The first Salon was organized back in revolutionary 1968 and was sponsored by reputable companies
such as the Yugoslav Bank for Foreign Trade, Pliva, Ina, and Generalturist. From its beginnings until
today, it has undergone a series of program changes and experiments. For example, in the 2nd Salon,
the review, ie the text of the preface, was replaced by a survey on the meaning of the Salon and
ideas for it´s improvement, in the 5th Salon a kind of anti-concept was presented, and all submitted
works, including amateur works, were exhibited. In the following Salons, curatorial concept and the
review of the "situation" were introduced. For half a century, the Salon has launched, recognized,
and promoted significant artistic movements and concepts such as Nova slika, the Biafra Group and
Grupa šestorice, which also launched the PM Gallery, now an integral part of the Home of HDLU. situacije. Kroz pola stoljeća Salon je lansirao, prepoznao i promovirao značajne umjetničke pokrete i pojmove poput Nove slike, grupe Biafra te Grupe šestorice, koja je pokrenula i Galeriju PM, danas sastavni dio Doma HDLU.