Embassy of the Republic of Slovenia in Berlin
21 May 2025
22 May 2025
A screening of films about the NSK State collective, Laibach, Irwin directed by Igor Zupet, titled "From Kapital to Capital: The States in Times of NSK", "An Apology for Modernity", "4:33 Laibach Remake", exploring the history, methodology, and cultural influence of NSK, IRWIN, and Laibach. Supported by SKICA Berlin, Slovenian Cultural Centre, the Embassy of the Republic of Slovenia in Berlin.
30 Nov 2024
30 Mar 2025
"Ladislav Kondor: The Forgotten Cosmopolitan", the first international presentation of caricatures by Ladislav Kondor (1901-1963), a Slovenian autodidact and a world traveler, curated by Tamara Andrejek and co-organised by Pomurje Museum Murska Sobota. In cooperation with the Slovenian Cultural Centre in Berlin, Embassy of the Republic of Slovenia in Berlin.
28 Feb 2025
30 Mar 2025
"Transience and Memory: The Photographic Narratives of the Climate Crisis" is a group exhibition by Ana Zibelnik combining two of her photography series, "Immortality is Commonplace" and "Fault Line", in a collaboration with artist Jakob Ganslmeier. Supported by SKICA Berlin, Slovenian Cultural Centre, Embassy of the Republic of Slovenia in Berlin.
14 Sep 2024
5 Jan 2025
Opening of the exhibition "Lygophilia Aquatic Life - Lygophila Vodno Življenje" by artist and researcher Robertina Šebjanič, who in her work investigates the biological, geopolitical and cultural reality and the influence of humans on other organisms. The exhibition is held as part of the platform "More Than Human. Shaping After the Anthropocene" until 12. 1. 2025. Supported by SKICA Berlin, Slovenian Cultural Centre and Embassy of the Republic of Slovenia in Berlin.
12 Dec 2024
15 Dec 2024
SloVision 2024: Between a Thriller and an Essay. Six fiction and documentary films were selected by Bernd Buder. Co-organised by Kino Sputnik, SKICA Berlin, Slovenian Cultural Centre at the Embassy of the Republic of Slovenia in Berlin and the Slovenian Film Centre.
19 Jun 2024
21 Jun 2024
Four live performances by Signum Saxophone Quartett, featuring Slovenian musicians Blaž Kemperle and Alan Lužar alongside Italians Jacopo Taddei and Guerino Bellarosa. Supported by SKICA Berlin, Slovenian Cultural Centre, Embassy of the Republic of Slovenia in Berlin.
26 Apr 2024
26 May 2024
The group exhibition "Next: Young European Design" will be featuring a number of Slovene designers: Sara Badovinac and Peter Zabret from Studio Prapra with "Tooth Clock"; Rok Oblak and Luka Pleskovič with "Čebelino"; Ivana Blaž, Nina Mršnik, and Nikolaj Salaj with "Kobeiagi Kilims". On Saturday, 27th of April, there will be design presentations and talks with designers. Berlin Design Week is supported bySKICA Berlin, Slovenian Cultural Centre, Embassy of the Republic of Slovenia in Berlin, and a number of others.
2 May 2024
5 May 2024
Slovene choreovocalist Irena Z. Tomažin and German vocal dancer (TonTanz) Jule Flierl will be honoring the avantgarde poet and performer Katalin Ladik with "U.F.O. - Hommage to Katalin Ladik". After the performance, there will be a talk with the artists and with Slovene philosopher and dramaturg Bojana Kunst, joined by dramaturg and crator Mateusz Szymanówka. Produced by Irena Z. Tomažin and Jule Flierl in coproduction with Sophiensæle, Sploh Institute, CharleroiDanse, PACT Zollverein, and City of Women International Festival of Contemporary Arts. Supported by Creative Europe, Hauptstadtkulturfonds and HKF-Wiederaufnahmefonds, and SKICA Berlin, Slovenian Cultural Centre, Embassy of the Republic of Slovenia in Berlin.
13 Jun 2023
14 Apr 2024
Exhibition Buzzing Slovenia: of Bees and People, held as part of the 19th European Culture Days, showcasing the traditions of Slovenian beekeeping and innovations in the fields of urban beekeeping and sustainable design. Co-organised by the SKICA Berlin, Embassy of the Republic of Slovenia in Berlin, Slovene Ethnographic Museum and Radovljica Apiculture Museum.
7 Mar 2024
7 Apr 2024
Intermedia artist Robertina Šebjanič will be exhibiting her project "Echinoidea future - Adriatic sensing" as part of a group exhibition "SúnPoíēsis: From Ego- to Eco-Centrism through Art". Curated by Sabina Oroshi, produced by UR Institute and STARTS4Water, production support by KID PiNA and Zavod Sektor. The event is supported by Kunsthalle Trier and Slovenian Cultural Centre in Berlin, Embassy of the Republic of Slovenia in Berlin.
14 Feb 2024
18 Feb 2024
"O (die ShOw) - O (šOv)" - a visual performance for deaf and hard of hearing children, featuring Slovene artists Jan Rozman, Dan Pikalo and Tanja Padan. Co-produced by FELD Theater für junges Publikum and financed by the State of Berlin Culture and Social Cohesion Department as part of the IMPACT programme. Supported by SKICA Berlin, Slovenian Cultural Centre, Embassy of the Republic of Slovenia in Berlin.
10 Nov 2023
4 Feb 2024
"TERRA XENOBIOTICA OR HOW TO BELONG", an exhibition by Slovenian artist Saša Spačal, curated by Regine Rapp. Supported by Art Laboratory Berlin, Rillig Lab and SKICA Berlin, Slovenian Cultural Centre, Embassy of the Republic of Slovenia in Berlin.
20 Sep 2023
14 Jan 2024
An exhibition Luv Birds in toten Winkeln by Maruša Sagadin, curated by Marie Oucherif, on the occasion of the Slovenia – Guest of Honour Country at the Frankfurt Book Fair 2023. Supported by Schirn Kunsthalle, Ministry of Culture and Slovenian Book Agency, promoted by the SKICA Berlin, Slovenian Cultural Centre, Embassy of the Republic of Slovenia in Berlin.
14 Sep 2023
25 Nov 2023
An exhibition of manuscripts and first editions of Slovenian Romantic poet France Prešeren and a poetess Luiza Pesjak, curated by Prof. Dr. Igor Grdina and Prof. Dr.Urška Perenič. Supported by Deutsches Romantik-Museum, National and University Library (NUK) and SKICA Berlin, Slovenian Cultural Centre, Embassy of the Republic of Slovenia in Berlin.
8 Nov 2023
9 Nov 2023
"Crises", the theatre performance by director Žiga Divjak. Supported by SKICA Berlin, Slovenian Cultural Centre, Embassy of the Republic of Slovenia in Berlin.
1 Nov 2023
5 Nov 2023
A cycle of Slovenian films under the title "Not a Retrospective - Slovenian Cinema". Curated by Bernd Buder. In cooperation with Arsenal - Institut für Film und Videokunst, the Slovenian Film Centre and SKICA Berlin, Slovenian Cultural Centre, Embassy of the Republic of Slovenia in Berlin.
3 Oct 2023
29 Oct 2023
Veš, poet, svoj dolg! - Poet, you know your due!, a retrospective of Slovenian film on the occasion of the Slovenia – Guest of Honour Country at the Frankfurt Book Fair 2023. Supported by the Slovenian Book Agency and SKICA Berlin, Slovenian Cultural Centre, Embassy of the Republic of Slovenia in Berlin
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 in Berlin.
10 Oct 2023
12 Oct 2023
Post-1991 Slovenian Documentary Films in focus, curated by Simon Popek. Supported by the Slovenian Film Centre and SKICA Berlin, Slovenian Cultural Centre, Embassy of the Republic of Slovenia in Berlin
13 Jun 2023
13 Jun 2023
Opening of the 2023 Slovenian Cultural Days in the framework of the 19th European Culture Days with the concert by Mirna Bogdanović, an awarded Bosnia-Slovenian jazz singer, and presentation of Slovenia by the Slovenian Tourist Board. Co-organised by the SKICA Berlin, Embassy of the Republic of Slovenia in Berlin, Slovene Ethnographic Museum and Radovljica Apiculture Museum.
27 Apr 2023
30 Apr 2023
Slovenia presented at the book fair by the Slovenian Book Agency, supported by the SKICA Berlin, Slovenian Cultural Centre, Embassy of the Republic of Slovenia in Berlin.
21 Apr 2023
23 Apr 2023
Things Thing, a performance by Jan Rozman and Julia Keren Turbahn, produced by Emanat Institute and coproduced by Ljubljana Puppet Theatre. Related to the Embassy of the Republic of Slovenia in Berlin
11 Mar 2023
12 Mar 2023
Performance Crises directed by Žiga Divjak and produced by Mladinsko Theatre and The New Post Office in co-production with Maska Institute, Bitef (Belgrade/Serbia) and the Domino Association (Zagreb/Croatia). A part of the ACT project - Art, Climate, Transition, a European cooperation project. Related: Embassy of the Republic of Slovenia in Berlin, SKICA Berlin, Slovenian Cultural Centre
1 Jun 2021
30 Jun 2021
The Future of Living, a selection of contemporary Slovenian design exhibition, in cooperation with the Centre for Creativity, Museum of Architecture and Design, supported by the Embassy of the Republic of Slovenia in Berlin
27 May 2021
6 Jun 2021
The Future of Living, a selection of Slovenian design in Berlin, an exhibition prepared by the Centre for Creativity of the Ljubljana Museum of Architecture and Design, in cooperation with Slovenian Cultural Centre in Berlin, Embassy of the Republic of Slovenia in Berlin,
10 Aug 2019
11 Aug 2019
Concerts by zither player Franja Kočnik, supported by the Embassy of the Republic of Slovenia in Berlin and the Slovenian Cultural Centre in Berlin,
21 Mar 2019
24 Mar 2019
19 events with 9 authors (Jana Bauer, Janez Bogataj, Tadej Golob, Mojca Kumerdej, Lila Prap, Marijan Pušavec, Zoran Smiljanić, Ana Schnabl and Anja Štefan) and 9 new titles in German as well as the national stand dubbed The Slovenian Literary Forest organised by the Slovenian Book Agency with partners Mladinska knjiga Publishing House, Beletrina Publishing Institute, Goga Publishing House, Forum Ljubljana and Slovenian Cultural Centre in Berlin (Embassy of the Republic of Slovenia in Berlin)
23 Nov 2018
11 Jan 2019
Thank You, Have a Nice Day, an exhibition of illustrations by Anja Šlibar, organised by Periskop and supported by the Slovenian Cultural Centre in Berlin, Embassy of the Republic of Slovenia in Berlin,
7 Nov 2018
8 Nov 2018
The performance The Ninth by Via Negativa, supported by the Slovenian Cultural Centre in Berlin Embassy of the Republic of Slovenia in Berlin,
1 Mar 2018
4 Mar 2018
The audio-visual performance Aurelia 1+Hz / proto viva sonification by Robertina Šebjanič with technical support by Slavko Glamočanin and a performance by Robertina Šebjanič at Exhibition#14: Alien Organs, organised in cooperation with the Embassy of the Republic of Slovenia in Berlin,
24 Nov 2017
10 Jan 2018
Lost in Transition, an exhibition of illustrations by Samira Kentrić, at the New Slovenian Cinema III vernissage event, organised by Periskop and supported by the Embassy of the Republic of Slovenia in Berlin,
24 Nov 2017
26 Nov 2017
New Slovenian Cinema III programme, curated by Nataša Kramberger and featuring Liberation Day, a documentary film about Laibach's 2015 North Korea concerts, co-produced by Staragara, and short films selected by FeKK Ljubljana Short Film Festival, organised by Periskop and supported by the Embassy of the Republic of Slovenia in Berlin,
14 Nov 2017
18 Nov 2017
A screenings of Perseverance, directed by Miha Knific (Nukleus Film), supported by the Embassy of the Republic of Slovenia in Berlin, in the International Newcomer Competition 2017 section
27 Apr 2017
30 Apr 2017
A national stand presenting Slovene jazz music, organised by SIGIC, Slovene Music Information Centre, in addition to stands organised by Cankarjev dom, Jazz Cerkno Festival, supported by the Slovenian Cultural Centre in Berlin and the Embassy of the Republic of Slovenia in Berlin
4 Apr 2017
8 Apr 2017
SIGIC, Slovene Music Information Centre and the Society of Slovene Composers present Slovenian music, supported by the Slovenian Cultural Centre in Berlin and the Embassy of the Republic of Slovenia in Berlin
27 Feb 2017
28 Feb 2017
A retrospective of films by Vinko Möderndorfer with screenings of Inferno (Forum Ljubljana), Landscape No. 2 (Forum Ljubljana), and Suburbs (Forum Ljubljana), the exhibition Möderndorfer's Films in Image by Željko Stevanić and a presentation of Möderndorfer's youth novel Like in a Movie, organised by the Slovenian Writers' Association, Periskop, the Slovenian Cultural Centre in Berlin, the Embassy of the Republic of Slovenia in Berlin, Forum Ljubljana and the Slovenian Film Centre,
13 Jan 2017
17 Feb 2017
Oase des Wusts, an exhibition of works by Uroš Weinberger, organised in cooperation with the Embassy of the Republic of Slovenia in Berlin and the Slovenian Cultural Centre in Berlin,
1 Feb 2017
5 Feb 2017
An audio-video performance and workshops by the Theremidi Orchestra, produced by Ljudmila Art and Science Laboratory and Projekt Atol Institute in cooperation with Werkstatt ThoughtWorks Berlin and SPEKTRUM and organised in cooperation with the Slovenian Cultural Centre in Berlin and the Embassy of the Republic of Slovenia in Berlin,
6 Dec 2016
7 Dec 2016
Neues Slowenisches Kino: screenings of Good Luck, Orlo!, directed by Sara Kern (Cvinger Film), Bon Appétit, La Vie!, directed by Urša Djukić (Sever & Sever Production), Little Fish, directed by Kaja Križnik (Academy of Theatre, Radio, Film and Television (AGRFT)), Nighthawk by Špela Čadež (Finta), A New Home, directed by Žiga Virc, Idyll, directed by Tomaž Gorkič (Blade Production), Family Film, directed by Olmo Omerzu (Arsmedia), and Houston, We Have a Problem!, directed by Žiga Virc (Studio Virc), , organised by Periskop and supported by the Slovenian Cultural Centre in Berlin (Embassy of the Republic of Slovenia in Berlin),
30 Nov 2016
1 Dec 2016
The German premiere of Ernst Lubitsch's When I was dead, directed by Diego de Brea and produced by the Slovene National Theatre Drama Ljubljana, organised by the Slovenian Cultural Centre in Berlin (Embassy of the Republic of Slovenia in Berlin),
28 Jul 2016
29 Jul 2016
A concert by violinists Matjaž Porovne and Mojca Fortin, violist Nejc Mikolič and cellist Klemen Hvala (Slovene Philharmonic Orchestra) interpreting compositions by Aldo Kumar, Benjamin Ipavec and Mozart, accompanying the exhibition by Nadja Zikes organised by the Slovenian Cultural Centre in Berlin (Embassy of the Republic of Slovenia in Berlin),
7 Jul 2016
9 Jul 2016
Pop-Up Flat - I feel design (IFD) in Berlin, a project by Ropot Group, presenting interior design in situ, promoted by the Slovenian Cultural Centre in Berlin (Embassy of the Republic of Slovenia in Berlin),
2 Dec 2015
3 Dec 2015
Screenings of Boles by Špela Čadež (Finta), The Tree, directed by Sonja Prosenc (Mono O) Class Enemy, directed by Rok Biček (Triglav Film), Seduce Me, directed by Marko Šantić (Radio-Television Slovenia (RTV Slovenia)), A Fight For, directed by Siniša Gačić (Tramal Films), Shoes from Trieste, directed by Gregor Božič, Karpotrotter, directed by Matjaž Ivanišin (Studio Legen), The Springtime Sleep, directed by Dominik Mencej (Academy of Theatre, Radio, Film and Television (AGRFT)), A Night Too Young, directed by Olmo Omerzu, followed by talks with the directors at the Neues Slowenisches Kino Festival, organised by Periskop in cooperation also with the Embassy of the Republic of Slovenia in Berlin,
15 May 2014
31 Aug 2014
Goldener Schnitt, an exhibition by Tomaž Izidor Perko, supported by the Embassy of the Republic of Slovenia in Berlin,
15 Jun 2014
20 Jun 2014
Slovene illustrator Damijan Stepančič at viva literatura Berlin 2014, Children's Literatures from Central and Eastern Europe, exhibition, discussion and workshop supported by at the Embassy of the Republic of Slovenia in Berlin
19 Feb 2014
15 May 2014
A photo exhibition by Blaž Kutin, supported by the Embassy of the Republic of Slovenia in Berlin,
30 Jan 2014
31 Jan 2014
Lada Cerar (Kolektiva Institute) and Anne Wölk in exhibition Hanani curated by Maja Škerbot within Private View platform, supported by Embassy of the Republic of Slovenia in Berlin
30 Nov 2013
2 Dec 2013
A retrospective of Karpo Godina's work, supported by the Embassy of the Republic of Slovenia in Berlin,
8 Oct 2013
11 Oct 2013
Robertina Šebjanič and Jerneja Rebernak (Cultural Centre of European Space Technologies (KSEVT)) at the Media Art Histories 2013: Renew, supported by the Embassy of the Republic of Slovenia in Berlin
10 May 2013
11 May 2013
A dance performance and a workshop by Mala Kline, a keynote lecture by Bojana Kunst, and a presentation by Rok Vevar at the dance forum Der Zaudernde Körper, supported by the Embassy of the Republic of Slovenia in Berlin,
Cultural cooperation
The Agreement between the Government of the Republic of Slovenia and the Government of the Federal Republic of Germany on Cooperation in Culture was signed in 1994.
In 2004 the apartment in Berlin was set up as a part of Arts & Culture Residencies Programme for Slovene artists, writers, translators, curators, critics or producers who are selected via an annual open call of the Ministry of Culture. The Slovene Arts & Culture Residency, Berlin is managed by the Embassy of the Republic of Slovenia in Berlin.
In 2009 the Scientific Center for Eastern and Southeastern Europe Regensburg opened a Slovenian reading room, Slowenischer Lesesaal, Regensburg, a valuable resource for the Slovenian diaspora and for people interested in Slovenian culture and language. It was established by the Ministry of Culture of Slovenia, represented by the National and University Library in Ljubljana, University Library Regensburg and the Institute for Southeastern Europe. The library ceased its activities in 2014.
The Embassy of the Republic of Slovenia in Berlin and the consulates in Germany participate in organisation of a range of cultural events.
See also
- Slovenian Cultural Centre in Berlin
- Slovene Arts & Culture Residency, Berlin
- Consulate General of the Republic of Slovenia Munich
- Consulate of the Republic of Slovenia in Dresden
- Consulate of the Republic of Slovenia in Frankfurt am Main
- Consulate of the Republic of Slovenia in Hamburg
- Embassy of the Republic of Germany in Slovenia