Ustanova Imago Sloveniae - Podoba Slovenije
Gornji trg 16, SI-1000 Ljubljana
Phone386 (0) 1 241 6600
Janoš Kern, Director
Imago Sloveniae
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Concept and background
The project was initiated by the musician and pedagogue Primož Lorenz (1942–2007), who along with some other members of the Ljubljana civil society started to organise concerts in order to revive the Ljubljana old town centre. It was not long before the project spread outside the local area and to deal with this widr scope of things, Imago Sloveniae was formally established in 1994. Currently it collaborates with 25 Slovene municipalities and towns, gathering the same number of cultural venues from all over the country came under one umbrella organization. This network is utilised to bring high-quality culture to the smaller, peripheral towns.
Other aims of the project are revitalisation of architectural heritage, the discovery of new sites for cultural events (open air, unusual venues in the streets, courtyards, churches, museums), the artistic development of young musicians, promotion of new music and free accessibility. The latter means that almost all of their events are accessible for free.
The festivals
Imago Sloveniae organises several festivals and cycles, with Summer Imago Sloveniae Festival being the primary one. It goes on from June till September and is spaced around the whole of Slovenia. Summer in Ljubljana Old Town is its Ljubljana sub-part, is co-organised with the still active Society for the Revitalisation of the Cultural Image of the Old City Centre and lasts from June till the middle of August. The Jazz Stage is a further sub-part of this and lasts from June till August, taking place at the Gornji Trg square.
Nights in Ljubljana Old Town is a more condensed and samostoječa thing, lasting only for a few last few days of August. Winter in Ljubljana Old Town takes place in December and is again co-organised with the Society for the Revitalisation of the Cultural Image of the Old City Centre.
International projects
Imago Sloveniae organised the European Music Summer 2009, a project supported by the EU Culture Programme (2007–2013). 73 concerts of music (early music, ethno, jazz) were performed by around 970 musicians from 17 European countries and took place at architectural heritage sites in Slovenia, Italy, Croatia, and the Czech Republic. This course of this project as well as its other activities, Imago established links with many festivals and cultural institutions worldwide.
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