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to the public on 20 October 2017, on the anniversary of the first museum opening 52 years earlier. The entire building was renovated and upgraded to meet current museum standards. The park surrounding the museum building was also reconstructed. The first exhibition to be held in the newly renovated museum was "Sequences" by Dejan Sretenović.
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The parceling and concrete work done in the surrounding park area was also criticized, as was the apparent haste in the latter stages to finish the reconstruction quickly. The first company chosen to do the construction work was "Montera". It was paid fully for the job, but went bankrupt leaving the
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When renovation talks first began in the early 2000s, both original architects were still alive. However, Antić died in 2005 and Raspopović in 2015. Reconstruction began in 2007, but dragged on for a decade, due to numerous reasons. After 10 years of renovation work, the museum was finally re-opened
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Raspopović contributed to the reconstruction project by suggesting that the glass, belonging to the building's domes, be replaced with a darker shade. The newly added blue panels change their tone, depending on the weather and time of day. The domes have therefore become interactive and dynamic,
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in 1960, with construction beginning that year and continuing until 1965. The architects received the October Prize from the City of Belgrade on 20 October 1965, the same day the museum was opened to the public.
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was chosen. The following bidding, which covered the remaining work, failed. "Jedinstvo" applied again and was selected by the museum, even though it had the highest offer. The Ministry of Culture, headed by
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The museum was closed for renovation between 2007 and 2017. After several deadlines were pushed back, the museum was finally reopened for visitors on 20 October 2017.
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renovation unfinished for years. During the next public bidding in 2014, aimed specifically at redoing the roof, the company "Jedinstvo" from
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Due to its shape, architecture and location, it has been described as the "crystal at the confluence" or an "(architectural) jewel".
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According to the curators, the most popular exhibits after the 2017 reopening include painting "On the black field" by
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at the time, insisted that the lowest bidder should be picked instead, which was "Modulor", a company from
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The collection began to form in 1958. As of 2018, 8,000 paintings and sculptures are exhibited.
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The museum also operates the Salon of the MoCAB (opened in 1961), located in old town
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The foreign art collection has 323 works, mostly graphic prints and drawings.
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complementing the surrounding park and the nearby modernistic glass-and-steel
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The museum collects and displays art works produced since 1900 in Serbia and
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in Kragujevac. The collection contains more than 35,000 works of art.
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Serbian and Yugoslav painters represented in the collection include:
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The museum building is located near the confluence of the rivers
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and installation "Comrade Tito, (our) white violet" by
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Collection of Graphics, Prints and foreign Paintings
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in 1965. The building is a masterpiece of architects
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The museum has several departments and collections:
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Belgrade
Coordinates
44°49′10″N 20°26′32″E / 44.81944°N 20.44222°E / 44.81944; 20.44222
Art museum
www.msub.org.rs
Serbian
romanized
art museum
Belgrade
Ušće
New Belgrade
Ivan Antić
Ivanka Raspopović
Šumarice Memorial Park
Yugoslavia
modern
contemporary art
Serbian art

List of Serbian painters
National Museum of Serbia
Gallery of Matica Srpska
Museum of Contemporary Art
Sava
Danube
Ušće
Novi Beograd
Ivan Antić
Ivanka Raspopović

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