The works of the internationally well-known artists are of special importance, such as Pablo Picasso, Hans Hartung, Victor Vasarely, Alexander Calder, Pierre Soulages, Alberto Burri, Christo, Tadeusz Kantor, Robert Jacobsen, Etienne Hajdu, Zoltan Kemeny, Jerzy Nowosielski, Robert Adams, Emilio Vedova, Jan Cybis, Antoni Clavé, and Georg Baselitz.

[2] The museum was established in 1964, following the receipt of numerous art donations from artists and institutions around the world to the city of Skopje which was devastated in the earthquake in 1963.

[3] Under the slogan "Solidarity with Skopje," 35 countries, alongside the United Nations, donated artworks from renowned global artists.

[4] Located near the Skopje medieval fortress, the museum is an example of late modernist architecture and symbolizes the city's renewal after the 1963 earthquake.

m. of exhibition space, a 120-seat cinema, a library, archives, conservation facilities, and visitor amenities like a shop and café.