The exhibition “Music Poster in
Montenegro 1950-1990”, which the National Library of Montenegro organized in
cooperation with the Cultural Information Center “Budo Tomović” and the NGO
“Montenegro Records” was opened last night in the exhibition hall of the KIC in
Podgorica. Dragica Lompar, MSc, director of the Library opened the exhibition.
The poster, as Mrs. Lompar noted, is
a unique and interesting type of library material because of its ability to
address the widest audience with minimal use of text.
“Their importance for the research of
cultural and other events in the past is of great importance for present and
future generations. Since childhood, posters have
followed us everywhere, from postage stamps on envelopes to today's
billboards”, said Lompar and added that today's form of posters was preceded by
newspaper ads, which initially consisted only of words that conveyed the
message and the combination of images and words started to be used later.
18 posters from the NLM fund that
relate to popular music culture in Montenegro during the second half of the 20th
century were presented for the first time at this exhibition. They are
decorated with authentic visual and artistic solutions.
Due to specific formats, the
Library's musical material is divided into two library collections.
The first is the Collection of
musicals, phonodocuments and audio-visual materials, which contains about
31,000 library items, of which about 7,500 single records, 7,000 long-play
records, 4,300 sound cassettes, more than 1,500 compact discs and about 10,000
printed musicals, i.e. scores.
The second one, in which the musical
material is kept, is the Art and Graphic Collection, which includes more than
17,000 Montenegrin posters from all areas of social life, which are classified
by theme: theatrical, literary, political, film, musical, exhibition,
educational, touristic, advertising etc.
“Some of the posters are particularly
valuable because, after the Second World War, they were made and signed by
famous Montenegrin painters - Aleksandar Prijić, Anton Lukateli, Gojko
Berkuljan... The posters made for the shows performed in the Royal
Theater “Zetski dom” in Cetinje from the end of the 19th and the
beginning of the 20th century stand out for their rarity, but also
for their artistic value”, said Lompar and emphasized that unfortunately, even
today, as in the past, most of the posters and similar non-book materials,
remains anonymous and it is almost impossible to determine their authorship.
Elida Korać, Acting Director of KIC
addressed the audience on behalf of the host of the Exhibition, which is open
to visitors until October 8.
The exhibition “Music Poster in Montenegro 1950-1990”, which the National Library of Montenegro organized in cooperation with the Cultural Information Center “Budo Tomović” and the NGO “Montenegro Records” was opened last night in the exhibition hall of the KIC in Podgorica. Dragica Lompar, MSc, director of the Library opened the exhibition.
The poster, as Mrs. Lompar noted, is a unique and interesting type of library material because of its ability to address the widest audience with minimal use of text.
“Their importance for the research of cultural and other events in the past is of great importance for present and future generations. Since childhood, posters have followed us everywhere, from postage stamps on envelopes to today's billboards”, said Lompar and added that today's form of posters was preceded by newspaper ads, which initially consisted only of words that conveyed the message and the combination of images and words started to be used later.
18 posters from the NLM fund that relate to popular music culture in Montenegro during the second half of the 20th century were presented for the first time at this exhibition. They are decorated with authentic visual and artistic solutions.
Due to specific formats, the Library's musical material is divided into two library collections.
The first is the Collection of musicals, phonodocuments and audio-visual materials, which contains about 31,000 library items, of which about 7,500 single records, 7,000 long-play records, 4,300 sound cassettes, more than 1,500 compact discs and about 10,000 printed musicals, i.e. scores.
The second one, in which the musical material is kept, is the Art and Graphic Collection, which includes more than 17,000 Montenegrin posters from all areas of social life, which are classified by theme: theatrical, literary, political, film, musical, exhibition, educational, touristic, advertising etc.
“Some of the posters are particularly valuable because, after the Second World War, they were made and signed by famous Montenegrin painters - Aleksandar Prijić, Anton Lukateli, Gojko Berkuljan... The posters made for the shows performed in the Royal Theater “Zetski dom” in Cetinje from the end of the 19th and the beginning of the 20th century stand out for their rarity, but also for their artistic value”, said Lompar and emphasized that unfortunately, even today, as in the past, most of the posters and similar non-book materials, remains anonymous and it is almost impossible to determine their authorship.
Elida Korać, Acting Director of KIC addressed the audience on behalf of the host of the Exhibition, which is open to visitors until October 8.
Photographs: KIC “Budo Tomović”