On the occasion of the 50th anniversary of the founding of the Museum of Contemporary Art of Republika Srpska and the 130th anniversary of the construction of the Old Austro-Hungarian Railway Station in Banja Luka, where the Museum is located, the Post of Srpska issued a philatelic edition of a postage stamp dedicated to these important anniversaries.
The Museum of Contemporary Art of the Republika Srpska is the central museum institution of the Republika Srpska in charge of fine arts and the only museum institution in Bosnia and Herzegovina with this name and is closely profiled for the field of contemporary art. The Museum focuses its activities on actively encouraging the development of the contemporary art scene of the space in which it operates, functioning as the core of collecting, preserving, studying and presenting contemporary art practices. The Museum bases its vision on local, regional and international cooperation with relevant institutions, which enables active monitoring and presentation of current artistic trends. Through these activities, the Museum wants to encourage cooperation and create a lively, dynamic art scene, whose achievements will be recognized internationally.
The Museum of Contemporary Art of the Republic of Srpska was founded in 1971 as the Art Gallery in Banja Luka, and in 1994 the institution was renamed the Gallery of Fine Arts of the Republic of Srpska. By the decision of the Government of the Republika Srpska on February 10, 2004, it was renamed the Museum of Contemporary Art of the Republika Srpska, when it became the central museum institution.
In its collection, the Museum preserves a large number of works of Yugoslav, European and world art created in the period from 1945 to the present day and represents a unique collection in our area. In addition to the development of the local art scene, the Museum is actively working to build an audience and strives to remain a relevant factor in the development of an emancipated society.
