Seven Decades of Commitment – Gallery of the Serbian Armed Forces
1953–2023, organized in cooperation with the Defense Media Center of the Public Relations Department of the Ministry of Defense of the Republic of Serbia.
The exhibition premiered in December 2023 at the Gallery of the Serbian Armed Forces in Belgrade, and is dedicated to marking 70 years of its existence and work. The exhibition consisted of 70 of the most representative works of fine and applied art from the rich collection, which includes about 1,500 works of national art. After the Belgrade premiere, the exhibition also visited the Kikinda National Museum in 2024.
The Gallery of Contemporary Fine Arts Niš, in the Officers’ Hall, will exhibit several works created in the first half of the last century, such as paintings by Vlaho Bukovac, Ljubo Ivanovic, Marin Tartalja, Milo Milunovic, Kosta Hakman, Jovan Bijelic. The majority of the exhibition will consist of works by Serbian and Yugoslav artists from the second half of the 20th century, such as Petar Lubarda, Zora Petrovic, Milan Konjovic, Mica Popovic and many others. Visitors will also be able to see sculptures by prominent sculptors Nandor Glid, Tomo Rosandic, Angelina Gatalica, as well as works by applied artists Velimir Vukicevic, Borivoj Dedic, Aranka Mojak (ceramics) and Vanja Zanko (tapestry).
The author of the exhibition is Jelena Knežević, museum advisor and head of the Gallery of the Serbian Army House, Belgrade. The visual identity was taken care of by Maja Vučković from the Media Center Odbrana, and the reviews are signed by Dr. Marijana Mraović from the Military Archives and Dr. Katarina Živanović from the Gallery of the Serbian Academy of Sciences and Arts.
The exhibition will be open to the public until October 5, 2025.