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The Museum of Contemporary Art Metelkova (MSUM) is the other half of the Moderna Galerija and is part of the new museum quarter. It was established in 2011 in a remodeled former army barracks. MSUM houses post-independence Slovenian art, a collection of contemporary art from the former Yugoslav territories and Arteast 2000+. The latter is a collection of artworks of the 21st century, created by lesser-known Eastern European artists. Selected pieces of the Arteast collection are on display. MSUM houses the Moderna Galerija library, which comprises 66000 books, exhibition catalogs, journals and newspaper cuttings on the subject of contemporary art.

Maistrova ulica 31000, Ljubljana, Phone: +386-0-12-41-68-00

The Museum of Contemporary Art Metelkova (MSUM)
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