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0.1 Institute
updated 10 hours ago
The 0.1 Institute, founded in 2016, is a creative and conceptual platform for research into and the production of contemporary art practice and theory, with a particular focus on movement as it pertains to the performing (dance, puppetry, physical theatre) and non-performing (film, visual arts, music, intermedia) arts. The majority of 0.1's projects have been financially supported by the Slovenian Ministry of Culture.
Archival Association of Slovenia (AAS)
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The Archival Association of Slovenia (AAS) is a professional association of archivists and others interested in archival science. In its fifty years of operation the number of members has grown from around a dozen to more than 230 archivists who work in the archives in Ljubljana, Maribor, Ptuj, Celje, Koper, and Nova Gorica; in two Archiepiscopal archives in Ljubljana and Maribor; and in some libraries and museums. In 2002 AAS launched the Aškerc Award for outstanding achievements in archival science.
Moderna galerija / Museum of Modern Art, Ljubljana plus Museum of Contemporary Art Metelkova
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Up to 2011 the Moderna galerija (MG), established in 1948 in Ljubljana, has been the central national institution for modern and contemporary art. Since November 2011 the national institution consists of two venues - Moderna galerija (MG) and the Museum of Contemporary Art Metelkova (MSUM) that opened in a new space in the cultural quarter at Metelkova. The Moderna galerija / Museum of Modern Art, Ljubljana plus Museum of Contemporary Art Metelkova has also an abbreviated form MG+MSUM standing for Moderna galerija plus Muzej sodobne umetnosti.
International Centre of Graphic Arts, Ljubljana
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Established in 1986, the International Centre of Graphic Arts (MGLC) is housed in Tivoli Mansion. It runs the Biennial of Graphic Arts, maintains an international collection of prints and artists' books, and organises personal and thematic contemporary art exhibitions, often reflecting the political or social atmospheres of the chosen periods.
Founded in 1955, the Ljubljana Biennial of Graphic Arts is the world's oldest existing biennial exhibition of contemporary graphic arts. MGLC is among the founding members of the International Biennial Association (IBA), established in 2014. As of 2017, MGLC also runs the Švicarija Art Centre, a nearby residency and exhibition venue, also located in Tivoli Park.
Festival Ljubljana Public Institute
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Originating in 1953 with Ljubljana's oldest festival, the Ljubljana Festival, the Festival Ljubljana Public Institute was established in 1954 by the Municipality of Ljubljana. Apart from its continued central duty of organising the annual festival, the institute manages the Križanke architectural complex (festival's venue), organises, or takes part in organising, numerous other projects that contribute to the cultural image of the capital. Other events within its remit include the event Slovene Music Days, the Young Virtuosi music programme, the Križanke International Art Colony, and the Festive December programme, in which short concerts are given by students of the Ljubljana music school.
Celeia Celje Institute - Centre for Contemporary Arts
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The Centre for Contemporary Arts Celje manages the Celje Gallery of Contemporary Art, Likovni salon Celje, and Račka Gallery of Erotic Art. It was also the first art institution in Slovenia that systematically introduced artist-in-residence activities in its programme.
Cankarjev dom, Cultural and Congress Centre
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Cankarjev dom (CD) in Ljubljana is the country's largest cultural and congress centre, and one of the largest in the Balkan and SEE region. It provides around 36,000 square metres of space, and holds over 1,200 events annually. CD opened in 1980 and was the last part of the Revolution Square (Trg revolucije) complex to be completed. Like the rest of the complex, it was designed by renowned Slovenian architect Edvard Ravnikar, who had been a student of Jože Plečnik and, briefly, Le Corbusier in the late 1930s.
In common with most state-funded national cultural centres elsewhere in the world, CD provides a space for almost all major art forms, with a particular emphasis on music and the performing arts. It is also Slovenia's premier conference and convention centre.
Slovene People’s Theatre (SLG) Celje
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The Slovene People’s Theatre (SLG) Celje (Slovensko ljudsko gledališče Celje) was founded by the Municipality of Celje in 1950 as a professional theatre company with a resident artistic and technical crew, and agile administration. It typically produces up to 6 new productions, one of them dedicated to a young audience, and presents over 220 performances at home and on tours in Slovenia and internationally for about 60,000 spectators. SLG Celje remains firmly committed to meeting and exceeding the audience’s expectations and creating contemporary theatre of the highest quality and artistic excellence.
Since 1992, the theatre has organised a yearly festival Days of Comedy and a biennial public call for original Slovenian comedy texts, for which one is awarded the Gracious Comedy Quill Award.