Understanding the light-matter interaction at the quantum level is crucial for numerous applications ranging from quantum metrology to quantum computing and quantum communication. While the interaction of light with a single quantum emitter is well understood, an ensemble of many emitters coupled by a resonant probe is a complex open quantum many-body system. The collective spontaneous emission can be substantially enhanced (superradiance) or suppressed (subradiance), compared to the single emitter case. Subradiant states are particularly intriguing because they constitute an effective storage medium for light, hence for quantum information, and have been indeed proposed as useful tools for quantum communication protocols. Nevertheless, the experimental study of subradiance has been restricted to a few works, in which at most a few percent of the excitations were stored in subradiant modes, resulting in small amplitude signals. The MIDAS GOLD project aims to address the generation of subradiant states in ordered arrays of atoms, with a control at the single-atom level. The action will take place in a running, state-of-the-art experimental system producing ordered arrays of dysprosium atoms in optical tweezers. First, we will implement an original and innovative protocol to controllably generate subradiant states with 2 atoms confined in the same optical tweezer, a first proof of principle demonstration of a bottom-up approach to subradiance. Then, we will prepare arrays of many atoms with subwavelength separations by building an accordion optical lattice, and we will explore protocols to control the storage and release of excitations in subradiant modes of the array. The accomplishment of MIDAS GOLD's objectives and the key upgrades to the existing apparatus will deepen the knowledge of subradiance, paving the way for future applications, and will build up a cutting-edge experimental system for the more general problem of collective light scattering.