In anticipation of the opening of ANDREJA KULUNČIĆ: MAKING THE WORLD A BETTER PLACE, we present a preliminary list of accompanying events, organized into several thematic sections.
All events are free with exhibition admission!

GENERAL

• To Make the World a Better Place, roundtable in English – Friday, 16 May, 4:30 p.m., participants: artist Andreja Kulunčić (Croatia) and curators Irena Bekić (Croatia), Amanda de la Garza Mata (Mexico), Anca Verona Mihuleţ (Romania / South Korea), Katharina Schlieben (Germany) and Martina Munivrana (Croatia)
• Curatorial tour through the exhibition with curator Martina Munivrana – Sunday, 18 May, 11:30 a.m. (free admission)
• KreARTivka, children's workshop accompanying the exhibition – Saturdays at 11:30 a.m.: May 24, June 14 and 28, September 13*
• The Women Who Change Society, forum for secondary school students and interested audiences – Tuesday, 27 May, 12 p.m.; participants: visual artist Andreja Kulunčić, dancer and choreographer Zrinka Užbinec, and curator Renata Filčić
• Exhibition tours – Sundays at 11:30 a.m.; 15 and 29 June; 13 and 27 July; 10 and 24 August; 7 and 21 September; 12 October
• Lecture by Miško Šuvaković, art theoretician – Wednesday, 10 September, 6 p.m.
• Family workshop accompanying the exhibition – Saturday, 11 October, 11 a.m. – 1 p.m.*

FEMINISM

• Third Space of Expression, discursive programme with feminist and postcolonial theoretician Biljana Kašić, and political scientist and project coordinator at the Centre for Peace Studies Lucija Mulalić; moderated by curator Martina Munivrana – Friday, 26 September, 6 p.m.
• Strategy of Designation, discursive programme with art and media theoretician Dragana Stojanović, moderated by curator Martina Munivrana – Friday, 10 September, 6 p.m.

GOLI OTOK

• 850 Women for 850 Women, action of sculpture-making for the Anti-Monument with artist Andreja Kulunčić (intended for women, unsuitable for children) – Tuesdays at 5 p.m.; 20 and 27 May; 3, 10 and 24 June; 1, 8 and 15 July; 9, 16, 23 and 30 September; 7 October
• Surviving Traumatic Experiences, workshop with psychotherapist Dubravka Stijačić – Tuesday, 27 May, 6 p.m.*
• The Historical Context of Goli Otok with an Overview of the Present-Day (Non-)Memorialisation, lecture by historian Martin Previšić, PhD – Tuesday, 10 June, 6 p.m.
• Women Political Prisoners and Memory Activism, discussion with anthropologist Renata Jambrešić Kirin – Tuesday, 9 September, 6 p.m.*
• Reading cycle:
• Dangerous Borders: Suffering, Order, and Policies of Cruelty, reading of texts (Asad, Kleinman, Douglas) – Tuesday, 16 September, 6 p.m.; led by professor and anthropologist Tanja Bukovčan, PhD*
• Paradoxes of Testimony: Beyond Life and Death, reading of text by Giorgio Agamben – Tuesday, 30 September, 6 p.m.; led by professor and literature theoretician-historian Zrinka Božić, PhD*
• With Kristeva on Abjection, or Islands of Affect, reading of text by Julia Kristeva – Tuesday, 7 October, 6 p.m.; led by professor and anglicist Tatjana Jukić Gregurić, PhD*

SELF-ORGANISATION AND SELF-EDUCATION

• Workshops in direct democracy, led by the group Direct Democracy in Schools, intended for secondary school students: 20, 21 and 22 May, 11 a.m. – 1 p.m. (closed to public)
• Meeting the Social Self, series of dialogue fragments with actresses Alma Prica and Jadranka Đokić – 5 and 8 October at 11:30 a.m.; 8 and 9 October at 6 p.m.**
• Meeting the Social Self: Thinking and Experimenting with Post-Humanistic (Self-)Education, workshop with curator Katharina Schlieben (Germany), held in English – Friday, 10 October, 2 p.m.*

MUSEUM GARDEN

• Gardening Time, workshop/lecture by permaculturalist and landscape architect Petra Pavleka – Thursday, 12 June, 6 p.m.
• Garden Time with Petra Pavleka (Development and Growth of the Museum Garden) – 26 June, 17 July, and 2 October, at 6 p.m.
• Embraced by Nature: The Therapeutic Potential of Plants, lecture by professor and agronomist Miroslav Poje, PhD – Thursday, 10 July, 6 p.m.
• A Musical Journey: An Oasis of Harps and Other Instruments, concert by the Harp Hall Sisters (Ukraine/Croatia) – Thursday, 4 September, 6 p.m.
• A Family Lecture on Plants, programme for children and parents/guardians with permaculturalist Petra Pavleka – Saturday, 6 September, 11:30 a.m.*
• The Plants Around Us: Application in Everyday Life, workshop by permaculturalist Gordana Dragičević – Thursday, 25 September, 6 p.m.*

INTERCULTURAL PROGRAMMES

• Hide and Seek, workshop for adults, led by curator Anca Verona Mihuleţ (Romania/South Korea) in English – Saturday, 17 May, 4 p.m.*
• Gamelan, demonstration workshop by ethnomusicologist and musician Julija Novosel (children under 10 must be accompanied by an adult)  – Friday, 16 May, 6 p.m.
• Gamelan, workshop by ethnomusicologist and musician Julija Novosel (children under 10 must be accompanied by an adult) – Friday, 23 May, 6 p.m.
• Demonstration workshops in gamelan – Saturdays, 4 – 6 p.m.; 24 May; 7 and 28 June; 5, 12 and 19 July; 27 September; 4 October
• A survey on social distance – the state of the nation, presentation of results with psychologist Margareta Jelić – Tuesday, 3 June, 6 p.m.
• Reading of Filipino fairytales, multilingual programme for everyone (children under 10 must be accompanied by an adult) – Saturday, 7 June, 11:30 a.m.*
• Reading of Indonesian fairytales, multilingual programme for everyone (children under 10 must be accompanied by an adult) – Saturday 12 July, 11:30 p.m.*
• Life in Croatia, roundtable organised by the Filipino community in Zagreb, moderated by Jerica Grgurić (Philippines/Croatia) – Saturday, 13 September, 4 p.m. (free admission)
• Workshop in parol, the traditional Filipino Christmas ornament, multilingual programme for everyone (children under 10 must be accompanied by an adult) – Saturday, 20 September, 4 p.m.; led by Michelle Omejec, creator of Filipino ornaments*
• Workshop in batik, the traditional Indonesian art technique of decorating fabric (Women Empowerment and Batik) – with batik artist Ivy Loftus (Canada), open to the public (12+), in English; Saturday, 4 October, 4 p.m.

The program is subject to change.

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** With ticket to the exhibition and additional payment of €4 per participant.

Access to the programs is free with a valid exhibition ticket.

Single entry ticket:
• Adults: €11
• Seniors, students, and pupils: €7

5-month ticket
(includes all accompanying programs and the permanent display Collection as a Verb):
• Adults: €20
• Seniors, students, and pupils: €12
 

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