Colored by Exhibitions and Concerts

In addition to staging interesting exhibitions, the Arts and Crafts Museum continues to be the venue of musical events. The series of 100 Scarlatti sonatas continues to mid-December. The Aulos series of chamber concerts by the wind section of the Zagreb Philharmonic Orchestra, which began in May, also continues.

In addition to the exhibition, Scandinavian Design – Beyond the Myth, another intriguing exhibition remains open to the general public until 9 November. The exhibition features paintings and drawings by Gabro Roječević. He was one of the most talented but also the most tragic characters from the artistic circle of Kosta Strajnić, a great animator of culture who surrounded himself with painters from the Dubrovnik area and other areas as well.

Gabro Roječević was born in 1912. Until his premature death at the age of 31, he was a very prolific painter who left a rich artistic opus, mostly unknown to the general public. The Arts and Crafts Museum presents only a selection of works of this productive artist who was friends with the likes of Petar Dobrović, Ðuro Politika and Antun Masle, all of whom have since become famous painters. The exhibition features about 70 of his paintings and drawings from the holdings of the Dubrovnik Art Gallery and private collections.

Let us remind our readers that the Arts and Crafts Museum organizes a number of other cultural events. The 100 Scarlatti sonatas series of concerts continues until mid-December to mark the 250th anniversary of the death of the composer and cello virtuoso, Domenico Scarlatti. Another series of concerts that is held at the Arts and Crafts Museum every first Monday of the month is the Aulos series of chamber music performed by the wind section of the Zagreb Philharmonic Orchestra. The latter series began in May, and at the last concert dedicated to this composer, musician Višnja Mažuran played on a replica of a Flemish cello from 1640, which was originally built by the great builder Andreas Ruckers. The replica was built earlier this year at the workshop of master Michael Walker in Germany.