Luko Paljetak, the Dubrovnik poet, writer, versatile artist, translator, and academic, passed away after battling a serious illness.

Last year, Paljetak celebrated his 80th birthday and the 50th anniversary of his collection of humorous poems "Miševi i mačke naglavačke" ("Upside-down Mice and Cats"), which also marked his final public appearance. In October 2023, a two-day scientific symposium was held at the Faculty of Philosophy of the University of Mostar in honor of his 80th birthday. As part of the Symposium's program, in collaboration with the University of Mostar and the Museum of Modern Art at the Croatian House of Herceg Stjepan Kosača, the largest retrospective exhibition was opened, showcasing Paljetak's artistic expression from his school days to his recent works, featuring over three hundred drawings.

At the 75th Dubrovnik Summer Festival, he was supposed to present a picture book about Luka Sorkočević on the occasion of the 290th anniversary of the Dubrovnik composer's birth, published by the Dubrovnik branch of the Croatian Heritage Foundation.

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