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Chamber of Publishing and Bookselling
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A Chamber of Publishing and Bookselling was set up in 2012 following the reorganisation of the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Slovenia (GZS) when the former Chamber of Publishing, Bookselling, Graphic Industry, Radio and TV Media (GZS-ZKGM) at the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Slovenia (GZS) was reorganised into two chambers: the Chamber of Publishing and Bookselling and the Chamber of Media Providers.
In order to be able to provide services to companies operating in these areas, the Chamber of Publishers and Bookselling carry out a number of activities in order to register the needs and interests of its members, present their activities in order to promote them, disseminate information and provide support services. The chamber bestows the Kristina Brenkova Award and the Schwentner Award and coorganises the Slovene Book Fair.
Chamber of Media Providers
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A Chamber of Media Providers was set up in 2012 when the former Chamber of Publishing, Bookselling, Graphic Industry, Radio and TV Media (GZS-ZKGM) at the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Slovenia (GZS) was reorganised into two chambers: the Chamber of Media Providers and Chamber of Publishing and Bookselling.
The Chamber of Media Providers is an umbrella organisation which incorporated several associations: the Association of Television and Radio Media, the Association of Newspaper and Magazine Publishers, and the Association of Graphic Industry.
Chamber of Culture of Slovenia
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The Chamber of Culture of Slovenia was founded in 1994 in line with the Act on the Fulfilment of Public Interest in the Field of Culture. It is a voluntary organisation of national professional associations and open to any interested registered cultural organisation or individuals working the field of arts and culture.
According to the Act, its tasks should include monitoring and evaluating the effect of cultural policy on cultural development, forming opinions on the national programme for culture and annual reports on its implementation, discussing legislation proposals related to culture, giving proposals for cultural issues mediation, proposing board members of public state institutions, making recommendations to freelance artists applying for state social insurance support, offering professional support to its members, and informing the relevant bodies of law infringements in the sphere of culture.
The Chamber is funded mainly from its membership, but some of its programmes are co-funded by the Ministry of Culture. A thorough restructuring of the Chamber of Culture is planned for 2011.
The Cultural Chamber is the main contact body in Slovenia for the European Council of Artists, providing the secretariat for the European Council of Artists (ECA), Slovenia.
Chamber of Craft of Slovenia
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The Chamber of Craft of Slovenia comprises a Secretariat, an Economic System Department, a Foreign Economic Relations Department, a Legal Department, an Education/Training Department, an Info-System Department and a Department for European Affairs. It monitors conditions of work and suggests changes in legislation for individual activities and improvements in doing business. The Chamber co-operates in the provision of regular and supplementary professional craft training, organising promotions for domestic and foreign markets, supporting the rational use of energy and environmental protection and lobbying for the common interests of its members in the bodies of the Chamber and in other institutions.
Among its 27 sections are Photographers and Related Crafts, Graphic and Paper Craft, Textile Crafts, Home Craft and Applied Art. The latter, for instance, is responsible for supporting the development of home craft and applied art and its committee evaluates a product and issues a certificate. A register of manufacturers of home craft and applied art is kept and biennial exhibitions of Slovene craft and applied art products are also organised.
Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Slovenia (GZS)
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The Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Slovenia (GZS) originated in 1850 as the Chamber of Trade and Industry of Kranjska. The chamber represents the business community and provides support and advice to companies as well as a full range of professional services aimed at strengthening competitiveness of its members. The main tasks of the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Slovenia are to represent member companies and look after their vital interests; to provide expert information and professional support; and to serve the community by performing other tasks entrusted to it by government.
The Chamber of Commerce and Industry headquarters, an early and highly renowned work by SADAR + VUGA, 1999.
Chamber of Architecture and Spatial Planning of Slovenia (ZAPS)
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The Chamber of Architecture and Spatial Planning of Slovenia (ZAPS) is an organisation of architects, urban designers, landscape architects, and spatial planners with a state licence to produce all types of plans in these fields. It was established in 2003, though it originated as the Section of Architects, Urban Planners and Landscape Architects of the Slovene Chamber of Engineers, which was founded in 1997. ZAPS has around 1,100 members and aims to improve the status of its professional members and to affect positive changes in the Slovene environment. The chamber is a member of the L'Union International des Architectes (UIA) and the Architects' Council of Europe (ACE).
Cerkno Museum
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The Cerkno Museum was established by Idrija Municipal Museum in 1978 as a branch museum about the NOB (National Liberation Struggle). The institution studies the rich heritage of the Cerkno region in an integral way
The Cerkno Museum was established by Idrija Municipal Museum in 1978 as a branch museum about the NOB (National Liberation Struggle). Today this institution is the only one that studies the rich heritage of the Cerkno region in an integral way.
In 2006, on the 50th anniversary of the revival of the Cerkljanska Laufarija, a new permanent exhibition entitled Pust is to Blame! - A Story about the Cerkno Laufarija was put on display. The Cerkno laufarji are among the most famous carnival figures in Slovenia, whose wooden masks called larfa are cut from the wood of the linden tree.
Cerknica Culture House
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The Cerknica Culture House [Kulturni dom Cerknica] is the central cultural institution in the town of Cerknica and its surrounding region. The Cultural house was established in 2006 and is now run by the Public Institute of Notranjska Regional Park. It is stationed in the former centre of the gymnastics society Sokol [Falcon], which was renovated and turned into a modern cultural venue.
The square in front of the Cerknica Culture House, featuring a statue of a famous fictional character from Slovene literature, Martin Krpan, 2017
Ceramics Artists and Pottery Makers Association
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Launched in 1998, the Ceramics Artists and Pottery Makers Association organises educational activities, exhibitions and fairs. The association has 150 members, ranging from traditional pottery craftsmen to ceramics designers. Exhibitions have been held in Slovenia and abroad. The association participated in the international UN project Common Ground World Project, and in cooperation with Opekarna Novo Mesto and Opekarna Pragersko, organised two workshops called A Big Form. Members of the association Hanibal Salvaro, Dragica Čadež Lapajne, Dani Žbontar, Karel Pavlinc and Ivan Skubin are also members of the International Academy of Ceramics in Geneva.
Centre of Slavic Cultures France Prešeren
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The Centre of Slavic Cultures France Prešeren organises various cultural events, thematic evenings, festivals, workshops, concerts of various music genres, from jazz and acoustics to metal and trap, theatre performances, improvisation theatre and stand-up evenings, exhibitions and children's events, literary and poetry readings.
Located in the legendary KUD France Prešeren building in the Ljubljana neighbourhood Trnovo, the centre – established in 2017 – continues an over century-long tradition of hosting various cultural and artistic events.
