“The Family of Man” in Belgrade – Open discussion on the history of the exhibition and photography in Yugoslavia in the 1950s and 1960s

The exhibition The Family of Man, which included 503 photographs by more than 200 photographers from around the world, was conceived by photographer and curator Edward Steichen as a manifesto for peace in the postwar period. It was first presented in January 1955 at the Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) in New York, and then toured the world for eight years. It was shown from January 26 to February 22, 1957, at the Kalemegdan Pavilion | Cvijeta Zuzorić Art Pavilion.

At the open forum, we will reflect on the presentation of the exhibition in Belgrade and raise questions about the exhibition, its audience, and the broader context of the city at that time: Who attended it? Did it influence future art in Yugoslavia? How did the Belgrade edition differ from those in other cities?

Moderator of the lecture and discussion:
Emilia Sánchez Gonzalez, PhD candidate at the Center for Contemporary and Digital History (C2DH), University of Luxembourg, researching the international tour of The Family of Man during its global Cold War journey (1955–1963).

The event will be held in English and Serbian.
Admission is free, no registration required.