Culture of Slovenia
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Linhart Encounter
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Actors Martin Valič, David Radej, Klemen Kovačič, Maja Pinterič, and Tina Lipovec in the play Phoenix, written and directed by Rok Sanda. The play was awarded the Matiček award for the best overall performance at the Linhart Encounter in 2017. Author: Matej Maček
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Slovene art abroad 2010 – 2024
Current events
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31 Oct 2024
A video installation "Obdach" by Marko Lipuš, which shows solidarity and raises awareness of the conditions in which the homeless live. Supported by Slovenian Culture and Information Centre, Vienna (SKICA).
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13 Oct 2024
"Volatile Season" is an exhibition about the unpredictability of weather and what that means for our future. Featuring works by Sara Rman, Maruša Uhan, and Neja Zorzut, and curated by Hana Čeferin.
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6 Nov 2024
"repeated words lose their meaning", a group exhibition about the concept of language featuring artists from Lithuania, Estonia, and Slovenia: Ana Likar and Teja Miholič. The exhibition is curated by Justina Špeirokaitė and Hana Čeferin.
Upcoming events
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12 Oct 2024
A concert by the internationally renowned avant-garde band Laibach, as part of their "Opus Dei" tour.
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12 Oct 2024
"Weird Times - Čudni cajti", an evening of stand-up comedy with Marko Žerjal, organised by Slovene Society of Brussels. Supported by Embassy of the Republic of Slovenia Brussels and Government Office for Slovenians Abroad. The performance starts at 19:30.
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13 Oct 2024
A concert by the internationally renowned avant-garde band Laibach, as part of their "Opus Dei" tour.
Festivals
The printed version of the calendar of Festivals in Slovenia in 2012 contains 141 festivals. Later on, in 2019, the festival number rose to 199. Check out the current annual festivalscape.
Images
Museum of Modern Art is the central museum and gallery of the Slovenian art works from the 20th and 21st centuries.
Female nude, by Zdenko Kalin and Echo, by Karl Putrih.
The Stroj performing at Kino Šiška Centre for Urban Culture, 2014
Site-specific installation in the forest at the Floating Castle Festival in the vicinity of Snežnik Castle, 2015
The Čaplja service building at the Nordic Centre Planica designed by the STVAR architects, 2016
Corporate identity for the Museum of Architecture and Design by IlovarStritar design studio, 2011
Pocar Homestead, Mojstrana main dwelling from the outside, built in 1775
The tank from the Ten-Day War in Slovenia (1991) in front of the National Museum of Contemporary History. On the eve of the International Women's Day in 2012 it was sprayed pink by the unknown activists and became a new popular landmark in Ljubljana. It is owned by the Military Museum of Slovenian Armed Forces and was transferred to the Park of Military History Pivka only a few months after the action. The pink paint was removed.
A Place under the Sun by students of the Chair of Textile and Fashion Design at the Department of Textiles of the Faculty of Natural Sciences and Engineering, Lighting Guerrilla Festival, 2011
Overview
Fields of Experimental Music in Slovenia
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Žarkolom, Tadej Droljc at Lunchmeat Festival, 2020
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