Category:Intangible heritage

UNESCO defines intangible culture as the practices, representations, expressions, knowledge, skills that communities recognise as part of their cultural heritage. It is transmitted from generation to generation, constantly recreated by communities and groups in response to their environment, their interaction with nature and their history, and provides them with a sense of identity and continuity, thus promoting respect for cultural diversity and human creativity.

In Slovenia, intangible heritage is typically divided into the following areas:

oral traditions and folk literature (e.g., storytelling);
performances and presentations (theatre, e.g., Škofja Loka Passion Play, singing, instrumental music);
customs and habits (seasonal customs, e.g., Kurentovanje or Mardi Gras at Cerknica);
the knowledge and practices concerning the environment;
traditional craftsmanship (e.g., lacemaking from Idrija, traditional salt-making);
the cultural environment.

Its safeguarding is based on the UNESCO Convention (2003) and the state law on natural and cultural heritage (2008) and is coordinated by the Slovene Ethnographic Museum.

The National Register of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Slovenia lists over 80 items, among them: the Škofja Loka Passion Play; the Laufarija in Cerkno; the Procession of the Kurent – Korant; the making of Idrija bobbin lace; Ribnica woodenware; the Traditional production of sea salt; the Traditional breeding and keeping of Lipizzaner horses at the Lipica stud farm; Slovene folk-pop music; the Reading Badge movement; and the Painting beehive panels. See also the list of intangible heritage festivals.

The UNESCO Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity also includes the ones related to Slovenia: the Škofja Loka Passion Play (inscribed in 2016); the Door-to-door rounds of Kurenti (2017); the Bobbin LaceMaking (2018); and the Art of dry stone walling, knowledge and techniques (Croatia, Cyprus, France, Greece, Italy, Slovenia, Spain and Switzerland) (2018).

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Cerkno Museum

The Cerkno Museum was established by Idrija Municipal Museum in 1978 as a branch museum about the NOB (National Liberation Struggle). The institution studies the rich heritage of the Cerkno region in an integral way

The Cerkno Museum was established by Idrija Municipal Museum in 1978 as a branch museum about the NOB (National Liberation Struggle). Today this institution is the only one that studies the rich heritage of the Cerkno region in an integral way.

In 2006, on the 50th anniversary of the revival of the Cerkljanska Laufarija, a new permanent exhibition entitled Pust is to Blame! - A Story about the Cerkno Laufarija was put on display. The Cerkno laufarji are among the most famous carnival figures in Slovenia, whose wooden masks called larfa are cut from the wood of the linden tree.

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Past Intangible heritage events

12 Sep 2024

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22 Sep 2024

USAClevelandSlovenian Days
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Slovenian Days 2024 will be celebrated with a series of educational and entertaining cultural events for all ages. These events are brought to you by the Consulate General of the Republic of Slovenia in Cleveland, Ohio, along with many partners within the Slovenian community. All events are open to the public, and guests of all ages are welcome. Events will include a concert by Oktet Jurij Dalmatin; presentation of the exhibition "Us and Them Without Frontiers"; Reflections in the Slovenian Cultural Garden; Dedication of the Sister Cities Flags, Centennial celebration of Cleveland's Slovenian National Home, and many others.
13 Jun 2024

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30 Sep 2024

Bosnia and HerzegovinaSarajevoEx-YU Rock Centar Sarajevo
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Opening of an exhibition "Slovenian Rock - Slovenski rock". Organised by Embassy of the Republic of Slovenia in Sarajevo in honour of Slovenian Statehood Day.
6 Jun 2024

Bosnia and HerzegovinaSarajevoSarajevo Youth TheatreSarajevo Wine Weekend
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A projection of "Terra Magica", a documentary about viticulture and winemaking in Slovenian region Goriška Brda. Organised and promoted by Embassy of the Republic of Slovenia in Sarajevo.
1 Jun 2024

CroatiaZagrebPark RibnjakZagreb Pride
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Slovenian vocalist and harpist Raiven will be performing live at the Zagreb Pride Parade.
28 May 2024

AustriaViennaInstitut für Osteuropäische Geschichte Universitätscampus Wien
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A projection of "Snatched from the Source - Zajeti v izviru: Slovenski otroci Lebensborna", a documentary film about last living Slovenian victims of the Nazi racial experiment: Ingrid von Oelhafen, Hay Henry Hayder, Franc Zagožen, and Ivan Acman. After the projection, there will be a talk with the director Maja Weiss, the writer Nataša Konc Lorenzutti and professor Marija Wakounig from the University of Vienna. In collaboration with Institut für Osteuropäische Geschichte der Universität Wien and Bela Film.
11 Apr 2024

GermanyBerlinMuseum Europäischer Kulturen
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The exhibition "Buzzing Slovenia: About Bees and people" will be concluding with an international symposium "Bees for Peace - Čebele za mir". Amongst the speakers will be Kristina Seljak, the curator of Museum of Apiculture, Radovljica, and Gorazd Trušnovec, president of Slovene Urban Beekeepers' Association. The events are held in honor of the World Bee Day and the symposium is organised by Museum Europäischer Kulturen, Embassy of the Republic of Slovenia in Berlin and Slovenian Cultural Centre in Berlin.
1 Mar 2024

NetherlandsHagueHaagse Kunstkring Gallery
The evening features a wide range of Slovenian music performed by young Slovenian musicians: singer Lana Petrovič, flutist Neža Zupanc, pianist Miha Gantar, bassist Gašper Livk, and drummer Domen Cizej. The concert is supported by the Embassy of the Republic of Slovenia in The Hague.
16 Feb 2024

Czech RepublicBrnoFaculty of Economics and Administration of Masaryk University
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On the occasion of Slovene Cultural Holiday, Prešeren Day, a projection of documentary film "Czech House and Czech-Slovene collaboration" by Ladislav Jirásko, with Czech House caretaker and alpinist Drejc Karničar in attendance. Organised by Slovene-Czech Society and Embassy of the Republic of Slovenia in Prague.
27 Nov 2023

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10 Dec 2023

ArgentinaCordobaCabildo de Cordoba
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Exhibition "Intangible Cultural Heritage of Slovenia in the Light of Unesco Convention", prepared by custodians Nena Židov and Anja Jerin of Slovene Ethnographic Museum. Co-organised by Embassy of the Republic of Slovenia in Buenos Aires.
22 Oct 2023

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25 Oct 2023

ChinaBeijingNational Agricultural Exhibition CentreBeijing International Week of Intangible Cultural Heritage
Exhibition "Plečnik's Ljubljana", showing the works of the architect Jože Plečnik. Co-organized by the Embassy of the Republic of Slovenia in Beijing.
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