecture*. Travel pictures taken by the architect and diplomat Janis Dripe during 1996 -2001.

November - December 2001: OM. The Occupation Museum. Time and place. (curators Z.Redberga, V.Holcmane).
In order to justify continuous disputes about the location of the Museum's building in the very heart of Riga, the exhibition showed the historical investigation of the place, design proposals for its reconstruction, as well as gave the public an opportunity to express their opinion on the future fate of the so-called "black box".

	September - October 2001: *European Art Nouveau Network* (curator J. Krastins). The exhibition showed photo pictures of Art Nouveau architecture in 20 most important centres of this architectural style in Europe.

August - September 2001: The Museum of Applied Arts - Riga's Architecture. XX century (cooperation in defining the concept of the exhibition). For the first time ever an imitated city was built in the museum's premises, starting from closely built perimeter structures in the centre to individually planned residential areas in the suburbs. The slide show demonstrating separate details of Art Nouveau buildings, and video materials of different periods about the development of Riga added dynamics to the exhibition.

May - August 2001: Unbuilt Riga. Smilsu road - Peterburgas - Aleksandra - Brivibas - Adolfa Hitlera- Lenina - Brivibas iela (curator J. Lejnieks, photos by A. Silins). The comparison of photomontage of the 1930's, from the archives of the museum, to the 21st century Brivibas iela, from the Gaisa Bridge to the Bergi direction. The presented photomontage took up 29 meters and was amazingly attractive and rich.

	February - March 2001: Exhibition of the works of pupils of Riga Arts School and Swedish Institute *Architecture. Children. Identity.* Guest exhibition from Sweden, supplemented with the drawings of Riga Arts School pupils - *Ten Ways to Get to Know Architecture.*

	November 2000 - January 2001: *Preparation of Exhibition Architect Aleksandrs Klinklavs.* (22 panels in 2sets), to be sent to the USA under the cooperation agreement with American Latvian Association.

	December 2000 - February 2001: Exhibition of the architect bureau "Arhis" *11+4*. A review of 11 years of bureau's work in ideas, sketches, and implemented projects. In addition to that, 4 new projects

June - October 2000: Eizens Laube. National romanticism. 1901-1912 (curator J. Lejnieks). Though Latvia's number one architect has designed and reconstructed more than
200 dwelling and public buildings, the most important of them were created in the spirit of national romanticism. The exhibition showed large-format photo pictures of 19 Riga's buildings, with a short description. The exhibition was supplemented with a guide to buildings designed by E.Laube in Riga.

	April - May 2000: Exhibition of the architect Ivars Bumbiers Uninterrupted diary (curator V. Holcmane). Having graduated from the Faculty of Architecture of the University of Latvia, I. Bumbiers spent his free time on watercolour painting and graphical drawings, reflecting not only architecture, but also nature.

	February 2000: The works of the "Briniskigo projektu birojs" 1992-1999. Part 2 "EXPO-Hannover -Riga 2000". Review of the bureau's activities, exhibiting the latest projects and the main item- the model of Latvia's pavilion at EXPO.

	December 1999 - February 2000: A place that does not exist. *A utopist from Liepaja.* (curators O.Redbergs, Z.Redberga). A unique event in Latvia's history. The technological vision of a woman with primary education, living in Liepaja, about correct construction and functioning of the Liepaja city. The design consisted of different - size sheets of checked paper, sewed with a white thread.

	June - October 1999: *Rational and emotional. Peteris Berzkalns and Aleksandrs Birzenieks* (curator V.Banga). The teachers of Latvia's pre-war generation of architects, associate professors of the faculty of Architecture of the University of Latvia. Strong personalities and high intelligence architects.

	February - March 1999: Laimonis Eriks Tikmanis. Architecture. A review of the architect's creative biography including models, project drawings, colour slides and black-and-white photo pictures.

	January - February 1999: Reconstruction of the surroundings of hotel "Latvija". Exhibition of the works of last-year students of the Faculty of Architecture of Riga Technical University.

	January - February1999: Art Deco Style in Latvia at the Museum of Applied Arts (cooperation in preparing the architectural part - J. Lejnieks, V. Banga). A bright and extensive collection of art items, interior, household items and architectural details of one particular time period.

	December 1998: auction of the exhibition's central item- national romanticism style column.

	June - December 1998: *Pauls and Haralds Kundzins - national romanticists* (curator V. Banga). The exhibition reveals the way of thinking of the two masters in buildings, interior, furniture, as well as unimplemented projects and theoretical works of prof. P. Kundzins.

	February - April 1998: the Museum of Architecture: Riga historical centre - world heritage site (works of the competition). 22 works were submitted and exhibited. The suggested location - the Dome Square.

	February 1998: St. Peter's Church: Norwegian woodwork (cooperation in the arrangement of the exhibition).

	December - December1997: The Design of the Riga Branch of the Bank of Latvia ("Arhis" bureau). Design proposal sheets and a model were exhibited.

	June - December 1997: A. Birkhans and K. Sunins. Official Architecture and Traditional Art. (curator V. Banga). The exhibition was dedicated to two personalities: an architect A. Birkhans and an artist and decorator K. Sunins, whose cooperation is reflected in the reconstruction of the Sigulda New Castle and in the architect's mansion in Cesis, Priedes iela 5/7.

	April - May 1997: Riga Terminal and other designs. Personal exhibition of the architect U. Senbergs. The exhibition showed several proposals for the development of private houses in the Sampeteris area, the vision of Riga Passenger Port terminal building, the design of a catholic church in Talsi and many other plans.

	March 1997: *Latvian National Opera complex* ("A.G.birojs"). Design proposal for the new extension.

	September - December 1996: 8 functionalist architects in Latvia.1872-1992 (curator J. Lejnieks). The dates reflect the birth of the first functionalist architect P. Mandelstamm and the death of the last functionalist architect A. Laukirbe. Only 8 most consistent functionalist architects of the sovereign Latvia were chosen.

	May - August 1996: Latvian Museum of Architecture - *PARS PRO TOTO* (curator I. Dirveiks). Stone and brick. Construction details and drawings from museum's collections.

	February - March 1996: Faculty of Architecture of RTU- Exhibition of the works of architect Roberts Strauts prepared while studying at the Faculty of Architecture of Latvia University, set of drawings of the bachelor's paper, photo pictures (curator V. Hocmane).

	November - December 1995: Latvian Museum of Architecture- Pavils Dreijmanis. Administrator and "modern style" architect. In 1920's he created the first largest "modern style" i.e. Art Deco building in Latvia - cinema "Palladium". Mr. Dreijmanis occupied the posts of the Chief Architect of Riga and the Chairman of Riga Construction Board.

	August - September 1995: Latvian Union of Architects - *Exhibition of the works of architects Krisjanis, Johanna and Daumants Grants (USA)*, curator I. Bakule, with participation of V. Holcmane. Exhibition consisted of the family works, those of parents and their son.

	April - September 1995: Opening of Latvian Museum of Architecture, 19 Maza Pils iela. Exhibition of drawings from the museum's collections, from classics C. Haberland and J.F. Baumanis, to contemporary architects - Arturs Reinfelds, Ivars Bumbiers, Ei˛ens Janiss, Andrejs Holcmanis and other.

	November - December 1994: M. Pils iela 19- *Canada's Industrial Heritage* (curator A. Biedrins). Exhibition of photo pictures by the historian and industrial heritage specialist Andris Biedrins.

	May - June 1994: Latvian Union of Architects- Vladimir Scherwinsky - 100 (curator E. Upmanis, with participation of V. Holcmane). Architect Scherwinsky has worked out more than 1600 designs; he also designed the Synod of the Orthodox church. Archive materials of E. Upmanis and T. Upmane were used in the exhibition.

	December 1993: *Latvian Union of Architects - Aleksandrs Klinklavs - Latvia, Canada, USA* (curator V. Holcmane). The exhibition comprised the collection sent to Latvia by Irma Graudina, an actress and the widow of Mr. Klinklavs, as well as the materials from Latvia's archives, and showed the works of Aleksandrs Klinklavs in Latvia (1930-1939), in Canada (1948-1959), and in USA (1959-1974).