Muzej Savremene Umetnosti Vojvodine

Dunavska 35, Novi Sad

Museum of Contemporary Art of Vojvodina - The most important information

The Museum of Contemporary Art of Vojvodina is one of the most interesting cultural institutions in Novi Sad. His collection is really impressive and contains a large number of works made in various art media. The museum fund contains collected collections of fine arts that show a complete overview of poetics and phenomena in artistic events in Vojvodina in the second half of the 20th century.

History of the museum
The Museum of Contemporary History of Vojvodina was founded on February 1, 1966 as the Gallery of Contemporary Click Art. Since then, this museum has advanced tremendously and has seen an increase in its popularity. The first official exhibition of this museum began on March 6, 1969 in the premises of the Matica Srpska Gallery. Research on the avant-garde and modernism began in the mid-1990s, and this significantly influenced the setting of this museum.

Significance of the museum

The significance of this museum continues to grow and develop. Today, its significance is mostly reflected in the fields of culture and art. Its significance also lies in the strong symbolism of the museum, which is always open to new, modern, contemporary, and some would say avant-garde ideas. Such ideas and such art represent what is new and modern in a nation. At the same time, it represents and records the way in which a nation evolves and progresses, and the significance of that has always been extremely great.

What to see in the museum
The collection of the Museum of Contemporary Art contains 2500 various works. These include paintings, sculptures, graphics, drawings and works in the field of extended media. A significant part of it consists of donations from the most famous contemporary artists from Vojvodina, such as:
  • Milana Kerca
  • Mileta Vitorović
  • Stojan Trumić
  • Dušan Milovanović
  • Zoran Petrovic
  • Bogomil Karlavaris
  • Ankica Oprešnik
  • Boško Petrović.

The museum also houses the Collection of Foreign Art, within which you can see works by some of the most famous names in world art: Viktor Vasareli, Hundertwaser, Rafael Soto, Jim Cave and others. The Museum of Contemporary Art of Vojvodina conceives shows a picture of contemporary Vojvodina art and the ways in which it was influenced by international phenomena in the art of the 20th and 21st centuries. He pays special attention to the unique multicultural model of Vojvodina's society and the way in which the intertwining of different peoples of Vojvodina influenced the development of contemporary art in this area.

Museum opening hours and ticket prices
The museum is closed for visits on Mondays. From Tuesday to Friday the museum is open from 10 am to 6 pm. On Saturdays and Sundays, the working hours are shortened, so that the museum is open from 8 am to 2 pm. The ticket price is 150 dinars.

How to get to the museum
This museum is located near the Danube Park. You can reach it:
by buses: 11B, 6, 62, 9, 9A
by train: NS- SU
own vehicle

Amenities

Type of Attractions
  • Brige
  • Museum

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