Latest Entries
EPIC
updated 4 hours ago
EPIC Centre is a multipurpose venue that was established in the former warehouse of Slovenian Railways in Nova Gorica in 2025 as a part of the project EPIC (European Platform for the Interpretation of the 20th Century), one of the most important projects of the European Capital of Culture 2025 Nova Gorica - Gorizia. An integral part of the venue is the City on the Border permanent exhibition which showcases personal stories and memories of the residents of the Nova Gorica/Gorizia region, thus exploring historical interpretations of the region and fostering dialogue on identity and common heritage. In addition to the permanent exhibition, the EPIC Centre offers space for various other cultural, educational or social events. It consists of the 250 m² EPIC Hall, EPIC Café and the 180 m² EPIC Gallery, located on the centre’s mezzanine.
Cultural society Radlje ob Dravi
updated 4 hours ago
Cultural society Radlje ob Dravi was founded in the town of Radlje ob Dravi after World War II. It includes several sections that perform in Slovenia and abroad: girls’ choir Aglaja, city brass band Radlje, mixed choir Mavrica, male choir Radlje, art society Likra and women’s choir Dominica Nova. The society also manages Radlje’s cultural center and organizes the annual festival Ars fest which brings cultural events to three Slovenian municipalities.
Hupa Brajdič
updated 4 hours ago
Hupa Brajdič is an artistic collective founded by the cultural and artistic society Center 21. Its name is a composite of the Slovenian word for “horn” (Hupa) and Brajdič as one of the most common Roma family names in Slovenia. Its members work in a wide range of artistic fields, including film, theatre, performative art, music and intermedia art. In addition, several Hupa Brajdič’s projects also address the topic of environment and its protection. The collective live events (such as concerts, performances, exhibitions and so on) take place in an alternative art venue “Podhod” in the abandoned underpass Ajdovščina in the center of Ljubljana. In Podhod, Hupa Brajdič organizes around 80 events every year.
KODA Digital
updated 4 hours ago
KODA Digital is a non-profit civil-society organization that grew out of an informal collective of young media practitioners and was founded in 2024. Its mission is to promote lifelong learning, equitable access and ethical participation in the digital realm. In order to achieve this goal, the organization offers workshops in digitalization, arts, ethics, sports and more, conducts research and publishes articles to advance digital culture, ethics, and sustainability, and works with local and global partners on events and campaigns to boost innovation, cross-sector cooperation, and community growth. Its projects include the RE-MIND project that aims to develop an innovative “Mindful Museum” model to strengthen digital wellbeing and enhance audience engagement in museums, and the Safety NET project that aims to help youth organizations to strengthen digital safety, ethics, and privacy in their daily work with young people.
Development Agency Kozjansko
updated 4 hours ago
Development Agency Kozjansko is a public institution that was established in 2000 as the Local Acceleration Center Kozjansko and was renamed in 2005. The institution was founded by municipalities of Dobje in Šentjur in order to develop business initiatives, offer counselling and professional help to existent and future entrepreneurs and to implement development projects in the countryside. Several of the projects in which the agency is involved are connected to the field of culture and heritage, such as preservation and improvement of pilgrimage routes or promotion of archaeological sites.
Dance, Sports, Art and Cultural Association Mimi
updated 5 hours ago
Dance, Sports, Art and Cultural Association Mimi is an organization behind the Dance Center Mimi, founded and led by the acclaimed choreographer, dance teacher and dance coach Mimi Marčac Mirčeta. The dance center offers programmes for preschool children, children from 6 to 12 years, young people from 12 to 16 years and for adults. The programmes focus on jazz ballet, modern dance and show dance genres. In addition, Dance Center Mimi also organizes dance workshops and holiday care activities for children.
Society for a Culture of Inclusion
updated 5 hours ago
Society for a Culture of Inclusion is a non-governmental organisation established in 2010. Its mission is to promote and enable inclusion of people with special needs in society and education. To achieve this goal, the society organizes a wide range of activities, from sport events to creative workshops, e.g., in the field of art and theatre. It also organizes visits to various cultural institutions such as cinemas or theatres. The organization welcomes volunteers and offers special educational programmes for this kind of volunteering while also arranging support groups for people with special needs’ parents. It has the status of public interest organization in the field of education and sports and a disability organization status.
Beletrina Digital
updated 5 hours ago
Beletrina Digital is a multimedia subscription platform established in 2024 by the Beletrina Publishing Institute. It offers audio books, e-books, awarded films and series, original podcasts, quality journalism, and more. The content is available for various viewing experiences (e.g., e-readers, smartphones, laptops etc.). Its aim is to present carefully curated content for the discerning public.
Center for Contemporary Dance
updated 5 hours ago
The Public Institute for the Development of Contemporary Dance Art was established in 2026 by The Culture Ministry and the cities of Celje and Nova Gorica. Its mission is to provide suitable workspace and working conditions for contemporary dance artists and sufficient institutional support for the development of this specific art field. The seat of the Institute will be in eastern Slovenian city of Celje which is already known for its vibrant dance scene while the city of Nova Gorica will provide a rehearsal venue in the EPIC Centre which opened when Nova Gorica was the European Capital of Culture (together with the Italian city Gorizia) in 2025. One of the future goals of the institute is to establish rehearsal places in other Slovenian municipalities as well.
Knafelj Foundation, Vienna
updated 9 hours ago
The Knafelj Foundation was established in 1676 to financially help students (initially only male students of law, medicine, and philosophy) from Carniola with their studies in Vienna, then Central Europe's most important university city. Today, the foundation still represents an important part of Slovene cultural heritage with the ongoing funding of accommodation in Vienna for Slovene postgraduate students of any faculty within the University of Ljubljana.