Pittsburgh Post-Gazette - On a brief break from the annual gathering of the United Nations General Assembly, the prime minister of Croatia made a brief stop in the Steel City on Thursday evening to fulfill a promise he made. Last summer, Bernadette Luketich-Sikaras, the secretary treasurer...
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette - The 25 murals Maxo Vanka painted on the walls and ceiling of St. Nicholas Croatian Catholic Church in Millvale are often called his gift to America. Now the Croatian artist’s granddaughter, Marya Halderman, has made a gift to the Society to Preserve the...
Belt Magazine - In 1935, artist Maksimilijan (Maxo) Vanka joined fellow Croatian immigrant, the writer Louis Adamic, on a trip to American industrial centers, including ten days or so in Pittsburgh. Maxo absorbed the city, as was his habit, through his sketchpad. He produced enough...
Pittsburgh City Paper - The St. Nicholas Croatian Catholic Church in Millvale has become famous as not just a house of worship, but as the site of breathtaking murals by Croatian-American artist, Maximilijan “Maxo” Vanka. Now the murals have been expanded upon by an extensive,...
North Hills Monthly (June 30, 2019)- Every Saturday, visitors to Millvale can take a guided tour of the murals of Maxo Vanka, which are displayed on the walls and ceiling of St. Nicholas Church, home of the oldest Croatian parish in America....
Tribune-Review (January 3, 2019) - The Society to Preserve the Millvale Murals of Maxo Vanka presented its annual Holiday Mural Lights Tours from Dec. 26 to 28. More than 300 people attended and enjoyed a 60-minute docent-led tour featuring the traditional decorations in St. Nicholas...