Ars Aevi

Ars Aevi
Established 11 July 1992
Location Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Coordinates 43°52′N 18°25′E / 43.867°N 18.417°E / 43.867; 18.417Coordinates: 43°52′N 18°25′E / 43.867°N 18.417°E / 43.867; 18.417
Type Art Museum
Collection size 1,600
Website www.arsaevi.org

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

  1. ↑ "Gradsko vijeće Sarajeva dalo saglasnost za osnivanje muzeja "Ars Aevi"". klix.ba.
  2. ↑ "Muzej savremene umjetnosti Ars Aevi". sarajevo-tourism.com.
  3. ↑ "Odluka Gradskog vijeća Sarajevo sutra / Ars Aevi bi mogao postati javna ustanova". radiosarajevo.ba.


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