On April 24th, the exhibition "Contrasts", part of the "NMMU on Tour" series, opened at the City Museum of Nova Gradiška. On this occasion, introductory speeches were given by Miroslav Pišonić, Director of the City Museum of Nova Gradiška, and Branko Franceschi, Director of the National Museum of Modern Art in Zagreb. The concept of the exhibition – featuring around twenty iconic works from the National Museum of Modern Art's collection (primarily paintings, with a few sculptures and works on paper) – was presented by Željko Marciuš, museum advisor at the NMMU, who is also the author of the exhibition layout and the introductory text in the accompanying catalog, published by the City Museum of Nova Gradiška.
The exhibition was officially opened by Vinko Grgić, Mayor of Nova Gradiška.
The public is invited to view the exhibition, which includes works by Vjekoslav Karas, Vlaho Bukovac, Miroslav Kraljević, Ivan Meštrović, Milivoj Uzelac, Vladimir Becić, Robert Frangeš-Mihanović, Marijan Trepše, Milan Steiner, Đuro Tiljak, Edo Murtić, Vilko Gecan, Đuro Seder, Nina Ivančić, Jadranka Fatur, Raul Goldoni, Ivan Picelj, Zlatan Vrkljan, Šime Perić, and Mladen Galić, until June 24th at the City Museum of Nova Gradiška.
The exhibition was co-financed by the Ministry of Culture and Media of the Republic of Croatia, the Brod-Posavina County, the City of Nova Gradiška, and the City of Zagreb.
📷 Photo: © from the archive of the National Museum of Modern Art, Zagreb