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Museum of Architecture and Design
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| Muzej za arhitekturo in oblikovanje (MAO) | |
| http://www.mao.si/ | |
| mao@mao.si | |
| Rusjanov trg 7, SI-1000 Ljubljana | |
| Phone | 386 (0) 1 548 4270 |
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| Region | SI-1 |
| Founded by | Government of the Republic of Slovenia |
| Bogo Zupančič, Director | |
| bogo.zupancic@mao.si | |
| Phone | 386 (0) 1 548 4271 |
| Maša Špiler, Public Relations | |
| masa.spiler@mao.si | |
| Phone | 386 (0) 1 548 4274 |
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- MADE IN-Crafts and Design Narratives, 2018
Project summary - Future Architecture Platform, 2017
Project summary - Future Architecture Platform / FuturA, 2015
Project summary - Europe City, 2013
Project summary
- 17 February to 3 March 2020
Travelling exhibition Made in – Craft and Design Narratives, co-produced by the Museum of Architecture and Design in Ljubljana, at Museum of Arts and Crafts in Zagreb, Croatia organiser - 6 September to 10 September 2019
Presentations of SPIRIT Slovenia Public Agency and Centre for Creativity, Museum of Architecture and Design in Ljubljana, with an exhibition of recent production of Slovenian designers and independent furniture producers We Are Open!, curated by Mika Cimolini, at the Maison et Objet Fair at Paris Nord Villepinte Exhibition Centre in Paris, France organiser more - 8 April to 14 April 2019
We Are Open! – 100% OPEN., a presentation of recent production of Slovenian designers and independent furniture producers, curated by Mika Cimolini and organised by Centre for Creativity, Museum of Architecture and Design in Ljubljana, at the Milan Design Week at Base Milano, Ventura Future in Milan, Italy
programme - 26 September to 28 September 2018
The exhibition Plečnik's Students and Other Yugoslav Architects in Le Corbusier's Atelier, curated by Bogo Zupančič and introduced by Tomaž Štoka, prepared by the Museum of Architecture and Design and supported by the Embassy of the Republic of Slovenia Tirana, at the Tirana Architecture Week at Polis University in Tirana, Albania organiser more - 14 September to 21 October 2018
The exhibition Plečnik's Ljubljana, prepared by the Museum of Architecture and Design and the Plečnik House (Museum and Galleries of Ljubljana), supported by the Embassy of the Republic of Slovenia Paris, at Maison de la Culture Le Corbusier in Firminy, France more - 26 May to 25 November 2018
Museum of Architecture and Design presents the project Living with Water by an international team of architects and researchers, curated by Matevž Čelik and supported by the Ministry of Culture, featuring two installations and a publication, edited by Nina Granda, Matevž Granda and team, as the Slovene representative in the Slovenian Pavilion, at the International Architecture Exhibition - la Biennale di Venezia at Arsenale in Venice, Italy
programme organiser info more - 7 May to 19 May 2018
The travelling exhibition Janez Puhar, the first photographer in Slovenia, curated by Petra Kuhar, featuring artefacts from the National Museum of Slovenia and Museum of Architecture and Design, at Ivan Goran Kovačić City Library in Karlovac, Croatia
programme - 14 January to 17 January 2018
An opening of the Season of Slovenian Culture in the Russian Federation 2017-2018 with the Plečnik's Ljubljana exhibition prepared by the Museum of Architecture and Design and the Plečnik House (Museum and Galleries of Ljubljana), at Embassy of the Republic of Slovenia Moscow in Moscow, Russia
programme - 11 January to 24 January 2018
A lecture by Matevž Čelik, Museum of Architecture and Design, and exhibition on the life and work of architect Jože Plečnik, organized in cooperation with the Embassy of the Republic of Slovenia in Moscow, at Schusev State Museum of Architecture in Moscow, Russia
programme - 6 November to 12 November 2017
A book presentation of Symbolism of Jože Plečnik's Architecture, edited by Andrej Hrausky, the exhibition Plečnik's Ljubljana, organised by Plečnik House, Ljubljana Museum of Architecture and Design, supported by Slovenian Culture and Information Centre, Vienna (SKICA) and the Embassy of the Republic of Slovenia Vienna, at the Buch Wien Book Fair at Central Library on the Gürtel in Vienna, Austria
programme organiser - 1 December 2016
The book launch of Home by Dekleva Gregorič Architects, published by the Museum of Architecture and Design, with Aljoša Dekleva and Tina Gregorič (Dekleva Gregorič Arhitekti), supported by the Embassy of the Republic of Slovenia London, at AA Bookshop in London, United Kingdom
programme - 28 May to 27 November 2016
Home at Arsenale, a bespoke wooden library by Dekleva Gregorič Arhitekti, co-organised by the Museum of Architecture and Design in Ljubljana, and supported by the Ministry of Culture), as a Slovene representative at the 15th International Architecture Exhibition - la Biennale di Venezia at Arsenale in Venice, Italy
programme - 29 December 2015 to 29 May 2016
Design for a New World, an exhibition of graphic design featuring Romeo + Julija by Matjaž Vipotnik (Museum of Architecture and Design), at Museum of Yugoslav History in Belgrade, Serbia
programme - 28 September 2015
Jože Plečnik: A Modern Classicist, a lecture by Dr. Peter Krečič (Museum of Architecture and Design), supported by the Embassy of the Republic of Slovenia Washington, at University of Minnesota in Minnesota, USA
programme - 25 September 2015
Jože Plečnik: A Modern Classicist, a lecture by Dr. Peter Krečič (Museum of Architecture and Design), supported by the Embassy of the Republic of Slovenia Washington, at University of Milwaukee School of Architecture and Urban Planning in Milwaukee, USA
programme - 19 September 2015
Bogo Zupančič (Museum of Architecture and Design) at the conference L'influence de Le Corbusier sur l'architecture slovène within Journées du Patrimoine 2015, supported by the Embassy of the Republic of Slovenia Paris, at House of Culture Firminy in Firminy, France
programme - 14 April to 19 April 2015
BIO 50: 3, 2, 1 … TEST - 24th Biennial of Design, Ljubljana, an exhibition by the Museum of Architecture and Design, and Green Islands 2015 - Urban Hives, an group exhibition also featuring works by Polonca Lovšin (P74 Centre and Gallery), in the framework of the Milan Design Week at Milano Porta Garibaldi train station, Palazzo Clerici in Milan, Italy
programme - 16 December 2013
A presentation of contemporary Slovene architecture and a screening of Small and Smart – Expressions of Contemporary Slovenian Architecture, produced by the Museum of Architecture and Design and ARK - Institute for Architecture and Culture, supported by the Embassy of the Republic of Slovenia Rome, at Casa dell'Architettura in Rome, Italy
programme - 11 October to 17 October 2013
Silent Revolutions: Contemporary Design in Slovenia, an exhibition organised by the Museum of Architecture and Design, at the Moscow Design Week, supported by the Embassy of the Republic of Slovenia Moscow, at The ArtPlay Design Center in Moscow, Russia
programme - 28 September 2013
A screening of Small and Smart: Contemporary Slovenian Architecture on Film, produced by the Museum of Architecture and Design and ARK - Institute for Architecture and Culture, at the Arquiteturas Film Festival Lisbon 2013 at Cinema City Alvalade in Lisbon, Portugal
programme - 21 September to 5 October 2013
A lecture by Boštjan Vuga entitled Production of Publicness and screenings of Stadium Stožice from the series Small and Smart: Contemporary Slovenian Architecture on Film, produced by the Museum of Architecture and Design and ARK - Institute for Architecture and Culture, at the opening of and during the exhibition SADAR + VUGA Architects: A Review at Gallery InCITE in Bangalore, India
programme - 13 June to 11 July 2013
Five Years of Slovene Architecture - ARCHITECTURE= exhibition and screenings of Small and Smart: Expressions of Contemporary Slovenian Architecture in Films by the Museum of Architecture and Design, organised in cooperation with Architects' Bulletin (ab) (Architects' Society of Ljubljana (DAL)), Architectural Gallery DESSA, RAZ:UM and House of Architecture Maribor and with the support of the Embassy of the Republic of Slovenia Tel Aviv, at Architect’s Gallery in Tel Aviv, Israel
programme - 6 May 2013
A screening of Small and Smart: Contemporary Slovenian Architecture on Film, produced by the Museum of Architecture and Design and ARK - Institute for Architecture and Culture, and lectures by Jeff Bickert (ARK - Institute for Architecture and Culture) and Petra Čeferin (Museum of Architecture and Design), supported by the Embassy of the Republic of Slovenia Budapest, at Kino in Budapest, Hungary
programme - 24 April to 23 June 2013
Iskra: Non-Aligned Design 1946–1990, an exhibition by the Museum of Architecture and Design (authors of the exhibition Cvetka Požar and Barbara Predan) at Museum of Yugoslav History in Belgrade, Serbia
programme - 18 April to 30 April 2013
New Slovenian Architecture, an exhibition by Damir Kovačič and screenings of Small and Smart: Contemporary Slovenian Architecture on Film produced by Museum of Architecture and Design and ARK - Institute for Architecture and Culture at BINA 2013 at Cultural Centre of Belgrade - Art Gallery in Belgrade, Serbia
programme - 22 March to 28 April 2013
Silent Revolutions: Contemporary Design in Slovenia, an exhibition by the Museum of Architecture and Design, coorganised by Slovenian Culture and Information Centre, Vienna (SKICA), Embassy of the Republic of Slovenia Vienna, at Design Austria - Designforum in Vienna, Austria
programme - 3 March 2013
House D, a short film by Damjan Kozole, produced by Vertigo and the Museum of Architecture and Design at the 5th Budapest Architecture Film Days at Toldi Cinema in Budapest, Hungary
programme - 15 November 2012 to 23 February 2013
Eight Slovene designers (from OLoOP Design, Bevk Perović Arhitekti, AKSL Arhitekti, AlmiraSadar, BelaBela, Pleksimanija, Studio Drevo and Janez Suhadolc) presented at Common Roots - Design map of Central Europe exhibition, and Cvetka Požar from Museum of Architecture and Design, Ljubljana, as workshops and seminars participant, supported by the Embassy of the Republic of Slovenia Tel Aviv at Design Museum Holon in Holon, Israel
programme - 3 October to 15 October 2012
Niko Kralj: The King of Chairs - On the Implicitness of a Legendary Slovenian Designer, an exhibition by the Museum of Architecture and Design at the Vienna Design Week, supported by the Slovenian Culture and Information Centre, Vienna (SKICA), Embassy of the Republic of Slovenia Vienna, at Architekturzentrum Vienna in Vienna, Austria
programme - 12 September to 16 September 2012
Silent Revolutions: Contemporary Design in Slovenia exhibition curated by Maja Vardjan, produced by Museum of Architecture and Design in Wold Design Capital 2012 Helsinki in Helsinki, Finland
programme - 4 June to 10 June 2012
Silent Revolutions exhibition produced by the Museum of Architecture and Design at the Belgrade Design Week in Belgrade, Serbia
programme - 8 April to 11 April 2012
Curator Špela Šubic from Museum of Architecture and Design / Biennial of Design (BIO) at the Holon Design Week, supported by the Embassy of the Republic of Slovenia Tel Aviv at Design Museum Holon in Holon, Israel
programme - 14 February to 2 April 2012
Silent Revolutions: Contemporary Design in Slovenia exhibition curated by Maja Vardjan, produced by Museum of Architecture and Design at Impluvium (La Triennale di Milano) in Milan, Italy
programme - 22 October to 30 October 2011
Silent Revolutions / Contemporary Design in Slovenia organised by Museum of Architecture and Design at the Dutch Design Week 2011 at Zona Ventosa/Temporary Art Centre in Eindhoven, Netherlands
programme - 22 September to 25 September 2011
Silent Revolutions / Contemporary Design in Slovenia organised by Museum of Architecture and Design at the London Design Festival in London, United Kingdom
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Contents
Activities
The activities of the Museum of Architecture and Design have expanded since the move to Fužine Castle. The museum now incorporates 4 departments: the Architecture Department, the Design Department, the Photography Department, and the Events Department. The museum also houses a specialised library.
The departments systematically collect, store, study, and present materials pertaining to their fields. The Architecture Department collects sketches, models, blueprints, photographs and films documenting the extensive history of architecture in Slovenia; the Design Department houses a range of industrial design objects in a wide range of materials that trace the history of industrial design in Slovenia, with an emphasis on consumer goods manufactured by Slovenian firms; the Photography Department contains over 12,000 photographs from over 400 authors, some dating as far back as 1850.
A special collection curated by the museum is the Plečnik Collection. Housed separately at the Plečnik House, the exhaustive collection features over 17,000 drafts, sketches, models and letters from both Plečnik himself and the great architect's students.
Programme
Materials and documents collected and studied at the Museum of Architecture and Design are displayed in the framework of various themed exhibitions. The exhibition The Architect Jože Plečnik 1872–1957 was based on a major exhibition with the same title at the Georges Pompidou Centre in Paris in 1986. Special themed historical exhibitions focus on specific time periods and spaces: 18th-Century Architecture in Slovenia (2007) and 19th-Century Architecture in Slovenia (2013). Beside periodical exhibitions of Slovene architecture, the museum also hosts regular exhibitions of international architecture.
MAO is also active in calling attention to the surprisingly rich history of industrial and consumer design in Slovenia. The exhibition Niko Kralj: The Unknown Famous Designer set a new standard for exhibitions of this kind: it showcased the archives, sketches, photographs, prototypes and final products of world-renowned Slovenian industrial designer Niko Kralj (1921–2013), including the famous Rex armchair, Lupina series, 4455 and modular system furniture Futura, Savinja, Javor, Konstrukta, as well as the Mosquito chair, which was designed as early as 1953, but due to the complexity of its manufacture, only entered into regular production in 2012.
Education
Educational activities, including creative workshops, take place regularly at the museum. Pedagogical events for groups of various ages are available throughout the week with a prior appointment, while the Sunday at MAO event series opens the museum's doors twice a month to children of all ages, presenting them with a range of fun, interactive activities through which they can learn about how architecture and design are made and the huge role they have in shaping our day-to-day lives.
The museum also organises a number of different walking tours that provide interested guests with in-depth overviews of Ljubljana's rich architectural past and present. Tours are available by appointment and in Slovene, German, and English languages.
Cooperation
In line with its central role in documenting, presenting and promoting historical and current architecture and design in Slovenia, the Museum of Architecture and Design is very active in its cooperation with other institutions, both in Slovenia and abroad. To take just one example, in 2009, the museum, together with the ARK - Institute for Architecture and Culture, organised the Architectural Epicentres lecture series, in the framework of which it hosted some of the world's most prominent architectural thinkers. MAO is also in charge of planning and curating Slovenia's pavilion and general presence at the prestigious Venice Biennale event.
Since 2015, it has played a central role in the Future Architecture Platform, with museum head Matevž Čelik leading the organisation. This trans-European platform seeks to connect emerging architects with key players in the field, such as museums, galleries, publishing houses, and festivals. Through its multi-faceted approach, which involves both tenders, conferences, and hybrid digital/analogue publishing activities, it actively seeks out the most groundbreaking, progressive thinkers in architecture and related fields and offers them an opportunity to have their voices heard at some of the most important institutions on the continent.
In 2019, the museum's active involvement with the Centre for Creativity led to cooperation with Ljubljana Fashion Week. The museum hosted the runway and showroom portions of the fashion industry event, and also co-organised the two-day Fashion System Conference, which brought together a number of experts for a series of panel discussions and round tables on the particular problems and opportunities facing creatives in the field of fashion.
Awards
In 2020, alongside the celebration of MAO's first decade since becoming a national museum, its director, Matevž Čelik, received the Plečnik Medal for his contribution to enriching the field of architecture and bringing the museum to international importance, namely, through the Future Architecture Platform. The same year, the Biennial of Design (BIO) garnered a single achievement Valvasor Award, the highest national award in the field of museum activities, for its 26th edition entitled Common Knowledge and its conceptual leap in the understanding of contemporary museums as well as for its promotion of and care for the Slovenian design heritage.
See also
External links
- Museum of Architecture and Design website
- Future Architecture Platform website
- Fashion System Conference
- Article about the award to the director and the biennial (in Slovenian)
Gallery
The 2010 edition of the Biennial of Industrial Design at the Museum of Architecture and Design in Ljubljana. Biennial of Design (BIO) is one of the few international biennial exhibitions dedicated to showcasing industrial, product, and graphic design work selected by professional design institutions.
The 2010 edition of the Biennial of Industrial Design at the Museum of Architecture and Design. Since the first biennial in 1964 the BIO biennial in Ljubljana has presented exhibitions surveying the state of international design.
The 22th edition of the Biennial of Industrial Design (BIO) at the Museum of Architecture and Design in 2010. The Biennial of Design (BIO) in Ljubljana is one of the worldâs oldest international design events with a tradition of fifty years.
Pipistrel Taurus Electro, self-launching two-seat glider with retractable electric motor, designed by Ivo Boscarol and the Pipistrel company team (Slovenia), BIO Gold Medal winner. Exhibited in the courtyard of Fužine Castle, Museum of Architecture and Design, on the occasion of the 22nd Biennial of Industrial Design (BIO), 2010
One of the Biennial of Design exhibitions, held at the Museum of Architecture and Design, 2019
A group portrait of Biennial of Design 2019 participants, standing in front of the Central Technological Library in Ljubljana
Marko Brumen at event organised by Creative Europe Desk Slovenia, Museum of Architecture and Design, 2017.
Matevž Čelik at event organised by Creative Europe Desk Slovenia, Museum of Architecture and Design, 2017.
2 Reels presentation at event organised by Creative Europe Desk Slovenia, Museum of Architecture and Design, 2017
Redesigning Our Future / Cities, government, innovation, an open lecture by Marc Steinberg at the Museum of Architecture and Design, 2015
Eight Slovene designers – (OLoOP Design, Bevk Perović Arhitekti, AKSL Arhitekti, AlmiraSadar, BelaBela, Pleksimanija, Studio Drevo, and Janez Suhadolc presented at the exhibition Common Roots – Design Map of Central Europe at the Design Museum in Holon, 2012
The Renaissance Fužine Castle, 2006.
Corporate identity for the Museum of Architecture and Design by IlovarStritar, 2011
Corporate identity for the Museum of Architecture and Design by IlovarStritar design studio, 2011
The exhibition Beyond Everydayness – Theatre Architecture in Central Europe, which toured Budapest, Prague, Warsaw and Bratislava, was hosted by the Museum of Architecture and Design in Ljubljana in 2011, summarizing the results of an extensive multiannual research.
Eminent guest speakers from the United Kingdom, Sweden and Catalonia presented various theoretical and practical approaches in the development of business models in culture at Beyond the Cultural Model Conference organised by Motovila Institute and Center for Creativity, Museum of Architecture and Design, 2018.
Beyond the Cultural Model Conference organised by Center for Creativity and Motovila Institute, Museum of Architecture and Design, 2018.
Creative Europe Desk Slovenia event at Museum of Architecture and Design, 2018.The courtyard of the Museum of Architecture and Design, 2019.
One of the permanent exhibitions at the Museum of Architecture and Design, 2019.
Tapio Wirkkala, one of the most influential Finnish designers of the 20th century, Exhibition, held at Museum of Architecture and Design, 2005- Architecture
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