Municipality of Ajdovščina
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Ajdovščina Municipality covers a total area of 245 square kilometres and has a population of 19.249 people (2019) living in 45 settlements. Ajdovščina City has 6.729 inhabitants. Located in the Vipava valley, its origins may be traced back to the fortified settlement Castrum ad Fluvium Frigidum, situated on the road from Italy to Pannonia and the Balkans. The fortress was destroyed by Attila the Hun in the mid 5th century, however a wall with the 14 towers is quite well preserved. In 1507 the town was given trading rights.
MultiPlan Architects
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With its guiding principle being Sense and Sensuality, an ideal that highlights the simplicity of form and coexistence with natural environments and cultural heritage, MultiPlan Architects was founded in 1999 by Aleš Žnidaršič and Katja Žlajpah. A number of the studio's projects have been built in spectacular natural surroundings, and a deep sense of the role of nature in architecture and design informs their work.
Multimedia Institute and Academy
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The Multimedia Institute and Academy (IAM) was established in 2000 first as 2-year multimedia education programme with the aim of facilitating research and development of formal and informal education in the field of multimedia. It does so by applying modern telecommunication technologies and methods and an interactive system of distance learning whereby theory is effectively put into practice. In 2010 IAM College of multimedia upgraded the existing 2-year multimedia education programme into a 3-year BA programme (with first generation taking place in the school year 2013/2014) according to European education standards and the Bologna declaration as well ascontuining integrating its programmes actively into the national education scape. IAM, along with the School of Audio Engineering (SAE) Institute, is recognised as one of the leading institutions in the field.
Mozirje Central Library
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Mozirje Central Library is the regional library for the whole region, operating branches in Gornji Grad, Ljubno, Luče, Nazarje, Rečica ob Savinji and Solčava. It comprises several departments, which feature fiction for children and adults, non-fiction, music and film material, and the local history collection.
An education and cultural centre, the library also hosts story-telling hours, lectures, creative workshops, and cultural events.
MOVIT, Institute for Development of Youth Mobility
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Established in 1997 with the aim of stimulating the mobility of young people, especially international mobility in the fields of non-formal education and culture, MOVIT represents one of the leading organisations dealing with youth policies and work projects designed for individuals ages 13-30.
Moving Balkans Contemporary Dance Platform
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Moving Balkans Contemporary Dance Platform, established in 2024, is a collaborative platform of dance professionals from across the Balkans. Its mission is to elevate contemporary dance in the Balkans region, to empower dance professionals and raise awareness of the vibrant and diverse Balkans dance scene. The platform organizes the annual Moving Balkans Showcase Festival. In the framework of the festival, it also organizes the Moving Balkans Dance Scape, a platform which enables choreographers and dance artists to pitch their current or future projects to an international audience of producers, presenters, and potential collaborators.
Moveknowledgement
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Moveknowledgement is a five-piece band whose beginnings go back to 2000 in Novo mesto. In the decade of their existence they have changed their base to Ljubljana, faced line-up changes and musically evolved and experimented with many music genres, from hip-hop, soul, dub, funk to post-punk. Band members not only like to experiment with sound, they are also innovative when it comes to visual art, for they promote art as a fusion of various disciplines (music, graffiti, poetry). Studio ZAP! helped to make an animated video, using collage technique, for Moveknowledgement's track "Sun Sun".
Mountain Film Festival
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Dedicated to exploring and presenting various facets of mountain culture, the Mountain Film Festival was established in 2007. Since then, it has been running a strong international programme that encompasses various films about mountain sports (mountaineering, mountain running, B.A.S.E jumping, etc.), different types of climbing (from bouldering to ice climbing), mountain wildlife, and the lives of Indigenous mountain dwellers, among other topics. Since its inception, the festival has been led by its founder, the legendary mountaineer Silvo Karo.
Over the years, the festival has grown to be comparable with the biggest and most relevant mountain film festivals worldwide. In 2010, the Mountain Film Festival became a member of the International Alliance for Mountain Film.
Motovila Institute
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Motovila, Centre for the Promotion of Cooperation in the Cultural and Creative Sectors, established in 2013 as a non-governmental and non-profit institute based in Ljubljana, focuses on encouraging international collaboration in the cultural and creative sectors as well as in related and complementary sectors.
MoTA Museum of Transitory Art
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Dealing in experimental and technologically inquisitive arts, MoTA serves as a production vehicle for music concerts, audiovisual acts, visual art exhibitions, public interventions, art residencies and an abundance of other artistically-charged activities (as of 2017, it also bestows the TESLA Award). Its programme predominantly takes place at various Ljubljana venues, yet also on the web and very frequently around the world including the Venice Biennial.