Herman Potočnik Noordung Space Center

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Center vesoljskih tehnologij Hermana Potočnika Noordunga

Na vasi 18, SI-3205 Vitanje

http://noordungcenter.si

info@k-sevt.si

Phone386 (0) 40 300 052

Founded byMunicipality of Vitanje

 Government of the Republic of Slovenia

Elena Dokuzov, Director

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In March 2017 the Ministry of Economic Development and Technology became a cofunder of the Herman Potočnik Noordung Space Center – Noordung Centre, matching the funds of the Ministry of Culture and the Municipality of Vitanje. with the new direction of the institution, the programmes run in the 5-year-old building in Vitanje has undergone significant changes.

Today the Noordung Center or K-SEVT aims at encouraging the participation of Slovenian companies in the programs of the European Space Agency and other international institutions in the field of space technologies and programmes.

The concept and programme of the culturisation of outer space by the artists, who were initiators of the building in Vitanje, continues on other locations in Slovenia and Europe, c.f. Cultural Centre of European Space Technologies (KSEVT).

Exhibitions

The permanent exhibition Herman Potočnik Noordung: 100 Monumental Influences (authors: Miha Turšič and Dragan Živadinov is based on 100 of Herman Potočnik Noordung's drawings, used in his book The Problem of Space Travel - The Rocket Motor. The display covers Potočnik's life and time, the early rocket technologies, space architecture, usage of the Earth orbits, space wear, the Treasures of Modernity collection, and, last but not least – Slovenia in space.

A replica of Sputnik 1, the first artificial satellite in the world to be put into outer space, part of the permanent exhibition at the Cultural Centre of European Space Technologies (KSEVT), 2012

Next to permanent exhibition, in October 2013 an exhibition VOYAGER/DR. MAVRETIČ was set up, presenting the work of Dr Anton Mavretič and the space probe Voyager (authors: Miha Turšič, Dragan Živadinov in Dill Hunley. On the occasion Mavretič donated his archive to the National and University Library.

The ground level includes the Vitanje Library and a multi-purpose circular hall with 300 seats.

Building

he Integrated Revitalisation of the Vitanje House of Culture into KSEVT project received funds in 2009 through the Development Investing in Public Cultural Infrastructure programme, run by the Ministry of Culture.

The building design is the work of four architectural bureaus which established the Architectural Union for Vitanje (AZZV): Bevk Perović Arhitekti, Dekleva Gregorič Arhitekti, Ofis Arhitekti, and SADAR + VUGA Architects.

The fascinating building of 2500 m² replaced the old cultural centre and is inspired by Herman Potočnik's plan for the first geostationary space station from 1928. It is situated in the hilly landscape between the neoclassicist Church of the Mother of God, the Gothic Church of St Peter, and the former Bishop's Mansion.

Cultural Centre of European Space Technologies (KSEVT), a space for the synthesis of art and science focused on the post-gravity art, Vitanje, 2012. Since 2017 the programme is run by Herman Potočnik Noordung Space Center.

Background

Initially, the Cultural Centre of European Space Technologies (KSEVT) was founded by Miha Turšič, Dragan Živadinov, Municipality of Vitanje, Delak Institute and Planit Institute. The KSEVT actually complemented the Herman Potočnik Noordung Memorial Centre.

In 2014 the KSEVT team represented Slovenia at the Architecture Biennale in Venice with The Problem of Space Travel - Supre:architecture project.

in September 2015, Miha Turšič, KSEVT's co-founder and acting director, started a hunger strike that was also a plea to the Government of Slovenia to reconsider the status of KSEVT, and the role of arts and culture as development agents, respectively. In December 2015 he resigned from his function of KSEVT Director.

External links

• Noordung Centre website