The Revival of Beauty: The Restoration of Monumental Ceramic Panels designed by Ivan Tabaković in 1937

The Revival of Beauty: The Restoration of Monumental Ceramic Panels designed by Ivan Tabaković in 1937

As part of this year's event

12 May - 04 June 2016

Due to major damage, which was the consequence of the weakening of connections between ceramic tiles and the wooden supporting structure, it was necessary to undertake the restoration of the Dalmatian Woman and Croatian Spring; it lasted from the late 2014 to May 2016. Thanks to the knowledge and skills of Dragana Dingarac Krivaja and Milan Andrić, experienced conservation and restoration specialists, Tabaković’s panels radiate again with their original beauty.

Dragana Dingarac Krivaja, MSc

Dragana Dingarac Krivaja graduated from the Faculty of Applied Arts and Design in Belgrade, Department of Unique Ceramics, in the class of her tutor Professor Mirjana Isaković. The title of her MSc thesis was the Restoration of Ceramics – Porcelain, Faience, Stoneware.

As a long-term associate of the Museum of Applied Art, Belgrade City Museum, the Museum of Contemporary Art in Belgrade and the Modern Art Gallery Likovni susret in Subotica, she has been involved in the conservation and restoration of works that are important for the history of Serbian ceramics.

Milan Andrić

Milan Andrić graduated in sculpture from the Faculty of Fine Arts in Belgrade. He has worked at the Museum of Applied Art since 2004. Along with conducting conservation and restoration treatment of numerous museum objects made of wood, he is also involved in the conservation of movable cultural assets held by other institutions, such as the Belgrade City Museum, Belgrade City Assembly, Patriarchate of Peć, the Orthodox Church in Dubrovnik, etc.