Museum of Modern Art (Ljubljana)

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Museum of Modern Art
Moderna galerija
Museum of Modern Art (Ljubljana)
Location Ljubljana, Slovenia
Type Art museum
Website www.mg-lj.si/en/

The Museum of Modern Art (Slovene : Moderna galerija) in Ljubljana, Slovenia, is the central museum and gallery of the Slovenian art works from the 20th and 21st centuries. [1]

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History

Established by decree of the government of the People's Republic of Slovenia on 30 December 1947, and officially opened to the public on 3 January 1948, it houses a permanent collection of 21st century Slovenian art as well as art from foreign artists. [2] Its central building was designed by Edvard Ravnikar and was built in 1948. In addition, it acts as a place for: debate, documentation, education, research and study, increasing the presence of art for the wider public. [3] The museum seeks to build a divergent model of museum, open the dialogue between institutes following similar priorities and those which are building new cultural production models. [4]

On 26 November 2011, it was expanded with the Metelkova Museum of Contemporary Art, situated at Metelko Street (Slovene : Metelkova ulica).

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References

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  2. "Museum of Modern Art Ljubljana (MG+MSUM)". ASEF culture360. Retrieved 2021-03-04.
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