Ministry of Culture
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20 Apr 2024
24 Nov 2024
"Garden Secret for You", a project by the conceptual artist Nika Špan, curated by Vladimir Vidmar, Moderna galerija / Museum of Modern Art, Ljubljana plus Museum of Contemporary Art Metelkova. The biennial theme "Foreignes everywhere" by curator Adriano Pedrosa. Supported by the Ministry of Culture.
at the La Biennale di Venezia International Art Exhibition
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23 Jun 2024
A performance of "Gran Bolero", conceptualised and choreographed by Jesús Rubio Gamo and performed by EnKnapGroup (EKG) and Zagreb Dance Company. Supported by Ministry of Culture.
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4 Jun 2024
A performance of "Gran Bolero", conceptualised and choreographed by Jesús Rubio Gamo and performed by EnKnapGroup (EKG) and Zagreb Dance Company. Supported by Ministry of Culture.
at the Klagenfurt Festival
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23 May 2024
"SHE - ONA", a vocal-dance solo performance by Anamaria Klajnšček, produced by Flota Institute and Emanat Institute and coproduced by Dance Theatre Ljubljana. Supported by Ministry of Culture and Municipality of Ljubljana.
at the Monotánc Fesztivál
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19 May 2024
United Kingdom of Great Britain London Pigot Theatre British Library,Pigott Theatre Knowledge Centre
Slovenian author Sebastijan Pregelj will be participating in the festival as part of the "Breaking Boundaries" panel.
Participation of Slovenia at the festival is supported by the Cultural Fund run jointly by the Ministry of Culture and the Ministry of Foreign and European Affairs. In partnership with Slovenian Book Agency and Goga Publishing House.
at the European Writers' Festival
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12 May 2024
A performance of "Superfluous - Odvečni", based on the famous essay by Ilija Trojanow and conceptualised by EnKnapGroup (EKG). Supported by Ministry of Culture and Department of Culture of Municipality of Ljubljana.
at the Rollercoaster
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20 Apr 2024
"Superfluous - Odvečni", an original dance performance by EnKnapGroup (EKG) with an international cast. Supported by Ministry of Culture and Municipality of Ljubljana.
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20 Apr 2024
28 Apr 2024
"That's How the Summer Ended" by Matjaž Ivanišin will be screened at the festival on two locations. Participation of Slovenia at the festival is supported by the Cultural Fund run jointly by the Ministry of Culture and the Ministry of Foreign and European Affairs, and aimed at promoting Slovenian culture abroad. In partnership with Slovenian Film Centre.
at the In Short, Europe
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6 Apr 2024
12 Apr 2024
Slovenia - Guest of Honour Country at the Bologna Children's Book Fair 2024 programme organised by the Slovenian Book Agency, supported by the Ministry of Culture
at the Bologna Children's Book Fair
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18 Oct 2023
22 Oct 2023
Honeycomb of Words, Slovenia – Guest of Honour Country at the Frankfurt Book Fair 2023. Supported by the Ministry of Culture and Slovenian Book Agency, as well as by SKICA Berlin, Slovenian Cultural Centre, Embassy of the Republic of Slovenia Berlin.
at the Frankfurt Book Fair
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20 May 2023
26 Nov 2023
Within the The Laboratory of the Future Biennial topic by the curator Lesley Lokko, an exhibition +/- 1 °C: In Search of Well-Tempered Architecture curated by Jure Grohar, Eva Gusel, Maša Mertelj, Anja Vidic, Matic Vrabič. A commisioner Maja Vardjan from the Museum of Architecture and Design. Supported by the Ministry of Culture.
at the International Architecture Exhibition - la Biennale di Venezia
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21 Apr 2022
27 Nov 2022
Without a Master, a series of paintings by Marko Jakše, curated by Robert Simonišek, Moderna galerija / Museum of Modern Art, Ljubljana plus Museum of Contemporary Art Metelkova, and supported by the Ministry of Culture
at the La Biennale di Venezia International Art Exhibition
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1 Dec 2021
31 Dec 2021
Slovenian Film Retrospective, a selection of classic Slovenian films, prepared by Slovenian Film Centre and Slovenian Cinematheque in cooperation with the Royal Belgian Film Archive in Brussels, in the context of the Slovenian Presidency of the EU, supported by the Slovenian Ministry of Culture
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22 May 2021
21 Nov 2021
Within the topic How Will We Live Together?, The Common in Community - Seventy Years of Cooperative Centres as a Social Infrastructure, a project curated by architects Blaž Babnik Romaniuk and Rastko Pečar and art historians Martina Malešič and Asta Vrečko with commissioner Matevž Čelik Vidmar, produced by the Museum of Architecture and Design, supported by the Ministry of Culture,
at the International Architecture Exhibition - la Biennale di Venezia
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11 May 2019
24 Nov 2019
A project by Marko Peljhan (Projekt Atol Institute), curated by Igor Španjol, produced by Moderna galerija / Museum of Modern Art, Ljubljana plus Museum of Contemporary Art Metelkova, and supported by the Ministry of Culture
at the La Biennale di Venezia International Art Exhibition
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26 May 2018
25 Nov 2018
Museum of Architecture and Design presents the project Living with Water by an international team of architects and researchers, curated by Matevž Čelik and supported by the Ministry of Culture, featuring two installations and a publication, edited by Nina Granda, Matevž Granda and team, as the Slovene representative in the Slovenian Pavilion,
at the International Architecture Exhibition - la Biennale di Venezia
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13 May 2017
26 Nov 2017
Newsreel 63, a project by Nika Autor, curated by Andreja Hribernik, produced by Moderna galerija / Museum of Modern Art, Ljubljana plus Museum of Contemporary Art Metelkova, and supported by the Ministry of Culture
at the La Biennale di Venezia International Art Exhibition
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28 May 2016
27 Nov 2016
Home at Arsenale, a bespoke wooden library by Dekleva Gregorič Arhitekti, co-organised by the Museum of Architecture and Design in Ljubljana, and supported by the Ministry of Culture), as a Slovene representative at the 15th International Architecture Exhibition - la Biennale di Venezia
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5 May 2015
22 Nov 2015
UTTER / The violent necessity for the embodied presence of hope, a project by JAŠA produced by Maribor Art Gallery in collaboration with WEARE Production, supported by the Ministry of Culture)
at the La Biennale di Venezia International Art Exhibition
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6 Jun 2014
23 Nov 2014
The project The Problem of Space Travel - Supre: Architecture by the Cultural Centre of European Space Technologies (KSEVT) as the Slovene representative at the 14th International Architecture Exhibition - la Biennale di Venezia, supported by the Ministry of Culture,
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30 May 2013
24 Nov 2013
For our Economy and Culture, a project by Jasmina Cibic at the Slovenian Pavilion (co-organised by the Museum and Galleries of Ljubljana and Škuc Gallery) at the 55th Venice Biennale, supported by the Ministry of Culture
at the La Biennale di Venezia International Art Exhibition
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29 Aug 2012
25 Nov 2012
The project 100 YC (Maribor - 100 Year City) at the 13th Venice Biennale of Architecture, supported by the Ministry of Culture
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4 Jun 2011
30 Oct 2011
Heaters for Hot Feelings, Mirko Bratuša's sculpture exhibition at the 54th Venice Biennale, organised by Božidar Jakac Gallery, Kostanjevica na Krki, supported by the Ministry of Culture,
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29 Aug 2010
21 Nov 2010
All Shades of Green project by Studio AKKA and Studiobotas at the 12th Venice Bienniale of Architecture, produced by the City Museum and Galleries of Ljubljana, supported by the Ministry of Culture
Tasks
It is the task of the Ministry of Culture to provide suitable opportunities for cultural creation and the protection of the cultural heritage. To this end, the Ministry works on the basis of the three main principles of cultural policy: quality, accessibility, and diversity. Undoubtedly the first task of the Ministry is to provide suitable opportunities for top-level creativity in cultural spheres. Equally important is the guaranteeing of the greatest possible accessibility of cultural assets, since the right to culture ranks among fundamental human rights. Closely connected to these two principles is the attention that the Ministry of Culture devotes to cultural diversity. Additionally, the Ministry protects the right to freedom of expression in the media. It provides the possibility of presentation in the media to a broad spectrum of opinions, information and interests, which go beyond the borders of artistic and cultural creation. The most influential communicators of artistic, social and political values today are audio-visual media. For this reason the Ministry of Culture is also involved in the production, screening and distribution of films which narrate Slovene and European stories.
Background
The Ministry of Culture was founded in June 1991 on the basis of the Organisation and Competence of the Republic Administration Act. Under this Act, the existing Republic Secretariat for Culture continued its work as the Ministry of Culture and took over its functions and staff. The existing Republic Secretary for Culture became the Minister for Culture. After Slovenia's proclamation of independence, the Republic of Slovenia gained its first Minister for Culture on 28 June 1991, the day the Act entered into force.
Funding
Where funding of public institutions is concerned, there are special calls for archive institutions and libraries (and for the purchase of new books), for movable cultural heritage institutions (mostly museums), for unmovable cultural heritage projects (investments in infrastructure) and for audio-visual programmes. All public state cultural institutions are required to present their following year's programmes to the Ministry of Culture, which will then decide on their annual subsidy according to the annual budget.
For non-governmental organisations, the Ministry announces (usually in Autumn) a call for public cultural programmes and projects. The call for public cultural programmes between 2007 and 2009 was announced in November 2006. Subsequently 59 cultural programme organisers and producers were selected from amongst applicants in various disciplines to sign 3-year contracts. In 2010 the new 4-year contracts are to be signed. In addition to the call for cultural programmes, there is also an annual call for cultural and artistic projects in all art disciplines.
There are also some additional special public calls. One allows creators to bid for short-term residency in apartments owned by the Ministry in New York City, Berlin, and London. Another determines the operator of the EU Cultural Contact Point Slovenia and Mediadesk.si. Other calls are for book store cultural projects, for the "one original Slovene illustrated book for each newborn" project, and for the organisers/curators of the Venice Biennale and Venice Biennale of Architecture, and the 17 regional multimedia centres in the M3C Multimedia Centres Network of Slovenia. Another call covers vocational training organised by NGOs. Every year there is also a special call for cultural activities by the Italian and Hungarian ethnic minorities, the Romany community and other ethnic minority groups and immigrants in the Republic of Slovenia.
See also
- National Councils
- Directorates and sectors
- Bodies under the Ministry
- Funds
External links
- Ministry of Culture website (in English)