On September 26, the Museum of Pacific and Oceanic Arts in Riga will open an exhibition of lithographs by Marc Chagall. The display brings together works from the artist’s celebrated Bible series, plates created for his stained-glass projects, and rare lithographs sourced from auctions and private collections.

“Marc Chagall lived a life that mirrored the entire 20th century,” said Suluo Daunivalu, Director of the Museum of Pacific and Oceanic Arts. “Born into a Jewish shtetl in imperial Russia, he witnessed revolutionary change, became part of the Parisian avant-garde, survived two world wars and the tragedy of his people, painted the ceilings of the Paris Opera, and opened his own museum in Nice. This September and October, visitors will have the chance to see Chagall’s original lithographs and come closer to the legacy of a master whose images still speak directly to Europe’s history and culture.”

From September 29 to October 5, in collaboration with the international agency Arecina, the museum will also present part of the collection at Art Riga Fair 2025. On September 30, London art dealer and Chagall scholar Maria Berezanskaya will give a lecture there on the artist’s work.

“The exhibition introduces one of Chagall’s most important cycles — his lithographs inspired by the Bible,” noted Elisabeth Krez, Executive Director of Arecina. “These pieces are far more than illustrations; they are a personal message to future generations, a meditation on peace and love. There’s a story that Picasso once said of Chagall, ‘I don’t know where he gets those images — he must have an angel in his head.’ That thought became our starting point: An Angel in the Mind is the unifying theme of the works visitors will see in Riga this autumn.”