15 October saw the opening of the exhibition “Andrzej Wróblewski. Waiting Room” at one of the most prestigious museums of modern art in Europe – Moderna galerija in Ljubljana. The exhibition was officially opened in the presence of representatives from the Adam Mickiewicz Institute, the Embassy of the Republic of Poland in Slovenia, Polish media, and the Slovenian world of culture and art. The opening was organized despite the tightening sanitary regime and the limited number of guests. Zdenka Badovinac – the director of Moderna galerija, greeted the guests who appeared at the event:

It is a great joy that we can show the paintings of the most important painter of Central and Eastern Europe in Ljubljana, Badovinac said.

Wojciech Grzybała, the president of the Andrzej Wróblewski Foundation and Monika Grochowska, deputy director of the Adam Mickiewicz Institute also took the floor. The Consul of the Republic of Poland, Kamila Duda-Kawecka, read a letter from the Ambassador of the Republic of Poland in Slovenia, Krzysztof Olendzki.

Together with Magdalena Ziółkowska and Marko Jenko, we asked ourselves how to present Wróblewski – as a historical figure on the one hand, and as a timeless, ever relevant painter on the other. The historical background of the exhibition is a snapshot from his 30-year life – the three weeks he spent travelling around Yugoslavia, the South. As his companion on that trip, Barbara Majewska, would later say, these twenty-three days resulted in wonderful works, said Wojciech Grzybała during the opening.

The exhibition at Moderna galerija will last until 10 January 2021. 
The co-organizer of the exhibition is the Adam Mickiewicz Institute.