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Department for Cultural and Scientific Diplomacy, Ministry of Foreign and European Affairs
updated 20 hours ago
In cooperation with other ministries, the Ministry of Foreign and European Affairs is also the centre of activity concerned with drafting and concluding international umbrella agreements in the fields of culture, education, and science and the related inter-governmental protocols, as well as implementing programmes.
The Department for Public Diplomacy and International Cooperation in Culture cooperates closely with Slovene diplomatic-consular representatives abroad, a network of Slovene embassies and consulates as well as with the Ministry of Culture. It also follows activities concerning the teaching of Slovenian language at foreign universities (in cooperation with the Centre for Slovene as a Second/Foreign Language).
In 2011 the Ministry of Culture and the Ministry of Foreign and European Affairs established the Slovenian Culture and Information Centre in Vienna. In June 2016 the Slovenian Cultural Centre in Berlin was set up, it is located at the Embassy of the Republic of Slovenia in Berlin.
Kurentovanje
updated 21 hours ago
The masked rite of spring known as Kurentovanje has been held since 1960, every February for 10 days leading up to Shrove Tuesday. It is the most popular Mardi Gras celebration in Slovenia, with most of the festivities centred in Ptuj, Slovenia's oldest town, which has hosted Kurentovanje since the beginning. Today, the programme also includes several international groups.
Ljutomer Culture House
updated 36 hours ago
The Ljutomer Culture House and the Ljutomer Public Library are run by the Ljutomer Institute for Culture and Education. The venue is used for many events run by local and regional cultural associations and schools. Its most prominent programme have been cinema screenings, especially vivid on the occasion of the annual Grossmann Fantastic Film and Wine Festival. During this lively and unique film festival, the Ante Trstenjak Gallery, located next door to the culture house, displays photo exhibitions, exhibitions of film posters, and film props.
Open House Slovenia Festival
updated 2 days ago
Every year, the largest architecture festival in Slovenia, Open House Slovenia Festival, allows architecture enthusiasts and members of the public to visit architectural projects across the country free of charge. The festival aims to present examples of the best practices of contemporary Slovenian architectural production and important cultural heritage as part of Slovenian culture and national identity.
Mediterranean International Folklore Festival (MIFF)
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Launched in 2003 by the VAL Piran Folkloric Dance Association, the Mediterranean International Folklore Festival (MIFF) is an annual showcase of folklore music, dance and gastronomic culture of the Mediterranean countries. In recent years, the festival also hosts folklore groups from other countries. The festival's events take place in the old city centre of Piran, either in the open air or at the Tartini Theatre, and in the nearby coastal towns Koper, Izola and Portorož. The festival's concluding event traditionally takes place in the Portorož Auditorium.
Maribor Theatre Festival
updated 2 days ago
Every year since 1966, Slovenian theatres have gathered for the Maribor Theatre Festival. This prestigious event, organised by and held at the Slovene National Theatre Maribor, is the largest review of Slovenian theatre production. The festival bestows the Borštnik Ring Award, the highest accolade for theatre actors in Slovenia. Additionally, Borštnik Awards are bestowed for outstanding achievements in directing, acting and other categories.
Ljubljana Jazz Festival
updated 2 days ago
Established in 1960, Ljubljana Jazz Festival is the oldest continuously running jazz festival in Europe, and takes place annually over three or four days at the end of June. Over the decades it has managed to attract an impressive array of world-class performers and improvisers from all over the globe, with a programme that continues to evolve and to take in the latest forms of jazz and improvised music. In 2018, under the stewardship of festival director Bogdan Benigar and co-curator Pedro Costa, it won the Europe Jazz Network's prestigious Award for Adventurous Programming.
Ljubljana International Film Festival (LIFFe)
updated 2 days ago
The Ljubljana International Film Festival (LIFFe) was launched in 1990 as the Film Art Festival Ljubljana. The festival is organised by the Film Department of the Cankarjev dom Cultural and Congress Centre, but films are also screened at Slovenian Cinematheque, Kinodvor Cinema, Bežigrad Cinema, Maribox, APT Novo mesto and on other locations. It can be classified as a specialised competitive festival that not only features an overview of contemporary world film production but also focuses on emerging directors and new trends in contemporary cinema.
Lighting Guerrilla Festival
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First held in 2008, Lighting Guerrilla (Svetlobna gverila) is a unique festival that explores, elaborates and sheds light on the myriad relations between light, the public space and the "confines" of the gallery walls. Initiated in 2007 as a workshop at the festival Lighting Detectives (Detektivi svetlobe), it is founded and run by Strip Core, otherwise predominantly active as the comic art section of Forum Ljubljana.