Events

THE ART OF RESISTANCE PANEL

09.05.2025. - 09.05.2025. / Školica

On Friday, May 9th from 10 am to 2 pm, the MSU Školica hall will host a panel discussion titled The Arts of Resistance, organized as part of the project of the same name and the exhibition presented at the Museum of Contemporary Art in Zagreb from May 8 to June 21, 2025. The project The Arts of Resistance (TAoR) or in Croatian, The Arts of Resistance, initiated by Ruth Anderwald + Leonhard Grond from the HASENHERZ art organization, aims to uncover the connections between historical, cultural, social, political and physical resistance against fascism through a co-creative approach. This approach includes historical research, art workshops and discussions with experts, and an international youth exchange at the University of Applied Arts in Vienna, an exhibition at the Museum of Contemporary Art in Zagreb, art in public space presented in collaboration with schools and the Braunschweig University of the Arts under the leadership of prof. Martin Krenn, and a publication.

Prof. Dr. Regina Bittner: In the fabric of Bauhaus Narratives

06.02.2025. - 06.02.2025. / Dvorana Gorgona

The starting point of the lecture by Prof. Dr. Regina Bittner is Ivana Tomljenovic's film bauhaus in 57 sec, a unique document of life at the Bauhaus at the end of the 1920s and is now part of the MSU Zagreb collection. The Zagreb-born student found an experimental learning environment at the Bauhaus Dessau, which promised an alternative to training at traditional art academies. Her fellow student Otti Berger, also from Croatia, shared this experience and spoke of “institions of dead conventions” in an interview in the Bauhaus magazine in 1929. This snapshot of the memories of these two Bauhaus women forms the starting point for reflections on historiographies of the avant-garde school. 

Presentation of the monograph Ivan Picelj

30.01.2025. - 30.01.2025. / Dvorana Gorgona

The Museum of Contemporary Art is proud to announce the presentation of a monograph dedicated to the life and work of Ivan Picelj (1924-2011), one of the most significant and influential Croatian artists of the second half of the 20^th century. Picelj’s art has left an indelible mark on the Croatian art scene, particularly through his promotion of abstract art in the early 1950s. During the 1960s, Picelj was a member of the group of artists who exhibited at the New Tendencies exhibitions, introducing constructivist and kinetic art. Deeply committed to his vision, Picelj sought to achieve active art – as articulated in his 1962 manifesto – art that interacts with and influences all aspects of life.

ANTISEZONA 24 BLOCK 5 - NOMAD DANCE ADVOCACY: CHOREOGRAPHIC CONVENTION - BODIES IN FREE FALL

19.11.2024. - 23.11.2024. / MSU, TALA PLE(j)S

ANTISEZONA 24 BLOCK- NOMAD DANCE ADVOCACY: CHOREOGRAPHIC CONVENTION - BODIES IN FREE FALL, which takes place from 19 to 23 November in various locations in Zagreb, is a partnership between ANTISEZONA and the regional network Nomad Dance Academy, and a part of the EU project Life Long Burning 3 – Futures Lost and Found.

KINO NA RUBU - Block 3# Anthropological film experiments

30.10.2024. - 30.10.2024. / Dvorana Gorgona

The film program Kino na rubu presents filmmakers who work on the edge of the film genre, crossing through experimental, animated, documentary and feature films. "Kino na rubu” screens films with strong author procedures and techniques, a free narrative approach, diversity of artistic expressions and media, and high creative standards in expressing film visions. The program is delivered in five thematic blocks throughout the year. Each block comprises film screenings and talks.

Art in the Age of Climate Change: A Conversation with Gail Hocking

19.10.2024. - 19.10.2024. / MSU

On Saturday, October 19th at 4 PM, we invite you to spend the afternoon in conversation with Australian artist Gail Hocking, who is exhibiting at this year’s Drava Art Biennale. As part of the School of Change program, we are hosting her as a prominent artist whose work explores key ecological and climate issues in her artistic practice.

Propaganda School: Reading and discussion circle and promotion of the photobook

02.10.2024. - 02.10.2024. / Black box

We are announcing the 6th reading and discussion circle: Reading Palestine, decolonial and transnational solidarity (Wednesday, October 2nd, 5 p.m., MSU) organized by the Free Palestine Initiative.

Apply HERE: https://forms.gle/FEfJi1EYWq4pCKrKA

Vibraception: excitatory yards and vibraceptional plate

20.09.2024. - 20.09.2024. / MSU plato

plateau of the Museum of Contemporary Art in Zagreb
Friday, 20 September 2024 from 3 pm

From Friday, September 20, everyone is invited to interact with the temporary interactive sound installations on the plateau of the MSU, which are the work of the author Jan St. Werner, experimental sound artist, lecturer and performer. The installations, Vibraceptional Plate and rotating sound panels called Excitatory Yards are the first stage of the cooperation between the Museum and the author. As part of that cooperation Werner's solo exhibition is planned at MSU in March 2025. Both programs are part of the project Vibraception, which includes collaboration with numerous experts in the field of experimental sound, vibrations, architecture and space.

George: The Story of George Maciunas and Fluxus - film screening and a conversation with the director

29.05.2024. - 29.05.2024. / Dvorana Gorgona

Screenings:
May 27 2024, 8.00 p.m. – Split, Kinoteka Zlatna vrata, Dioklecijanova 7
May 29 2024, 7.00 p.m. – Zagreb, MSU, Dvorana Gorgona, Av. Dubrovnik 17
June 3 2024, 9.00 p.m. – Pula, Pulska filmska tvornica, Alfreda Stiglicha 12
 

George: The Story of George Maciunas and Fluxus, 2018.
Director and screenwriter, producer: Jeffrey Perkins; 123′, USA
* the film is shown in English

Editor + motion graphics: Jessie Stead
Executive producer: Josef Bogdanovic
Associate Producers: Jonas Mekas, Cassidy Petrazzi
Production manager and assistant director: Liz Dautzenberg

Jeffrey Perkins will be present at all screenings.

Conversation moderated by: Zorko Sirotić and Janka Vukmir

Katarina Zdjelar: Pogled je most [The Gaze Is a Bridge], dedication to Nasta Rojc and the painting Self-Portrait with a Rifle (1912)

28.05.2024. - 28.05.2024. / Dvorana Gorgona

We cordially invite you to the screening of artist Katarina Zdjelar’s recent film, Gaze Is a Bridge (Pogled je most, 2023), on Tuesday, 28 May 2024 at 7 p.m., at Gorgona Hall of the Museum of Contemporary Art. 
The talk with Katarina Zdjelar, Ana Opalić, Leonida Kovač and Jelena Vesić, moderated by Martina Munivrana, will be held after the screening.