Events

open call - OCTOBER SCHOOL Moving Beyond Collapse: Reimagining Institutions

21.10.2025. - 25.10.2025. / Otok Vis

Moving beyond the current institutional collapse, happening everywhere from democracy and education to the world’s leading international organizations, is it possible to re-imagine – and establish – institutions as open, democratic, egalitarian, self-organized, local and transnational? Could the institutions that we see getting more and more deprived of power and influence, abandoned, silenced and humiliated by political and economic powers, be re-imagined and re-built, before getting completely dismantled and erased? While techno-feudalists are building secret refuges on hidden islands, the Island School of Social Autonomy (ISSA), along with the Museum of Contemporary Art in Zagreb and the Museum of the Commons – a network of museums and cultural institutions united in the L'internationale – launches an October School on the island of Vis in Croatia. Through the intersection of the main thematic threads of Museum of the Commons – Climate or environmental sustainability; Situated organizations or how art institutions can become spaces of inclusion and diversity; and The past in the present, addressing history and heritage as tools for social justice, the island will become a case study for writers, historians, theoreticians, activists, artists, curators and researchers, on how to envision the future amidst and after ongoing catastrophes and genocides. With Adania Shibli, Kristin Ross, Robert Perišić, Saša Savanović, Srećko Horvat, Marko Pogačar, Zdenka Badovinac, Bojana Piškur, Theo Prodromidis, Ovidiu Ţichindeleanu, Progressive International, Naan-Aligned cooking, and others

Guided tour - Andreja Kulunčić: To Make the World a Better Place

12.10.2025. - 12.10.2025. / MSU

On the occasion of the final day of the retrospective exhibition by visual artist Andreja Kulunčić, To Make the World a Better Place, a guided tour for interested visitors will take place at 11.30 a.m.

SEPTEMBER AND OCTOBER PROGRAMME – ANDREJA KULUNČIĆ: TO MAKE THE WORLD A BETTER PLACE

12.10.2025. - 12.10.2025. / MSU

Only 6 weeks left until the closing of Andreja Kulunčić's exhibition To Make the World a Better Place! Visit us until October 12th and participate in more than 30 programs in September and October.

GAMELAN – INDONESIAN MUSIC WORKSHOP with Julija Novosel

11.10.2025. - 11.10.2025. / MSU

Following the wonderful experience in May, we are once again offering the music workshop with ethnomusicologist and musician Julija Novosel during the final weekend of Andreja Kulunčić’s exhibition “Making the World a Better Place.” The workshop is led by Julija Novosel, who teaches gamelan at the Embassy of the Republic of Indonesia in Zagreb. Everyone will have the opportunity to try basic playing techniques and join in performing a traditional gamelan composition. No previous musical experience is required.  

A Musical Journey into the World of the Harp and Magical Tones

09.10.2025. - 09.10.2025. / MSU

* The concert will take place on Thursday, October 9th. *

We invite you to a special concert by the musical Mudryk family – join us on Thursday, October 9th at 6 PM in our enchanting museum garden. On the first Thursday of September, the museum garden will resonate with the sounds of Alisiya and Katarina Mudryk – playing the flute, violin, and the harp, an almost fairytale-like instrument that will fill the garden with sounds rarely heard live. Come, listen, experience – and become part of this musical journey! 

“850 WOMEN FOR 850 WOMEN” – ANTI-MONUMENT ACTION WITH ARTIST ANDREJA KULUNČIĆ

07.10.2025. - 07.10.2025. / MSU

October 7 at 5:00 PM / To Make the World a Better Place exhibition – TRAUMA section

Join us in the creation of the Anti-monument "850 Women for 850 Women" with visual artist Andreja Kulunčić! This clay modeling workshop, which shares its name with the Antimonument itself, will start at 5 PM, as part of the retrospective exhibition Making the World a Better Place at the Museum of Contemporary Art.

Guided tour - Andreja Kulunčić: To Make the World a Better Place

05.10.2025. - 05.10.2025. / MSU

On Sunday, 5 October, starting at 11:30 AM, a guided tour of the exhibition Making the World a Better Place by Andreja Kulunčić will be held for interested visitors.

BATIK WORKSHOP – INDONESIAN UNESCO HERITAGE / LOKAKARYA BATIK – WARISAN UNESCO DARI INDONESIA

04.10.2025. - 04.10.2025. / MSU

As part of the exhibition “Making the World a Better Place” by Andreja Kulunčić, we have prepared a series of accompanying programs. Through some of them, such as the Batik Workshop, we present the richness of Indonesian culture. Join us on Saturday, October 4 at 4 PM in the Indonesian‑Filipino Pavilion for the Batik Workshop.

GAMELAN – INTRODUCTORY WORKSHOP ON INDONESIAN MUSIC

04.10.2025. - 04.10.2025. / MSU

Exhibition: To Make the World a Better Place – section MIGRATIONS

*Bahasa Indonesia di bawah ini (Indonesian Language Below)*

Join us for an introductory workshop on Indonesian music at the Museum of Contemporary Art, as part of the exhibition To Make the World a Better Place by Andreja Kulunčić. Under the guidance of Dorotea Zadro, discover the Javanese gamelan – a type of orchestra consisting of bronze percussion instruments, other instruments, and vocalists, which developed in the royal courts of Central Java.

“850 WOMEN FOR 850 WOMEN” – ANTI-MONUMENT ACTION WITH ARTIST ANDREJA KULUNČIĆ

30.09.2025. - 30.09.2025. / MSU

September 30 at 5:00 PM / To Make the World a Better Place exhibition – TRAUMA section

Join us in the creation of the Anti-monument "850 Women for 850 Women" with visual artist Andreja Kulunčić! This clay modeling workshop, which shares its name with the Antimonument itself, will start at 5 PM, as part of the retrospective exhibition Making the World a Better Place at the Museum of Contemporary Art.