Arts & Crafts without Borders is the umbrella name of a program dedicated to intercultural exchange, social integration and empowerment of migrants living and working in the city of Zagreb. It is conceived as a phased, three-year program consisting of three interconnected program units, which consecutively focus on architecture, fine arts and applied arts.
The first program unit, Architecture without Borders, is conceived as a cycle of eight meetings filled with diverse activities that draw attention to thinking about the architecture of the city and its impact on its inhabitants.
The locations of individual meetings are variable – the first three introductory meetings will be held at the premises of Initiative – Centre for Education, the next two meetings will be a walk through the city, while the final three meetings will be held at the newly opened MUO Gallery, at Ilica 163a.
The meetings will take place once a week, on Wednesday evenings. The program starts on September 10th, and it will last till the end of October with the opening of an exhibition whose authors will be the participants themselves.
The goal of the project is to introduce participants to the city in which they live, but also to encourage and enable the creation and expression of their own relationship to the city. Special emphasis is placed on cross-cultural sharing of views on the city and a joint contribution to cultural life. Participants will have the opportunity to express themselves creatively in different ways and through the medium of their own choice, and then experience the role of a museum curator and set up an exhibition of the resulting works. This way, in collaboration with museum educators, they will receive a tool for taking on their own narrative and demonstrating it publicly.
Schedule:
• 10 September 2025, 6-7:30 p.m., Initiative – Centre for Education (Trg Josipa Juraj Strossmayera 4) – Introductory meeting
• 17 September 2025, 6-7:30 p.m., Initiative – Centre for Education (Trg Josipa Juraj Strossmayera 4) – Getting to know the architecture of the city of Zagreb
• 24 September 2025, 6-7:30 p.m., Initiative – Centre for Education (Trg Josipa Juraj Strossmayera 4) – Getting to know the architecture of the participant’s cities
• 1 October 2025, 6-7:30 p.m., Zagreb Center – Sightseeing of the center of Zagreb and the Lenuci Horseshoe
• 8 October 2025, 6-7:30 p.m., Zagreb Center – Exploration walk through Zagreb (photographing, sketching, writing…)
• 15 October 2025, 6-7:30 p.m., MUO Gallery (Ilica 163a) – Reflection of activities, selection of works, joint conception of the exhibition display
• 22 October 2025, 6-7:30 p.m., MUO Gallery (Ilica 163a) – Joint exhibition installation
• late October 2025, 7 p.m., MUO Gallery (Ilica 163a) – Exhibition opening
The number of participants is limited, registration is required by the August 20th or until the place is filled:
Continuous attendance is desirable for consistent implementation of the program.
Participation is completely free for participants. The program is financed by the City of Zagreb.
The program is implemented by the Pedagogical Department of the Museum of Arts and Crafts in cooperation with the association Initiative – Centre for Education.
Arts & Crafts without Borders krovni je naziv programa posvećenog međukulturnoj razmjeni, socijalnoj integraciji i osnaživanju migranata koji žive i rade u gradu Zagrebu. Zamišljen je kao etapni, trogodišnji program kojeg čine tri povezane programske cjeline, koje u fokus redom stavljaju arhitekturu, lijepe te primijenjene umjetnosti.
Prva programska cjelina, Architecture without Borders, koncipirana je kao ciklus od osam susreta ispunjenih raznolikim aktivnostima koje skreću pažnju na razmišljanje o arhitekturi grada i njezinom utjecaju na svoje stanovnike.
Mjesto održavanja pojedinih susreta je promjenjivo – prva tri uvodna susreta održat će se u prostorima udruge Inicijativa, sljedeća dva susreta čini šetnja gradom, dok će se zaključna tri susreta održati u novootvorenoj MUO Galeriji, u Ilici 163a.
Susreti će se odvijati jednom tjedno, srijedama u večernjem terminu. Program započinje 10. rujna, a završava krajem listopada otvorenjem izložbe čiji će autori biti sami polaznici.
Cilj projekta je upoznati sudionike s gradom u kojem žive, ali i potaknuti i omogućiti stvaranje i izražavanje vlastitog odnosa prema gradu. Poseban naglasak stavljen je na međukulturalno dijeljenje pogleda na grad te zajednički doprinos kulturnom životu. Sudionici će imati priliku kreativno se izraziti na različite načine i kroz medij po izboru, a zatim i iskusiti ulogu kustosa te postaviti izložbu nastalih radova. Na taj način će, uz suradnju s muzejskim pedagozima, dobiti alat za preuzimanje vlastitog narativa i njegovu javnu demonstraciju.
Plan termina:
• 10. 9. 2025., 18-19:30 h, udruga Inicijativa (Trg Josipa Jurja Strossmayera 4) – Uvodni susret
• 17. 9. 2025., 18-19:30 h, udruga Inicijativa (Trg Josipa Jurja Strossmayera 4) – Upoznavanje arhitekture grada Zagreba
• 24. 9. 2025., 18-19:30 h, udruga Inicijativa (Trg Josipa Jurja Strossmayera 4) – Upoznavanje arhitekture gradova sudionika programa
• 1. 10. 2025., 18-19:30 h, Centar Zagreba – Razgled središta Zagreba i Zelene potkove
• 8. 10. 2025., 18-19:30 h, Centar Zagreba – Istraživačka šetnja Zagrebom (fotografiranje, skiciranje, pisanje…)
• 15. 10. 2025., 18-19:30 h, MUO Galerija (Ilica 163a) – Refleksija aktivnosti, selekcija radova, zajedničko koncipiranje postava izložbe
• 22. 10. 2025., 18-19:30 h, MUO Galerija (Ilica 163a) – Zajedničko postavljanje izložbe
• krajem listopada 2025., 19 h, MUO Galerija (Ilica 163a) – Otvorenje izložbe
Broj sudionika je ograničen, potrebna je prijava do 20. 8. ili do popunjenja mjesta:
Poželjan je kontinuiran dolazak zbog dosljednog provođenja programa.
Sudjelovanje je za sudionike u potpunosti besplatno. Program financira Grad Zagreb.
Program provodi Pedagoški odjel Muzeja za umjetnost i obrt u suradnji s udrugom Inicijativa – Centar za edukaciju.