Founded in 1954, the MSU is one of the world’s oldest museums specializing in contemporary art. The “Collection as a Verb” exhibition currently includes three ongoing exhibitions (“Futures”, “Friendship”, “Sad Songs of War”) and a series of smaller current exhibitions in the Triggers cycle, representing an impressive holdings organized into 15 collections and donations. The museum also organizes retrospectives, thematic, international and other exhibitions. Annually, the MSU holds 250-300 programs in the fields of visual art, film, music, performance, theater, etc. Internationally active from the beginning, the MSU has been a member of L’Internationale since 2023, an alliance of 15 European contemporary art institutions that are developing the joint project “Museum of the Commons”. It is located in Novi Zagreb, in the largest museum building in Croatia.
The series of exhibitions with the joint title “Collection as a Verb” represents the new collection in duration of the Museum that redefine its’ concept and the social context in which it is situated. The exhibitions are not a...
The retrospective exhibition “To Make the World a Better Place” presents the rich oeuvre of Andreja Kulunčić, a visual artist who in her works questions various aspects of social relations and social practice. The exhibition...
On the 3rd floor of the Museum of Contemporary Art in Zagreb, a highly valuable cultural-historical collection from the Croatian School Museum – the Paris Room – is temporarily on display. Created for the 1900 World Exposition in Paris...
In a time when the basic values of democracy and human rights are increasingly being questioned or actively erased from public discourse and space, through the conversation “Experiences from History,...
The SintArt project emerged from Richter’s idea and proposal for the Collection to serve as an active space open to research and experimentation, as well as a space for cultural content that fosters dialogue with both artists and...
What connects New Zagreb and France? Whether it’s people and ideas, urban planning and art, history and the present, this walk will uncover the links between New Zagreb and France. Who connects the Museum of Contemporary Art and Paris?...
Starting from Kožarić’s sentence – from his apartment to the former studio in Medulićeva – we will try to evoke the artist’s view of the city, full of affection and enthusiasm, and at least for a moment, feel its pulse in the way...
The retrospective exhibition “To Make the World a Better Place” presents the rich oeuvre of Andreja Kulunčić, a visual artist who in her works questions various aspects of social relations and social practice. The exhibition...
On the first Saturday of September, families will learn about plants – both young and old together. Are you ready to get your hands dirty in the museum garden? In this family workshop, we will learn about garden care and harvesting, as...
Contemporary society is a society of speed, noise, indiscriminate rushing for information, and assertiveness bordering on aggression, a society best described by a paraphrase of Donald Trump’s famous slogan “Me first.”...
The retrospective exhibition “To Make the World a Better Place” presents the rich oeuvre of Andreja Kulunčić, a visual artist who in her works questions various aspects of social relations and social practice. The exhibition is...
The tour “Art in Public Space” tells the story of the formative period of contemporary art and new, conceptual artistic practices through public sculptures and contemporary artistic interventions in the heart of Zagreb. It...
The MSU summer camp is an educational program that includes encounters with original works of art, thematic tours, and creative art workshops, as well as dance-drama workshops that stimulate the development of imagination and motor...
On the first Saturday of September, families will learn about plants with permaculture expert Petra Pavleka. Are you ready to get your hands dirty in the museum garden? With Petra Pavleka, the green thumb who leads our gardeners with...
The SintArt project emerged from Richter’s idea and proposal for the Collection to serve as an active space open to research and experimentation, as well as a space for cultural content that fosters dialogue with both artists and...
The Paris Room of the Croatian School Museum, currently housed at the Museum of Contemporary Art in Zagreb due to the museum’s closure following the 2020 earthquakes, is an exceptionally valuable cultural and historical ensemble. It was...
