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Macedonian Centre opened in New York

Macedonian Information Agency (Sep 06, 2004) (MIA) - Non-profitable corporation "Macedonian Center", established by Vlado and Nevenka Ivanovski and Gorazd Popovski, has been opened in New York. The Macedonian Center has the objective to present, support and promote Macedonian art and culture, and serve as liaison office with USA.

The Macedonian Center in New York is located on an entire floor in the center of Manhattan, with 500m2 space, encompassing two galleries, offices and rooms for guest accommodation.

During the visit of Macedonian Minister of Culture, Blagoj Stefanovski at the icon exhibition in the Metropolitan Museum in New York, the Macedonian Center reached an agreement with the Ministry of Culture for presentation of Macedonian art in USA.

Therefore, the formal opening of the gallery space will be held in the period September 22-25, entitled "Presentation of Macedonian Culture in New York", with the attendance of numerous people from New York's cultural and social life, politicians, as well as Macedonian President Branko Crvenkovski.

The central gallery will display Macedonian wedding carpets, along with a concert of Macedonian pianist Ilinka Manova, band "Ljubojna" and presentation of book "World on Film 'Before the Rain' of Milco Mancevski".

The chamber gallery will include an exhibition of academic painter Reshat Ameti, while performance "Money Kills" by Risto Krle will be held in theatre "Ensemble Studio Theatre", which is located in the same building with the Macedonian Center. gs/ik/15:35/mia/MTnet/

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