PODGORICA.- In 2025, the Museum of Contemporary Art of Montenegro continues to expand its reach, strengthening its position as a key space for contemporary artistic discourse in the region and beyond. Through a carefully curated program, the Museum remains committed to fostering dialogue between local and international artists, creating new opportunities for collaboration, and engaging diverse audiences in thought-provoking contemporary art.

With a vision that embraces both established and emerging artists, the 2025 program offers a diverse array of exhibitions, performances, and research initiatives. By facilitating dynamic encounters between artists, curators, and audiences, the Museum reinforces its mission to act as a catalyst for artistic exploration and innovation. The program for this year features solo and group exhibitions by Adrijana Gvozdenović and Nela Gligorović, Tijana Gordić, Naod Zorić, Radovan Grujić, Vlado Martek, Odile Decq, Mirsad Begić, Yoko Ono, Bojan Šumonja, Siniša Ilić, Maja Smrekar, Ilija Branko Burić, Ivan Pejović, Milica Mijajlović, and Vladan Radovanović, as well as the group exhibition Silver Splash and Glitter Mash Up and the project Museum Yet to Be. Through these projects, the MCAM continues to serve as a hub for critical engagement and the development of new perspectives on contemporary artistic practice.

Odile Decq: Beyond the Looking Glass
Venue: Petrović Palace and Park Kruševac
Curator: Blanka Marković
Dates: April 10–June 8, 2025

The solo exhibition of French architect and artist Odile Decq will mark her first presentation in Montenegro, showcasing works created throughout her decades-long career. A tribute to her rebellious spirit and multidisciplinary approach, the exhibition encompasses architectural projects, industrial design, and contemporary artistic expressions. Highlights include site-specific works conceived exclusively for this presentation at the MCAM, such as a spatial installation in Kruševac Park and an inhabited sculpture inside Petrović Palace. These installations aim to bridge the boundaries between architecture, art, and public engagement, creating an immersive experience that encourages visitors to explore Decq’s vision in a new and interactive way.

Yoko Ono: Unfinished
Venue: Petrović Castle and The House of The King’s Guard
Curators: Gunnar B. Kvaran, Connor Monahan, and Maša Vlaović
Dates: June 19–September 15, 2025

Yoko Ono is renowned for her groundbreaking work in visual art, poetry, music, film, and performance, as well as her lifelong advocacy for world peace. This exhibition explores her wide-ranging body of work through text-based instructions, participatory works, performances, and films. It highlights Ono’s challenge to traditional artistic boundaries and her focus on social and communal actions that drive personal and collective transformation. The exhibition will also include archival materials, rare documentation of her performances, and participatory elements that invite visitors to become co-creators in the exhibition space, reinforcing Ono’s belief in art as an agent of change.

Interdisciplinary programme: The Art Collection of Non-Aligned Countries Laboratory
Venue: Petrović Castle, Park Kruševac
Date: June–September 2025
Curators: Marina Čelebić, Anita Ćulafić, Nada Baković, and Natalija Vujošević

This educational and research project features guest lectures and a research-based exhibition by artist Siniša Ilić. His work engages with the Art Collection of Non-Aligned Countries, using moving images, mural painting, and textile interventions to propose new interpretations of historical relations. In the last week of August, the project will host an international traveling school, Revolutionary Roads / Destination Comradeship, in collaboration with Moderna Galerija Ljubljana and the Museum of African Art, Belgrade. This nomadic learning experience connects museum collections that challenge Western-centric art histories through lectures, workshops, field trips, and performances. By fostering cross-cultural exchange, the program creates a space for re-examining historical narratives and envisioning alternative futures.

Maja Smrekar: PINK
Venue: Gallery of Museum of Contemporary Art of Montenegro
Curator: Natalija Vujošević
Dates: October 21–November 21, 2025

PINK presents a new production by Slovenian artist Maja Smrekar, whose practice explores themes of belonging, family, home, and the coloniality of neoliberal politics. The project emerges from her residency and research on the Ulcinj Salina, a protected nature park and critical migratory site for birds along the eastern Adriatic coast. Smrekar’s research focuses on the symbolic figure of the Greater Flamingo, interweaving its significance with the historical and metabolic meaning of the color pink. The exhibition includes a long-duration performance drawing on queer ecologies and radical imaginaries of future communities. Through a combination of video, performance, and installation, the project aims to challenge dominant narratives surrounding environmental conservation, migration, and identity politics.

Museum Yet to Be
Venue: Petrović Palace and The House of The King’s Guard
Date: December 2025–March 2026
Curators: Milica Bezmarević , Mišela Blanuša and Jovanka Popova

Museum Yet to Be envisions the museum as a dynamic space of transformation rather than permanence. Featuring international contemporary artists, the exhibition challenges institutionalized gazes, reimagines exhibitions in contested landscapes, and redefines the role of the museum in fostering new solidarities. Through artistic interventions, the exhibition serves as a rehearsal for new narratives, ethical futures, and radical imagination. The project also includes a symposium with leading scholars and artists, expanding the dialogue on the evolving role of museums in contemporary society. By questioning the ways in which institutions construct historical and artistic canons, Museum Yet to Be proposes a new paradigm for museums as fluid, adaptive, and inclusive spaces.

With its 2025 program, the Museum of Contemporary Art of Montenegro continues to push the boundaries of artistic engagement, reaffirming its position as a vital institution in the contemporary art scene. The Museum’s commitment to fostering critical dialogue and cultural exchange remains at the forefront of its mission, ensuring that it remains a key site for artistic innovation and public discourse.