In 2000, Moderna galerija in Ljubljana founded the Arteast 2000+ Collection and staged its first public presentation in an unrenovated building of a former army barracks in the city’s Metelkova complex – in the building that now houses the Museum of Contemporary Art Metelkova. Arteast 2000+ is the first ever museum collection conceived and assembled with a view to giving prominence to East European postwar avant-gardes. The collection has become renowned for providing a comprehensive overview of art in the Central and East European region, providing insight into the similarities and differences between the cultural and sociopolitical contexts of the various formerly socialist countries, and broaching issues related to the broader international art system and the forces behind it.
