Here is the abstract of foreword to the exhibiton by Petra Senjanović: “The abstract forms of computer graphics of Vladimir Biga, in an equivalent way, reflect the spiritual climate of the 21st century, in continuing the eloquence of non-figurative forms in indicating a step away and the situation outside of balance, indicating the disbalance of …
For the second time, we are joining the global “Yuri’s Night” event, this year on the 50th anniversary of man’s first space flight. On April 12, 1961, Russian astronaut Yuri Gagarin became the first man to step into space. The city of Rijeka and Yuri Gagarin have one historical person in common. We are talking …
On January 28, 2011, the seventh Museum Night, organized by the Croatian Museum Society, will be held in 67 Croatian cities. We’ll be joing the manifestation and our museum will be open from 6 p.m. to 1 a.m. Entrance to the museum will be free for all visitors. Come early and make a toast with …
Janez Janša is contemporary artist who in 2007 changed his name (born in Bergamo, Italy, as Davide Grassi) to Janez Janša, the name of the Slovenian right-wing politician Janez Janša. He is a conceptual artist, performer and producer graduated from the Academy of Fine Arts of Milan, Italy. His work has a strong social connotation …
My Buddy Moose is a four member band from Rijeka, Croatia, assembled in September 2004. Different pop music genres, ranging from alt.country, indie rock to punk and soul, influenced their music. Searching for their mode of expression in the realm of what Gram Parsons named cosmic American music they have been drawing their inspiration from …
Yet another concert as part of our Rijeka 2010 event! Janko Nilović is a composer, arranger, pianist and author poet of Montenegrin and Greek descent who was born in Istanbul and has lived in France since 1960. He has published many works, most of them on library labels not available for sale to the public. His …
Marijan Vejvoda graduated from the Faculty of Architecture, University of Zagreb. He researched the applications of cable television in urban planning in his master’s degree at Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, USA. PhD in Technical Sciences, University of Zagreb. Worked in Rome in the studio of prof. architect Luigi Piccinato (mainly urbanism), Edinburgh with Robert Matthew, …
Marta Lončarević is a professor of Croatian language and literature and a graduate librarian. She runs a center for lifelong learning, preparations for the state final exams in the Croatian language, individual lessons and counseling and assistance to parents whose children have learning difficulties or low motivation to learn. Her work with students is based …
Themes of spray art, or often referred as street art, are usually surreal motifs, celebrities, fan messages or humorous cartoons. We decided to change that a bit, ie focus on science and technology. In the museum Vladimir Tomić and Stefan Gostić will hold a workshop on spray painting techniques, and then make a live presentation …
It’s the end of the school year and students are writing final assignments in the Croatian language. After not learning anything for a whole year, Astronaut Junior just rode a rocket and played rock. He wrote (of course, this is a rhyme in Croatian): PEEK&POKEPeck-peck-peckIs it a cappela vocal or a rockFourth of JuneWe are …