Slovenian National UNESCO Memory of the World Register
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Memory of the World Programme was devised by UNESCO in 1992 in order to facilitate preservation of the world's documentary heritage, enable universal access to documentary heritage worldwide and enhance public awareness about its significance. Individual countries are compiling each its own Unesco Memory of the World national registers; among the entries of the Slovenian register, selected by the national Memory of the World committee, are Jurij Dalmatin’s translation of the Bible, Boris Kobe's concentration camp tarot, the Stična manuscript, and others.
Xcenter
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Xcenter is a multipurpose venue established in Nova Gorica in 2021 as part of the European Capital of Culture 2025 Nova Gorica - Gorizia. It acts as an accelerator of creativity at the crossroads of art and science and offers a variety of creative, intermedia, educational and scientific workshops for children and adults, educating them about new scientific knowledge and technological solutions that have an impact on individuals and society. Another set of activities is connected with the so-called e-house that offers interactive experiments, experimental rooms, robotics courses, e-house birthday parties and the Nova Gorica Festival of Science. Xcenter also includes a gallery which mostly showcases artworks dealing with a society imbued with technologies. In addition, Xcenter organizes lectures and presentations that are fostering critical reflection on a high-tech society.
Rural Transport Museum
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In 2025, the Rural Transport Museum was founded in a newly renovated medieval tollhouse in Senožeče. The museum’s theme is closely tied to its location, as the tollhouse once stood along a major historic trade route between Central-Western Europe and the Adriatic Sea.
Muzej Lah
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Muzej Lah is a new private museum of contemporary art, scheduled to open in 2027 in the town of Bled close to the Bled Castle. It will house one of the largest art collections in Slovenia, assembled by collectors Mojca and Igor Lah. The newly constructed museum complex was designed by David Chipperfield Architects, the architecture practice founded by Pritzker Prize winning British architect Sir David Chipperfield, and is managed by the Fundacija Lah, based in Switzerland.
The Slovenian Cultural Centre in Berlin (SKICA Berlin): Bridging Cultural Diplomacy and International Connections
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In 2026, the Slovenian Cultural Centres (SKICA) in Vienna and Berlin each celebrate a significant milestone. Established in 2011, SKICA Vienna marks fifteen years of activity, while SKICA Berlin, founded five years later, celebrates its first decade. Created as a joint initiative of the Ministry of Culture and the Ministry of Foreign and European Affairs of the Republic of Slovenia, the two centres play a vital role in promoting contemporary Slovenian art and culture internationally.
The projects and partnerships developed by SKICA Berlin are strikingly diverse. They range from cooperating at the Slovenia’s appearance as Guest of Honour at the Frankfurt Book Fair in 2023, to an exhibition on Slovenia’s beekeeping heritage at Berlin’s Museum of European Cultures, and an exhibition Beyond Impressionism – Slovenian Modernism and Dachau at the Dachau Art Gallery. At the time this interview was conducted, SKICA was also presenting, together with the Centre for Creativity and the LJFW Institute, a pop-up showcase of Slovenian fashion designers during Berlin Fashion Week.
We spoke with Saša Šavel Burkart, MSC, who is the Head of SKICA Berlin since January 2021. She reflects on the centre’s work and some of its most significant achievements, discusses the approaches that underpin the successful international promotion of Slovenian art and culture, and considers the measures needed to support the long-term development of Slovenian cultural diplomacy.
Krimifest
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Krimifest, founded in 2025, is the festival of crime fiction. Its mission is to showcase the quality of Slovenian and international crime fiction and to stimulate the debate about the literary genre. To achieve this goal, Krimifest features discussions, book presentations, film screenings, quizzes and other events, bringing together readers, writers, literary experts, and even professionals from the field of criminal investigation. To highlight the best crime fiction writing, the festival also bestows two awards: the Pila Award for the best Slovenian crime novel of the last two years and the award for the best Slovenian crime short story.
SKICA Berlin, Slovenian Cultural Centre
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Established in 2016, the Slovenian Cultural Centre in Berlin (Slowenisches Kulturzentrum, or SKICA Berlin) operates within the Embassy of the Republic of Slovenia in Berlin. It serves as a central platform for presenting Slovenian culture in Germany while fostering new international collaborations and projects.
Center Rog
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Center Rog is a production space and creative hub founded by the Municipality of Ljubljana in 2021, bringing together traditional craftsmanship and contemporary innovation under the concept of creative industries. Located in the renovated former Tovarna Rog bicycle factory and opened in 2023, it is organised around a network of workshops where members can learn to use a wide range of tools and technologies across nine specialised labs, including the Textile Lab, Wood Lab, Metal Lab, and Food Lab. Center Rog also features nineteen project studios and five residential apartments, which regularly host international creatives, researchers, and other creative professionals.
Slovenian Culture and Information Centre, Vienna (SKICA)
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Established in Vienna in 2011, the Slovenian Culture and Information Centre in Austria (SKICA) promotes Slovenian achievements in the arts, culture, science and research, while fostering cultural exchange between Slovenian and Austrian audiences and institutions.
Zelene poti v Slovenijo
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Kulturni in ustvarjalni sektorji v marsičem že prednjačijo drugim panogam po zelenih oziroma trajnostnih praksah – ne le zaradi skromnih ali omejenih sredstev, temveč tudi zaradi občutljivosti za družbene izzive in etične razmisleke. Umetniki in kulturni delavci delujejo nepotratno in prilagodljivo, navajeni so delati več z manj, vire souporabljajo ali jih uporabijo večkrat. A vse opaznejše podnebne spremembe nas vabijo h globljemu premisleku o svoji organiziranosti in delovanju. Eden najpomembnejših, najnujnejših vidikov delovanja umetnikov in kulturnih delavcev, ki hkrati pušča največji okoljski odtis, je mobilnost.