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− | The [[Gospodarsko razstavišče, Ljubljana Exhibition and Convention Centre]] is located in the centre of Ljubljana and represents one of its landmarks as a well preserved modernist architectural complex. The company was established in [[established::1954]] and a year later the first exhibitions were organised. With its programme (fairs, conventions, different promotional events) GR annually attracts over 400.000 visitors. Several halls regularly host also commercial cultural events such as concerts by popular musicians from ex Yugoslavia (Crvena jabuka, Zdravko Čolić, Ceca Ražnjatović, and others), | + | The [[Gospodarsko razstavišče, Ljubljana Exhibition and Convention Centre]] is located in the centre of Ljubljana and represents one of its landmarks as a well preserved modernist architectural complex. The company was established in [[established::1954]] and a year later the first exhibitions were organised. With its programme (fairs, conventions, different promotional events) GR annually attracts over 400.000 visitors. Several halls regularly host also commercial cultural events such as concerts by popular musicians from ex Yugoslavia (Crvena jabuka, Zdravko Čolić, Ceca Ražnjatović, and others), dance parties with international DJs or travelling exhibitions that attract large audiences (such as ''Bodies Revealed'' in 2012). |
In 2012 the [[Municipality of Ljubljana]] launched a new Muza Festival (Muse Festival) on books & arts to popularise culture among the citizens of Ljubljana and to introduce more cultural content to the fair grounds. | In 2012 the [[Municipality of Ljubljana]] launched a new Muza Festival (Muse Festival) on books & arts to popularise culture among the citizens of Ljubljana and to introduce more cultural content to the fair grounds. |
The new Ljubljana fair grounds were established in the mid 1950s and the construction accelerated due to the VIIth Congress of the Communist Party of Yugoslavia that took place in Ljubljana in April 1958. The ambitious halls and pavilions were built from 1954 till the late 1960s according to the plans by Branko Simčič, Milan Mihelič and Ilija Arnautović.
Some of the highlights include concerts by Louis Armstrong (1959) and Duke Ellington, as well as the legendary Slovenska popevka Festival (1964 and again in 2010s). GR served also as a venue for the large survey exhibition on the work of architect Jože Plečnik (1986), and the first book fair in Ljubljana. In the early 1990s, Ljubljana tried to feature on the international art market with the Ars Antiquitas Fair, but the unsuccessful attempt was soon abandoned.
Culture.si offers information on Slovene cultural producers, venues, festivals and support services, all in one place. It encourages international cultural exchange in the fields of arts, culture and heritage. The portal and its content is owned and funded by the Ministry of Culture, funded by the European Union Recovery and Resilience Plan and developed by Ljudmila Art and Science Laboratory.