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| Location | Zagreb,Croatia |
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| Coordinates | 45°46′41″N15°58′51″E / 45.77806°N 15.98083°E /45.77806; 15.98083 |
| Type | Art museum |
| Collection size | 12,000 objects[1] |
| Visitors | 77,998 (2017)[2] |
| Director | Vesna Meštrić[3] |
| Website | www |
TheMuseum of Contemporary Art (Croatian:Muzej suvremene umjetnosti, often abbreviated toMSU) is acontemporary artmuseum located onDubrovnik Avenue inZagreb,Croatia. It is the biggest and most modern museum in the country.[4][5]Vesna Meštrić is current director of MSU, replacingZdenka Badovinac in late 2023 first temporarily and as of 2024 officially.[6]
The museum traces its origins from theCity Gallery of Contemporary Art which was established in 1954.[5] The gallery was located at theKulmer Palace in theUpper Town area and also housed theCenter for Photography, Film and Television and a museum library. Due to lack of space the original museum never had a permanent display.
In 1998, a decision was made to move the museum to a brand new building on the corner of Dubrovnik and Većeslav Holjevac avenues inNovi Zagreb district.
A competition for the building's design was held, and architectIgor Franić's design was chosen out of 85 entries submitted. The cornerstone for the new building was laid in November 2003, and the new museum finally opened on 11 December 2009, after six years of construction which was beset with several delays. Originally planned to cost around 200 millionHRK, the cost eventually amounted to 450 million HRK (around 84 millionUS$), invested in equal parts by theMinistry of Culture and the City of Zagreb.[7]
The present building has a total area of 14,600 m2, out of which 3,500 m2 is reserved for its permanent collection and around 1,500 m2 is designated for occasional exhibitions.
The building also houses a library, a multimedia hall, a bookstore, cafe and a restaurant.
The museum houses a total of 12,000 objects (of which around 600 are on permanent display)[1] and numerous works by contemporary Croatian artists, includingVojin Bakić,Boris Bućan,Tošo Dabac,Braco Dimitrijević,Tomislav Gotovac,Benko Horvat,Alexandar Battista Ilić,Sanja Iveković,Anto Jerković,Julije Knifer,Zlatko Kopljar,Ivan Kožarić,Vlado Kristl,Vlado Martek,Dalibor Martinis,Ivan Picelj,Vjenceslav Richter,Edita Schubert,Mladen Stilinović,Miroslav Šutej; as well as international contemporary artists such asGetulio Alviani,Alberto Biasi,Max Bill,Piero Dorazio,Julio Le Parc,Richard Mortensen,Otto Piene,Jesús Rafael Soto,Victor Vasarely,Marina Abramović,Dorothy Cross,Katarzyna Kozyra, etc.[9]
TheTest Site metal sculpture byCarsten Höller was installed in the entrance hall of the museum in time for the official opening, as were installations byBraco Dimitrijević andMirosław Bałka (Eyes of Purification) in front of the building's south side entrance.[10]
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