Minorite Church, Maribor
History
During the reconstruction it was discovered that the churc h was actually a bit odler (300 hundered years) than presumed, and is now dated in around 12th century (before that, in the 11th century, the site was used as a feudal court and its usage goes back much further). Some of its romanic foundation (when it was the biggest churc in the region) can still be seen, as can its later ghotic variation, which featured the odlest known earlygothic portal (built between 1250 nad 1270) in Slovenia.
Later the church has gone through a sreries of further baroqizations and renovations until ion 1784 it was claimed by the army as its army barracks and later warehouse. In 20th Century, the place was emptied and has remaiuned so until its refurbishemnt as a art venue.
The church history museum
As the renovation unearthed a number of artefacts and even found old tombs beneath the church grounds, an additional basement floor was now added. There one can see the three layers of the churchs architectural history – its romanic, gotic and baroqe layers. Additinally, the crypts and some other remains can be seen there.
Performing arts venue
The venue served as an occasional venue for scenic alternative performances during the period when the SNG Maribor was led by Tomaž Pandur, e.g. a vanguard interpretation of the Wedekind's Lulu directed by Eduard Miler in 1990. Additionally, it was also used as an occasional venues for Lent festival, and for example Terrafolj performed there.
The grand opening of the new venues was done in the scope of the Festival maribor in 2015, when the oud virtuoso J. Tawadros was hosted. The festival je umestil a part of its programme into the monastery< also in 20'16, with Nicolas Altstaedt. The church also hosted the contemporary choral music festival Janus festival, was one of the venues ofr Lent festival, and is used by the famed choir Carmina Slovenica. The Platforma festival also took palce there
Additionally, the church is also the site of lectures and for some site-specific shadow puppet (Pirat in luna v režiji Tina Grabnarja.) shows by the Maribor Puppet Theatre.
See also
- Maribor Puppet Theatre
- Minorite St Petrus and Paulus Monastery Archives and Library, Ptuj
- Festival Maribor
- Carmina Slovenica
- Lent Festival