After its premiere at the Old City Hall in Split in early 2026, the exhibition Between Dreams and Wakefulness, part of the NMMU on Tour cycle, is presented at the Sikirica Gallery in Sinj on 2 April. The exhibition’s visit to Sinj offers a unique opportunity for residents of Sinj and the Cetina region to encounter, “face to face,” masterpieces of national art. Among them, one work stands out for its importance, recognizability, and near-iconic status: Gundulić Imagines Osman by Vlaho Bukovac. While Bukovac may attract the most attention, the rest of the exhibition is equally compelling. Visitors will also be able to enjoy selected works by Emanuel Vidović, Ljubo Babić, Miroslav Kraljević, Ksenija Kantoci, Nives Kavurić-Kurtović, Nasta Rojc, and many other key figures in Croatian art history spanning the past 170 years. The exhibition concept and layout are authored by Branko Franceschi, director of the National Museum of Modern Art. The project is part of the NMMU on Tour program, created to present segments of the museum’s rich national collection across smaller communities while the museum’s main building undergoes renovation. Through collaboration with local museum institutions, this distinctive concept allows audiences to experience masterpieces of Croatian art in their own local setting and to engage with some of the highest achievements of national artistic production over more than a century and a half. As the title itself suggests, Between Dreams and Reality features works that move along the boundary between reality and imagination—exploring inner states, dreams, and the personal narratives of artists, including Ljubo Babić, Vlaho Bukovac, Bartol Galović, Željko Hegedušić, Oton Iveković, Vasilije Jordan, Ksenija Kantoci, Miroslav Kraljević, Nives Kavurić-Kurtović, Ferdinand Kulmer, Milena Lah, Željko Lapuh, Kata Mijatović, Ratko Petrić, Ivan Rabuzin, Mirko Rački, Vanja Radauš, Nasta Rojc, Matija Skurjeni, Miljenko Stančić, Josip Škarpa, Ivan Studin, Hrvoje Šercar, Vladimir Varlaj, Emanuel Vidović, and Zlatan Vrkljan.
The exhibition has been realized with the financial support of the Ministry of Culture and Media of the Republic of Croatia, the City of Sinj, and the Split-Dalmatia County. It will remain open until 10 May and can be visited during the Gallery’s regular opening hours. Admission is free.