Slowenischer Lesesaal, Graz
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15 May 2018
A book presentation by the writer Jani Virk, co-organised in cooperation with Beletrina Publishing Institute, Slowenischer Lesesaal, Graz, Faculty of Arts, University of Ljubljana and the Centre for Slovene as a Second/Foreign Language,
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7 Jun 2016
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21 Apr 2015
A concert by and literary evening with Vlado Kreslin in the framework of the 19th Slovenian Book Days, co-organised by the Slowenischer Lesesaal, Graz, Centre for Slovene as a Second/Foreign Language, , and the Faculty of Arts, University of Ljubljana,
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17 Mar 2015
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6 Nov 2014
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1 Apr 2014
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13 Jun 2013
Events
Events that take place in the reading room are such as to promote the Slovenian language and culture as well as to celebrate and strengthen the cross-border ties. These include guest lectures, public readings, film screenings, and concerts, featuring a host of acclaimed artists from all walks of life.
History
Reading rooms played an important role in Slovene history and made an indelible contribution to the preservation and enrichment of Slovene culture. The opening of the reading room in Graz is no coincidence, as the city exerted a profound influence on Slovene culture, society, and education in the past. As early as 1810 Janez Nepomuk Primic founded in Graz the society of Slovene students Societas slovenica, and the following year the world’s first Slovenian chair at the Graz Lyceum (earlier and later the University of Graz) was established. Graz became in the 19th century an important centre for Slovenian studies, headed by such prominent scholars and professors as Gregor Krek, Karel Štrekelj, Matija Murko, Rajko Nahtigal, and Vatroslav Oblak. Eventually, the Slovene Reading Room was established in 2013 due to the efforts of the Embassy of the Republic of Slovenia Vienna and the then Ambassador Aleksander Geržina, and Christoph Binder, Director of the Styria State Library.
See also
- Embassy of the Republic of Slovenia Vienna
- Slovenian Culture and Information Centre, Vienna (SKICA)
- Consulate of Slovenia in Graz
- German Library at the Central Technological Library, University of Ljubljana
- Goethe-Institut Ljubljana
- Embassy of the Republic of Austria in Slovenia
- Cultural cooperation with Austria
External links
- Slowenischer Lesesaal website (in Slovenian and German)
- Slowenischer Lesesaal in Graz website (in German)
- On-line library catalogue (in German)
- The list of the collection Lesesaal (in German)