SKICA Berlin, Slovenian Cultural Centre
Upcoming events
28 Nov 2025
12 Apr 2026
The exhibition "Paths of Impressionism – Slovenian Modernism and Dachau" presents over forty exceptional loans from the National Gallery of Slovenia and other lenders, tracing the artistic evolution from late 19th-century realism to the more expressive currents of modernism. The exhibition underscores the significant role Slovenian artists played within a broader pan-European movement, bringing to light lesser-known masterpieces now poised for rediscovery.
Past events
29 Jan 2026
1 Mar 2026
The film "Little Trouble Girls" by director Urška Djukić begins screening in German cinemas.
18 Feb 2026
22 Feb 2026
A dance performance for all ages and inclusive for deaf people, "SinnIch" / "I mean", is choreographed and performed by Jan Kress, Jan Rozman and Julia Keren.
27 Sep 2025
11 Jan 2026
The exhibition "Utopia. The Right to Hope" focuses primarily on works of art, but also on architectural projects, design objects, and examples from the applied arts that present utopian projects or ideas in various media. Slovenian artists featured in the exhibition include Irwin, Jasmina Cibic, and Maja Smrekar.
Mission
The Slovenian Cultural Centre in Berlin (SKICA Berlin) is the second cultural centre Slovenia established abroad, the first one being the Slovenian Culture and Information Centre in Vienna (SKICA Vienna) founded in 2011. The centres are a joint project of the Slovenian Ministry of Culture, and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
The centre promotes Slovenian contemporary arts as well as cultural heritage, fosters cooperation efforts, and facilitates communication. It will create a synergy among Slovene organisations and creators and German cultural institutions, producers and venues.
Programme
The inauguration of the centre took place on 29 November 2016 when the German premiere of the When I was dead silent performance directed by Diego de Brea and performed by the Slovene National Theatre Drama Ljubljana ensemble at the Babylon Cinema. The piece was inspired by the silent film Als ich tot war by Ernst Lubitsch. The copy of the director's earliest long feature made in 1916 was found at the Slovenian Cinematheque archive in 1994.
Arts & Culture Residency in Berlin
SKICA Berlin collaborates with the programme at the Slovene Arts & Culture Residency on Kastanienallee (Prenzlauer Berg) in Berlin. An annual open call of the Ministry of Culture invites Slovenian creators to apply for a month-long stay in the residence and travel costs, facilitating implementation of a number of Berlin projects.
See also
- Slovene Arts & Culture Residency, Berlin
- Embassy of the Republic of Slovenia in Berlin
- Slovenian Culture and Information Centre, Vienna
External links
- SKICA Berlin website (in German and Slovenian)
- Archival SKC Berlin website (2016–Feb 2021)
- Cultural section on the Berlin Embassy website (in German)
- Artists-in-residence presentation on the Embassy website (in German)