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{{Infobox
| local name   = Muzej sodobne umetnosti Metelkova (MSUM)
| image        = MG+MSUM (logo).jpg
| street       = Maistrova 3
| town         = SI-1000 Ljubljana
|telephone     = 386 (0) 1 241 6800, 386 (0) 1 241 6834
| fax          = 
| map          = http://www.openstreetmap.org/?lon=14.51668&lat=46.05558&zoom=16&layer=mapnik
| email        = info@mg-lj.si
| website      = http://www.mg-lj.si/
|managed by    = Moderna galerija / Muzej moderne umetnosti plus Muzej sodobne umetnosti Metelkova
|founded by    = Government of the Republic of Slovenia, 
|founded by 2    =  Ministry of Culture
| contacts = {{Contact
| name         = Zdenka Badovinac
| role         = Director
| email        = zdenka.badovinac@mg-lj.si
}}
{{Contact
| name         = Adela Železnik 
| role         = Public Relations Officer 
| email        = adela.zeleznik@mg-lj.si
}}
|opening hours = 10am-6pm Tue-Sun, free admission every first Sunday, closed on public holidays
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The [[Museum of Contemporary Art Metelkova]] (MSUM) was opened in November 2011 in the renovated building of the former barracks complex on Metelkova Street with the exhibition ''The Present and Presence'', featuring the international collection of [[Moderna galerija]], Arteast 2000+, and [[The Museum of Affects]] exhibition, a part of the ''L’Internationale'' project. 

The new building houses also the Moderna galerija [[Museum of Modern Art Library|library]], the [[Modern Art Archive, Museum of Modern Art|extensive Modern art archive]], a translation and publications department and a conservation-renovation department.}}

==Background==
The idea of the new museum of contemporary art in Ljubljana evolved on the basis of the Arteast Collection 2000+. The collection of predominantly Eastern European art based on the traditions of the avant-gardes has been built by Moderna galerija since 1995. 

Due to the space shortage the collection was presented publicly for the first time in June 2000 to coincide with Manifesta 3 in Ljubljana, in the not yet renovated building of the former barracks complex on Metelkova Street. 

In April 2002 the director of Moderna galerija, [[Zdenka Badovinac]], and the curator [[Igor Zabel]] conceived the ''mo(nu)ment Museum of Contemporary Art - Metelkova 22 programme''.  


==Arteast 2000+ Collection==


== ''L’Internationale'' project ==

From May to October 2011 a part of the Arteast Collection 2000+ was presented at the MACBA in Barcelona as a ''Museum of Parallel Narratives'' exhibition in the framework of the EU supported ''L’Internationale'' project.


==See also==
* [[Museum of Modern Art]]
* [[Museum of Modern Art Library]]
* [[Modern Art Archive, Museum of Modern Art]]
* [[Igor Zabel Association for Culture and Theory]]

==External links==
* [http://www.mg-lj.si/ MSUM on the Moderna galerija website]
* [http://www.2000p.org/eng/ Arteast 2000+ permanent collection website]
* [http://www.facebook.com/pages/Ljubljana-Slovenia/Moderna-galerija/319298697712?v=wall Moderna galerija Ljubljana on Facebook]
* [http://modernagalerija.wordpress.com/ Moderna galerija Blog with recorded lectures]
* [http://videolectures.net/mg_lj/ Moderna galerija conferences and symposia] on [[VideoLectures.Net]] portal 
Projects
* [http://internacionala.mg-lj.si/index.php "L'Internationale" project website]
** [http://www.macba.cat/controller.php?p_action=show_page&pagina_id=28&inst_id=30266 Text about the exhibition ''Museum of Parallel Narratives'' held at MACBA as part of l'Internationale project]
* [http://www.macba.cat/controller.php?p_action=show_page&pagina_id=28&inst_id=30266 ''Museum of Parallel Narratives'' exhibition at MACBA, Barcelona]

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