Banja Luka, July 2012 - The Modern Art Museum of the Republic of Srpska in Banja Luka showed, on 7 July-5 August 2012, an exhibition of Sava Sumanovic paintings to commemorate the 70th anniversary of death of this famous Serbian artist and sixty years of the work of the Gallery in Sid named after him. The exhibition was opened by the President of the Republic of Srpska, Mr Milorad Dodik, accompanied by the Serbian Minister of Culture, Media and Information Society, Mr Predrag Markovic, who spoke to the invitees about the importance of Sumanovic works. The exhibition was given considerable attention by the media and attracted many visitors. It was organized in cooperation with the Sava Sumanovic Art Gallery of Sid and the Modern Art Museum of the Republic of Srpska of Banja Luka, and with the support of the Serbian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and its Consulate General in Banja Luka.