18.05.2013
Media Center Odbrana, Military Museum and River Flotilla on Museum Nights
In this year's midnight walk through history, many fans of the capital’s 'Night of Museums” did not miss to visit Media Center "Odbrana" which together with the Military Museum has traditionally prepared a rich program for all fans and cultural events.As one of the must-see destinations, the Saturday evening visitors chose to visit the Central Military Club in which the Media Center "Odbrana" presented an impressive collection of artworks of Novi Sad collector Djuro Popovic called "100 works from the collection of Djuro Popovic."
Admirers of art in the Gallery of the army were in a unique position to see the selection from the collection
that has about 1,000 artifacts, works of more than 300 artists Serbian and Yugoslav art works from the XIX and XX century, many of which have been presented to the public for the first time. Many of them are regarded by art critics as "top works of art of the modern Serbian, and in part of Yugoslav art." Art historian Nikola Kusovac for the occasion, made a selection of 100 works, including the works of Konstantin Danilo, Djura Jaksic, Steva Todorovic, Uros Predic, Beta Vukanovic, Sreten Stojanovic, Miodrag Protic and others.
Anyone who on this evening found themselves in front of the Central Military Club could not fail to see in candlelight, a special feature of the Museum Night, the recently restored masterpiece of Djura Jaksic "Beheading of Saint John the Baptist" from 1855 , from the said collection, which since its creation had been located in Romania. As part of the accompanying program, in the Atrium of the Central Military Club, in a special exhibition, the Belgrade audience was able to see the restoration of the painting.For all fans of this year's walk through history, the Central Military Club once again opened the door to formal
salons that adorn this building from the 1930s, with carved pieces of furniture of the old masters, where visitors were able to see the permanent collection and from the collection of the Gallery. And to make it more festive, the full-length of program was made even more beautiful by the performance of the Ministry of Defence "Stanislav Binicki."
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