Museum of Contemporary Art of Montenegro
The state museum of contemporary art in the Petrović Palace, Perjanički dom and Galerija MSUCG in Podgorica: 1,146 works in six collections, including the art of the Non-Aligned countries.
Art Museum · Podgorica
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The Museum of Contemporary Art of Montenegro (Muzej savremene umjetnosti Crne Gore, MSUCG) is the state museum of contemporary art in Podgorica, with three exhibition spaces: the Petrović Palace and the Perjanički dom in Kruševac park by the Morača, and the Galerija MSUCG in the former Lexicographic Institute building. It holds 1,146 works, among them the collection of art from the Non-Aligned countries, a cultural asset of national importance since 2024. One €5 ticket covers all three spaces, open Tuesday to Sunday 10:30-18:30, and entry is free for everyone on the first Wednesday of the month.
Opening hours and tickets
All three spaces open Tuesday to Sunday 10:30-18:30 and close on Monday. Tickets: €5 individual, €3 per person for groups of five or more, €2 for pupils, students and pensioners; children under 12 and school groups free. Entry is free for everyone on the first Wednesday of every month. One ticket covers all spaces. Telephone +382 20 243 914. Check the museum's price list (msucg.me) before a visit.
What to see
The collection is organised in six parts: the Gallery of Art of the Non-Aligned Countries (works from Europe, Asia, Africa and Latin America), painting, drawings and prints, sculpture and installation, new media, and experimental art. Exhibitions here have included Erró, Kiki Smith, Cindy Sherman, Yoko Ono and Odile Decq.
The Petrović Palace
King Nikola I built the palace for his son Prince Mirko. The foundation stone was laid on 20 April 1891, the building dates from 1891/92, and the complex of palace, guard house and chapel of St Demetrius was completed in 1894 under the engineer Marko Đukanović. The park was laid out from 1905, and a flower pavilion, the botanical garden, was built in late 1910 to plans by a French architect. From the Balkan Wars until 1974 the palace served as a hospital; the American Red Cross renovated it in 1919. In 1984 it was converted to exhibition space, and in November 1984 the Gallery of Art of the Non-Aligned Countries "Josip Broz Tito" opened here, running until April 1995. The complex is a protected cultural monument.
History of the institution
The Centre for Contemporary Art (CSU) was established in April 1995, after the Non-Aligned gallery closed, as its legal successor. On 31 March 2023 the Government transformed it into the Museum of Contemporary Art of Montenegro. The Galerija MSUCG occupies the former Lexicographic Institute, a building by the architect Svetlana Kana Radević built in 1984-1989 and used as a gallery since 1995.
Getting there
The Petrović Palace and the Perjanički dom are in Kruševac park (Kruševac bb) by the Morača; the museum's contact address is Njegoševa 2. Telephone +382 20 243 914.
Nearby
- Podgorica City Museum, Marka Miljanova 4.
- Monument to King Nikola I, the builder of the palace.
- The old Ribnica bridge below the old town.
- Natural History Museum of Montenegro.
Questions
Is there a free day? Yes, the first Wednesday of every month, for everyone.
Does one ticket cover all three buildings? Yes, €5 for the palace, the Perjanički dom and the gallery.
What is the Non-Aligned collection? Art from Europe, Asia, Africa and Latin America, the collection of the Gallery of Art of the Non-Aligned Countries that opened in the palace in 1984; it has been a cultural asset of national importance since 2024.
