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| Established | 11 July 1992 |
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| Location | Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina |
| Coordinates | 43°52′N 18°25′E / 43.867°N 18.417°E |
| Type | Art Museum |
| Collection size | 1,600 |
Ars Aevi is a museum of contemporary art in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina. [1] It was established during the siege of Sarajevo as a cultural resistance movement to the Bosnian war. It holds a collection of 1,600 pieces, including approximately 130 works by renowned world artists such as Pablo Picasso, Michelangelo Pistoletto, Jannis Kounellis, Joseph Beuys, Marina Abramović and Joseph Kosuth. [2] A new museum building, designed by Renzo Piano, is planned to be built in the upcoming years. [3]
References
- ↑ "Gradsko vijeće Sarajeva dalo saglasnost za osnivanje muzeja "Ars Aevi"". klix.ba.
- ↑ "Muzej savremene umjetnosti Ars Aevi". sarajevo-tourism.com.
- ↑ "Odluka Gradskog vijeća Sarajevo sutra / Ars Aevi bi mogao postati javna ustanova". radiosarajevo.ba.
External links
- Ars Aevi official website Archived 2006-03-23 at the Wayback Machine
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