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Biennial of Design (BIO)
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One of the Biennial of Design exhibitions, held at the Museum of Architecture and Design, 2019
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Slovene art abroad 2010 – 2024
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Six performances of "Don Quixote", a romantic ballet by choregrapher Denis Matvienko, set to the music by Ludwig Minkus and inspired by the titular character of the classic novel "The Ingenious Gentleman Don Quixote of La Mancha" by Miguel de Cervantes. Produced by Slovene National Theatre Opera and Ballet Ljubljana.
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Germany Hannover Wilhelm Busch – Deutsches Museum für Karikatur & Zeichenkuns Georgengarten
"Ladislav Kondor: The Forgotten Cosmopolite", an exhibition curated by Tamara Andrejek, will be presenting Ladislav Kondor's caricatures. In collaboration with Museum Wilhelm Buch, Murska Sobota Regional Museum and SKICA Berlin, Slovenian Cultural Centre with Embassy of the Republic of Slovenia Berlin.
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"Golden Cage / Goldener Käfig / Zlata kletka" is a solo photography exhibition in Gregor Podnar Gallery, presenting two projects by photographer Primož Bizjak who focused on the city of Madrid, the city of München, and its zoo.
Upcoming events
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Belgium Brussels Art Center for Digital Cultures & Technology,GreenFabric,IMAL
"The Future of Living 4: Rethread the Needle", events readdressing textiles through contemporary practices, digital tools, and machinery, with experts from the EUNIC participating countries. "Clothing for Health Care" workshops involving Slovenian intermedia artist Lavoslava Benčič. The TFOL visual design by Marko Damiš. Co-organised by the Embassy of the Republic of Slovenia Brussels.
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A projection of "Vesna" by director František Čáp, widely considered the first Slovene comedy film. On the occasion of France Prešeren's birth, 110th anniversary of Čáp's birth and the film's 70th anniversary, organised by Masaryk University and Embassy of the Republic of Slovenia Prague.
Festivals
The printed version of the calendar of Festivals in Slovenia in 2012 contains 141 festivals. Later on, in 2019, the festival number rose to 199. Check out the current annual festivalscape.
Images
Museum of Modern Art is the central museum and gallery of the Slovenian art works from the 20th and 21st centuries.
Female nude, by Zdenko Kalin and Echo, by Karl Putrih.
The Stroj performing at Kino Šiška Centre for Urban Culture, 2014
Site-specific installation in the forest at the Floating Castle Festival in the vicinity of Snežnik Castle, 2015
The Čaplja service building at the Nordic Centre Planica designed by the STVAR architects, 2016
Corporate identity for the Museum of Architecture and Design by IlovarStritar design studio, 2011
Pocar Homestead, Mojstrana main dwelling from the outside, built in 1775
The tank from the Ten-Day War in Slovenia (1991) in front of the National Museum of Contemporary History. On the eve of the International Women's Day in 2012 it was sprayed pink by the unknown activists and became a new popular landmark in Ljubljana. It is owned by the Military Museum of Slovenian Armed Forces and was transferred to the Park of Military History Pivka only a few months after the action. The pink paint was removed.
A Place under the Sun by students of the Chair of Textile and Fashion Design at the Department of Textiles of the Faculty of Natural Sciences and Engineering, Lighting Guerrilla Festival, 2011
Past/Future
GO2025 The City Yet to Become
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In this postcard celebrating Nova Gorica in the 1950s, we find many symbols of the city's identity that continue to mark it today.
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