National Gallery of North Macedonia

The National Gallery is a national art museum of North Macedonia in the Old Bazaar, located in the capital city of Skopje. Its permanent collection is housed in the 15th century Turkish Bath building known as the Daut Pasha Baths (Daut Pashin Amam), but the museum also features a smaller exhibition at the nearby Čifte Hammam and it additionally features Mala Stanica and the Memorial House of Lazar Lichenovski. Founded in 1948, the museum’s collection dates from the 14th century.

The initiative to open the Art Gallery, the present National Gallery of  North Macedonia, was established by the founders of the Macedonian contemporary fine art: Lazar Ličenoski, Nikola Martinoski, Dimče Koco, Dimo Todorovski and the other members of DLUM (Association of Artists of North Macedonia). In 1948, by the decision of the Ministry of Education and the Government of the People’s Republic of North Macedonia, the establishment of an Art Gallery began as part of the national program that included the organization of the entire social, educational and cultural life in the newly founded state.

In 2005 the National Gallery of North Macedonia enhanced its facilities with another exhibiting space – the multimedia center Mala Stanica which very soon became a very attractive urban place, engaged in exclusive exhibiting activities of various characters, because it hosts events from different cultural domains. The demand from numerous artists to host their projects is practically impossible to answer, yet the team of the Gallery manages to maintain the quality features of this national institution.

The Gallery is proud with the opening of yet another facility under the cover of the National Gallery of North Macedonia: the Memorial House of Lazar Ličenoski, which was donated by the artist’s family along with the entire household and the artworks, which will be allocated following the death of Ličenoski’s wife Zoe. The National Gallery will take care of the restoration, conservation, documentation and detail and thorough research of the life and achievements of this bard of the Macedonian artistic scene.

Within its official site, the National Gallery of North Macedonia offers the 3D virtual tour of the Daut Pahin Amam, available for people unable to visit it physically at https://my.matterport.com/show/?m=seBXUrNdika&fbclid=IwAR2rKGAJDREhTwY6UHbNAJgPZY_Kj1IG9pBtphoEbyauxVTVaagDvP2eB0c

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