The 0.1 Institute, founded in 2016, is a creative and conceptual platform for research into and the production of contemporary art practice and theory, with a particular focus on movement as it pertains to the performing (dance, puppetry, physical theatre) and non-performing (film, visual arts, music, intermedia) arts. +
The 2 Reels - Association for Reanimation of Storytelling was born in 2007 out of the wish to cultivate and to promote storytelling in all its forms. +
This section looks at the long history of the country, spanning from Roman times to the third millennium, and stretching between the Alps, the Adriatic and the Pannonian Plain. +
Established in 1969, the Academic Choir France Prešeren has worked with many world-renowned composers and conductors, including Jiři Belohlavek, Fabio Luisi, John Rutter, Leonti Wolf, Andre Ducret, Eric Ericson, Gary Graden, and Ariel Ramirez. +
The Academic Choir Tone Tomšič (APZ Tone Tomšič) is a long-established, versatile and internationally successful choir, mostly made up of students from the University of Ljubljana. +
Originally founded in the first post-war months of 1945 as the Academy of Dramatic Arts for the education of actors, directors and playwrights, in 1963 this institution was renamed as the Academy for Theatre, Radio, Film and Television (AGRFT) and in 1975 it later became a Faculty of the University of Ljubljana. +
Acerbic distribution, established in 2012, operates as an anarchist distribution network with the aim to make anarchist and radical political theory more accessible. +
Jazz pianist Kaja Draksler (born 1987 in Kranj) is a young promising musician, typical of her generation, which compared to previous generations of Slovene jazz musicians enjoys more educational support and wider international connections. +
Acta Analytica, published since 1986, is an international periodical for philosophy in the analytical tradition covering a variety of philosophical topics including philosophical logic, metaphysics, epistemology, the philosophy of science and the philosophy of mind. +
The Admission Free Festival is an annual art festival featuring artistic interventions, actions, performances, and installations in the urban context of Celje. +
In December 2014 the Adria Airways In-Flight Magazine underwent a redesign with the introduction of a new content platform under the common name of OnAir. +
The Adriatic Slovenica Collection has grown since 2007 when first initiated by Matjaž Gantar, the insurance company's late supervisory board president. +
Aggressive Theatre is an association for contemporary arts founded by Andrej Grilc and Glorjana Veber in 2007 with 16 other members of the collective. +
Agregat is an online magazine open for submissions of texts from the field of humanities and social sciences that are politically and theoretically engaged. +
AIPA - Collecting Society of Authors, Performers and Producers of Audiovisual Works of Slovenia was founded as a joint collective organisation for the management of authorship rights of authors, co-authors, performers, and film producers. +
AirBeletrina.si is an on-line literary magazine in Slovenian language run by Beletrina Publishing Institute (formerly called Študentska založba) since 2007. +
Run by the Celeia Celje Institute - Centre for Contemporary Arts since 2005, the AiR Celeia Celje Artist-in-Residence programme for international artists and curators is based on inter-disciplinarity and participation, with the aim of building a dialogue and cooperation between foreign and local artists and curators as well as between art and the broader community. +
AKD Izbruh ("burst") is an alternative cultural association founded in 2001 with the aim of creating a space that facilitates free activities and expression for youth of the city of Kranj. +
In 2011, the Aksioma Institute for Contemporary Art opened up the Aksioma Project Space, a new venue in Ljubljana dedicated to exhibitions and presentations of either its own art productions or those of various internationally acclaimed intermedia art projects. +
Situated in Metelkova mesto Autonomous Cultural Centre and run by KUD Mreža Arts and Culture Association, Alkatraz Gallery started out in 1996 as a project initiated by young students of the Academy of Fine Arts and Design. +
All Strings Detached is a Slovene duet consisting of Jana Beltran (vocal, electro-acoustic guitar) and Vesna Godler (vocal, electric bass, percussion). +
In Pečovnik, on the outskirts of the city of Celje and on the left bank of the Savinja River, sits the house in which Alma Maximiliana Karlin (1889–1950), a world traveller with a transnational identity, a polyglot, a theosophist and a writer, spent her last years. +
The Institutum Studiorum Humanitatis (ISH) was established in 1992 as the first and one of the few autonomous higher education institutions in the field of humanities and social sciences in Slovenia. +
The American Slovenian Education Foundation (ASEF) was established in 2014 with the objective of enhancing American and Slovenian education activities and uniting Slovenian scholars and educators globally. +
Launched in 2008, Amfiteater (in English: Amphitheatre) journal publishes articles in the field of the performing arts, with an emphasis on interdisciplinary studies of performance in the context of different media, cultures, social sciences, and arts. +
The Amnesty International Slovenia Award for the Best Film on Human Rights Subject was introduced at the 10th Ljubljana Documentary Film Festival in 2008. +
Amper-O-Mat is a solo project of Borut Peternelj, a Slovene music producer and composer of experimental, electronic, improvisational and noise music. +
Formally organised since 1998 by the Ana Monró Theatre, the Ana Desetnica International Street Theatre Festival is the biggest festival of street theatre and improvisation arts in Slovenia. +
One of the first non-governmental foundations in independent Slovenia (its organisational form being the ustanova), the Ana Foundation was established in 1992 by Josip Jesih. +
Ana's Festival Rogaška Slatina, organised by the Rogaška Slatina Public Institute for Tourism and Culture and held for the first time in 2015, is an annual outdoor summer festival. +
The Animateka International Animated Film Festival is a specialised competitive festival which focuses on Central and East European animated film production. +
Since 2004 Famul Stuart School of Applied Arts and 2 Reels - Association for Reanimation of Storytelling have co-organised the main 5-day production courses in classical and stop-motion animation within the Animateka International Animated Film Festival. +
The Annales University Press of the Science and Research Centre of Koper (SRC Koper) at University of Primorska, established in 1991, mediates achievements in scientific research to the wider public and is therefore indispensable at any level of scientific and research activity. +
The Anna Lind Foundation focuses on collaboration between the Mediterranean countries in the fields of Education and Youth; Culture and Arts; Cities and Migration; Values, Religion and Spirituality; Peace and Co-existence; and Media. +
Since its opening in 2011, Anselma has become a synonym for a progressively alternative urban culture, an open space that welcomes people and ideas from all backgrounds and in a variety of genres. +
European anthropological institutions annually receive issues of Anthropological Notebooks, launched in 1995 and published in English three times per year by the Slovene Anthropological Society . +
Anton Melik Geographical Institute was founded in 1946 by the Slovene Academy of Science and Arts, and in 1976 it was named after the greatest Slovene geographer, academician Anton Melik (1890–1966), who was the first head of the institute. +
Established in May 2005, Anton Podbevšek Theatre (APT) is the youngest Slovenian professional theatre house and the first professional theatre in the history of Novo mesto, a town in the south-eastern region of Slovenia. +
Anton Tomaž Linhart Library Radovljica is the central library in Radovljica, with branches in Begunje, Kropa, Lesce, Brezje, Bohinjska Bistrica, Gorje, Srednja vas, Stara Fužina, Zasip and Blaž Kumerdej Library, Bled. +
The Apiculture Museum Krapje is an open-air museum, centred around an original octagonal apiary which dates from the late 19th century.It is complemented by various historic artefacts and documents that show the contours of beekeeping and honeymaking in the past. +
Launched in 1993, Apokalipsa ("Apocalypse") is a monthly magazine focusing on live culture and published by the Apokalipsa Cultural and Artistic Association. +
The Apostolic Nunciature of the Holy See in Slovenia was established in June 1992, some months after the Holy Seat (as the first state) had recognised Slovenia's independence in January 1992. +
AQ Gallery (Art Quarter Gallery), established in 2013 by Cultural-Artistic Society AQ Gallery, is a contemporary art gallery in Celje, oriented mostly to the urban or alternative cultures and scenes. +
Opened to the public in 1952, Arboretum Volčji Potok originally formed part of the Souvan family estate in 1885, which was taken over by the University of Ljubljana in 1952 and legally declared a place of cultural and natural heritage of national importance. +
The Archiepiscopal Archives of Ljubljana are the most important ecclesiastical archival institution in the territory of the Republic of Slovenia and hold several important collections, including most of the former parish archives. +
Organised by KUD Limb from Nova Gorica, Archipelag-Archipelago Festival, Nova Gorica and Gorizia aims to take an active part in the political and artistic discourse by connecting contemporary artists from both Goricas (the Slovene Nova Gorica and the Italian Gorizia) who draw into their company also artists from other countries with the purpose of overcoming the borders in every aspect. +
Published since 1972 by the Architects' Society of Ljubljana (DAL), the Architects' Bulletin (ab) is an international magazine on architecture and architectural theory. +
The Architects' Association of the Dolenjska Region and Bela Krajina (DAD) engages in professional research and promotes the broad range of activities that feed into architecture and spatial planning in the Dolenjska region. +
The Architects' Society of Ljubljana (DAL) has been serving the professional interests of its 370 plus members since 1997, primarily in dealings with relevant state and municipal governmental structures. +
The Archives of the Republic of Slovenia (ARS) carry out administrative and technical tasks in the field of archives and documentary material, created by the state authorities and other statutory and administrative subjects, as well as technical tasks of common interest in the protection of archives in the country. +
Argo, the Journal of the Slovene Museums is the most important professional publication of Slovene museum experts dealing with art history and the museology of the ancient and the medieval periods. +
Arheo Journal was launched for the first time in 1981 by the Archaeological Society of Slovenia in order to systematically cover the latest issues in archaeological science. +
Multi-generational, Ljubljana-based architecture firm Arhitektura, Office for Urbanism and Architecture – founded by Peter Gabrijelčič and his sons Boštjan and Aleš Gabrijelčič – pursues a clear and simply stated goal: making good architecture. +
The Ariart Woodwind Quintet is made up of 5 renowned Slovene musicians who are also members of professional orchestras such as the RTV Slovenia Symphony Orchestra, the Slovene Philharmonic Orchestra, and the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra: flautist Matej Zupan, oboist Maja Kojc, clarinettist Jože Kotar, hornist Andrej Žust, and bassoonist Milan Nikolić. +
Aristej started as a publisher of children's books in 1993 and with the integration of Dialogi Journal next year re-established itself as a publisher of social science and humanities books. +
Since being founded by Lena Krušec and Tomaž Krušec in 2002, ARK Arhitektura Krušec has positioned itself as one of the most acclaimed practices in Slovenia. +
Founded by Maruša Zorec in 2005, the work of Arrea Architecture encompasses a range of activities, but it is restoration or "restructuring" projects that have garnered the firm considerable renown. +
Over the course of fifteen years, The Arsana International Music Festival has presented more than 1,000 events, welcomed 10,500 internationally acclaimed artists, attracted nearly half a million visitors from around the globe, and evolved into one of the most renowned and diverse music festivals in Slovenia and the surrounding region of Europe. +
The Arsana Music Art Association, established in 2009, organises the Arsana International Music Festival, which represents the music part of the Art Ptuj Festival. +
Ars-cartae.com is a virtual gallery of pictorial maps of Austria, Italy, Slovenia, and Croatia (different regions, cities, towns) by Aleksander Jankovič Potočnik, an architect, illustrator, multimedia artist, and researcher of fortifications. +
Founded in 1997 by Klemen Ramovš, the Ars Ramovš Institute for Art, Marketing, Promotion and Investment organises the Seviqc Brežice Festival, an internationally acclaimed early music festival which features eminent musicians and ensembles. +
Art Center Prosenjakovci (Art Središče) is the first purpose-built art residency centre in Slovenia, and is set within a former frontier guard's building on the Slovenia-Hungary border at Goričko, close to the town of Središče (hence the name, as središče can be translated as "centre") in the eastern Pomurje region. +
The Art History Journal has a Slovene editorial board and a consulting international editorial board with members from Italy, Croatia, Austria, and the USA. +
Established in 1990 by painters Darko Slavec and Mladen Jernejec, Arthouse - College for Visual Arts is the first private professional college for drawing and painting. +
Officially established in 2005, the activities of the Art Stays Cultural Association (Ptuj, Kidričevo) are rooted in the ambitions of young representatives of the local art scene, putting Ptuj, one of the most impressive Slovene towns of medieval and also Roman heritage, on the international map of contemporary arts. +
In 2013, the Adriatic Slovenica insurance company opened the AS Gallery, located in the Ljubljana premises of the KD Group corporation, its then-owner. +
The Asia Europe Foundation (ASEF) seeks to promote better mutual understanding between the peoples of Asia and Europe through greater intellectual, cultural and people-to-people exchanges between the two regions. +
The Aškerc Award for outstanding achievements in archival science and in the popularisation of archival activities was launched in 2002 by the Archival Association of Slovenia (AAS). +
Established in 1999 by Gorazd Malačič, Miha Turšič, Miha Kirsch, and Marko Škerlavaj the creative consultancy Asobi best introduces itself with the statement "Change through design". +
Established in 1993, the Association for the Research of History, Anthropology and Literature (ZAK) is a non-governmental, non-profit organisation of researchers and authors who pursue research in the fields of history, anthropology, and literature. +
Founded in 2013 in response to a lack of programming and opportunities in the area of contemporary dance and performing arts in Maribor, the Nagib Association has consistently searched for ways to create a sustainable environment for the development of contemporary dance practice through a variety of means, from hosting performances to running activities that support artists and their creative processes. +
Established in Spring 2003 by 11 central associations, the Association of Associations of Slovenia aims to ensure the beneficial state of associations, and to integrate with other related organisations and networks in Slovenia, as well as in the international area. +
The Association of Conservators of Cultural Heritage of Slovenia, founded in 1971, is a voluntary association of experts involved in the protection of natural features and cultural heritage, and aims to secure the interests of the profession. +
The Association of Non-Commercial Radio Stations of Slovenia has operated under the umbrella of the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Slovenia (GZS) since 1997. +
The Association of Puppeteers was established in 1993 and works to foster relationships between the young and middle generations of Slovene puppeteers. +
Established in 1992 by nine independent cable TV programme creators, the Association of Slovene Local Television Stations (LTV Slovenia) represents local television, addressing its role in the public media landscape as well as aiming to fulfil common interests. +
Several Slovene museums came together in 1970 to establish an informal organisation with the aim of enhancing networking and common objectives and needs. +
The task of the Association of Slovene Music Schools (ZSGŠ) is to secure nationwide standards and develop infrastructures for the work of its member music schools, such as curriculum development, organisational assistance, and further training. +
The Association of Slovene Photographers was established in 1973 by 68 members who were all professional photographers from various towns in Slovenia. +
Established in 1993, the Association of Slovene Restorers is a voluntary association of professional conservator-restorers (around 300 members), who have been educated in the field and have a restoration certificate. +
The Association of Theatre Critics and Researchers of Slovenia was established in 1976 when it became a member of the International Association of Theatre Critics (IATC/AICT). +
Since being established in 2000 by director and screenwriter Miha Čelar, Astral Film has produced several feature films and documentaries, as well as cross-media documentaries and docu-fiction projects. +
Atelier 2050, the Association for the Promotion and Development of Visual Culture, was established in 2000, though the team has been active since 1992. +
Established in 1983, the Audiovisual Laboratory (AVL) of the Scientific Research Centre (ZRC SAZU), Slovene Academy of Science and Arts has since 1999 made up a part of the Institute of Slovene Ethnology. +
The cultural and creative sectors (CCS), including film and audiovisual, have been amongst the hardest hit by the COVID-19 crisis, which has also accelerated the existing trends in AV training and capacity building. +
The A.V.A. Institute, Academy of Visual Arts, officially established in 2007 by Pepi Peter Sekulich and Igor Grm, with the inauguration of the first lectures in the school year 2008/09, offers Bachelor of Arts with Distinction (BA Hons) study programmes of both classical and contemporary visual arts. +
Originally established in 1984, the Ave Vocal Group later became the Ave Chamber Choir, and under its conductor Andraž Hauptman it quickly gained recognition in the world of Slovene and European vocal music. +
The Avla NLB Gallery was established in 1971 in the foyer of the headquarters of the largest Slovene bank – Nova Ljubljanska Banka (NLB), next to the Cankarjev dom Culture and Congress Centre in the Ljubljana city centre. +
The history of the Avsenik Ensemble goes back to 1953, when the accordion player Slavko Avsenik (1929–2015) formed his first trio and later regrouped it into a quartet that also featured his older brother Vilko Ovsenik (who had changed his name to the pre-WWI spelling of the family's last name). +
Located at the Avsenik homestead in Begunje na Gorenjskem, the Avsenik Gallery was founded in 1989 by academic painter Martin Avsenik, son of musician Slavko Avsenik (1929–2015), leader of the internationally-renowned and award-winning folk pop music group Avsenik Ensemble. +
With the motto "an asylum for critical thoughts", Azil Bookshop is the first Slovene bookshop to specialise in theory and reference books related to the social sciences and the humanities, especially sociology, philosophy, archaeology, psychology, anthropology and the arts. +
Launched in 2001 by KUD Balkanika in Ljubljana, Balcanis Magazine covers current events and issues in individual countries of Central and South Eastern Europe. +
The Balkan Incentive Fund for Culture (BIFC) is one out of three grants schemes awarded by the European Cultural Foundation (ECF) in order to strengthen relations across the Western Balkans and the region's relations with Europe. +
BaRock Festival was launched in 2014 in the charming garden of one of the best preserved Baroque mansions in Slovenia, Dornava Mansion located north of the Dornava village in north-eastern Slovenia. +
Baza 20 was one of the numerous camps in the woods of Kočevski Rog which were once the commanding structures of the National Liberation Movement of Slovenia in the Second World War. +
Priding itself on being the only festival in the world dedicated to beached whales, the Beached Whale Festival (Festival nasedlega kita) is a laid back and at the same time very creative and upbeat summer music festival presenting curious new music to the region. +
In 2009, the Mladinsko Theatre initiated the Bobri (in English, Beavers), the Ljubljana-based festival of children's education in culture and the arts. +
Founded in 1951, the Bela krajina Museum is based in the Metlika castle, situated in the old part of this picturesque town near the Kolpa River, the natural border between Slovenia and Croatia. +
Since its opening in January 2010, the Beletrina Bookshop represents an important space for socialising and getting information about the contemporary literary scene by organising a variety of events, such as book presentations, author meetings, etc. +
The Beletrina Publishing Institute (up to 2014 known as Študentska založba Publishing House) is one of the most productive Slovene publishing houses. +
Beli sladoled (meaning, "White ice cream") is an artist group consisting of two academic painters: Miha Perne from Ljubljana and Leon Zuodar from Postojna. +
Established in 1975, the Municipality of Slovenj Gradec annually bestows the Berneker Award in honour of sculptor Fran Berneker (1874–1932) and the Berneker Honourable Mentions on creators engaged in the field of arts and culture, mostly an important protagonists of the local amateur cultural activities. +
Beseda (Word) is a collection of literary texts in Slovenian, collected for research and educational purposes and managed by the Fran Ramovš Institute of the Slovenian Language. +
The Best First Book Award is an award announced by the Slovene Writers’ Association and given annually by the Chamber of Publishing and Bookselling to the best first book published in the previous year. +
The Best Short Story Award was introduced by the Slovene Writers’ Association and the Sodobnost International Cultural Society in recognition of what was felt to be an under-appreciated literary genre. +
Beton Records is a Ljubljana-based record label specialising in experimental/abstract hip-hop and electronic beats, founded in 2010 by Mare Godnjavec (aka Jizah), a key figure in the Slovenian hip-hop scene of the last 20 years. +
In 1997, Matija Bevk and Vasa J. Perović founded the Ljubljana-based award-winning architecture office Bevk Perović Arhitekti, which has since become widely known throughout Slovenia for its large-scale public housing projects and visionary private residence designs. +
The Bežigrajska galerija (Bežigrad Gallery) with its 2 locations in the Bežigrad neighbourhood north of the Ljubljana city centre simply named Bežigrajska galerija 1 and Bežigrajska galerija 2, features smaller exhibitions by younger or established Slovene artists. +
A renowned puppetry festival, the Biennial Festival of the Contemporary Puppetry Art LUTKE has been organised by Ljubljana Puppet Theatre since 1995. +
The Biennial of Design, known also by its Slovene acronym BIO, explores and reflects contemporary developments in international design through a collaborative process; questioning and analysing current conditions in industrial production, public and private space, systems and networks. +
The Biennial of Slovene Book Illustration has been organised since 1993 by Cankarjev dom Gallery in cooperation with the Illustration Section of the Slovenian Association of Fine Arts Societies (ZDSLU) with the aim of promoting book illustration as a fine arts discipline. +
First held in 2008, the Big Architecture Festival is an international architectural event managed by Zavod Big – Center for Creative Economy of Southeast Europe, originally known simply as Zavod Big, these days as BIG SEE. +
Although Big Band KK has existed since the eighties (and was formerly know as Big Band Krško), it was practically and formally established in 1994, when Aleš Suša took over as the band's leader and conductor. +
Launched in 2018, the BigSEE Awards are presented each year in the framework of the Month of Design as well as one of its component events, the Big Architecture Festival. +
The Doslovče village house Pr' Dolenc in which priest, writer, and playwright Fran Saleški Finžgar (1871–1962) was born was reconstructed and opened as a museum in 1971. +
This house is the birthplace of Slovenj Gradec's most famous citizen – the Slovene-born composer Hugo Wolf (1860–1903), who carried on the legacy of Schubert and Schumann and is renowned as an author of late-romantic Lieder. +
The birthplace of writer, dramatist and priest Janez Jalen (1891–1966), which dates from the early 17th century, was declared a cultural monument in 1987, renovated to house the museum in 1992 and opened to the public in 1997. +
The house in which linguist, literary historian and librarian Matija Čop (1795–1835) was born was that of an average well-off family in Gorenjska, with a history that dates back to the 16th century. +
The birthplace of poet Simon Gregorčič (1844–1906), located in the village of Vrsno, seven kilometres from Kobarid, was restored in period style and opened as a museum in 1966. +
The BISTRA Scientific Research Centre in Ptuj developed out of the Bureau for Strategic Technological Development (the abbreviation is BISTRA), which was established in 1994 to meet the planning and management needs of developing the local community and the region. +
The Blade Production House was established in 2012, with its field of expertise spanning from the production of commercial ads and music videos to short and, as of recently, also feature films. +
The town of Bled with its idyllic island situated in the centre of the lake is one of Slovenia's major tourist attractions from a natural and historic point of view. +
The Blind Date Convention, Festival of the Artist’s Book is the main Slovenian event dedicated to the medium of the artist's book as well as to artistic periodicals, zines and editions. +
The Boben and Lajna Festival was launched in 2011 by the Boben and Lajna Institute as a collective effort of a younger generation of Slovenian jazz musicians and improvisers to develop a platform where they could meaningfully showcase their musical strivings and projects. +
In 1511 the Lords of Wagen began building Bogenšperk Castle as a replacement for their fortress at nearby Lichtenberg, which had become uninhabitable following an earthquake. +
London-based Slovene fashion jewellery designer Lara Bohinc made her début at the London Fashion Week in 1997 when she founded her Lara Bohinc 107 studio; today she works under the title Bohinc Studio. +
The Bohinj Summer Music Festival was launched in 1996 and has since been more or less faithfully held in the architecturally and acoustically stunning St Martin's Church in the village of Srednja vas. +
Displayed on the ground floor of the Lek company's business and information centre, the collection comprises a permanent display of pharmaceutical and medical accessories, dating from Roman antiquity to the present day, including surgical instruments and accessories from two-fully furnished pharmacies dating from the 16th to 19th centuries. +
Was Mladinska knjiga Publishing House's banner for the book Sužnji zaslona (Slaves of the Screen) at the Slovene Book Fair in November 2019 an omen of what readers and the publishing industry would become in 2020? +
The first issue of Borec ("Warrior") appeared in 1949 after being founded by the Union of Associations of World War II veterans, antifascist fighters and members of the National Liberation Struggle (NLS) of Slovenia in December 1948. +
Comprising one man, a digital library of recorded instruments, and an array of sound processing software, the Borut Kržišnik Symphonic Orchestra is a rather unorthodox orchestra and is the product of the artistic vision of Borut Kržišnik, a composer, music producer, guitarist, and mastering and music programmer. +
Established in November 1996, the Bošnjak Cultural Union of Slovenia unites Bošnjak clubs and associations and facilitates cultural programmes for Bošnjaks (Muslims coming mainly from Bosnia and Herzegovina and the Sandžak region) living in Slovenia. +
Botegin Centre, the MKSMC Botegin, Youth, Cultural, Social, Multimedia and Intergenerational Centre Botegin, is a social place, located in the old city centre of Koper. +
Founded in 1974, the Božidar Jakac Art Museum is located in the building of the former Cistercian monastery near Kostanjevica by the Krka River, one of Slovenia's finest medieval monuments, which is situated in the picturesque landscape of south-eastern Slovenia. +
The Branch Unit I of the Archives of the Republic of Slovenia in Kazina Palace in Ljubljana was formerly the Archives of the Institute of the History of the Labour Movement, established in 1959, and since 1989 the Archives of the Institute of Modern History. +
The Branch Unit II of the Archives of the Republic of Slovenia, situated at Kazina Palace in Ljubljana, was formerly the Historical Archives of Central Committee of the Slovene League of Communists, which was annexed to the Archives of the Republic of Slovenia in 1990. +
Held in the hilly, wine-growing region in the southwest of Slovenia, Brda Contemporary Music Festival is a small yet diverse and ambitious festival for all kinds of arts, but with a special focus on improvised music practices. +
Constructed in the 16th century on the site of an earlier manor house, Brdo Castle is a Renaissance-style fortified palace with two corner towers and living quarters that overlook a rectangular courtyard. +
The Break Festival began in 1997 with the aim of bringing together young (up to 35 years old) emerging artists from all disciplines to present their work to Ljubljana audiences. +
Established in 1946 Brežice Library is a public library that engages in educational, entertainment, cultural and information activities for people in the Municipality of Brežice. +
Established in 1997, the public institution Brežice Youth Centre (Mladinski center Brežice or MC Brežice) presents a regular programme of educational and cultural activities for the the younger and also general population. +
Since 1992 the office of the British Council Slovenia has been engaging widely in one form or another in the Slovene educational, social, and cultural scene through its cooperation with governmental and non-governmental institutions, ministries, and independent programmers. +
The Broadcasting Council of the Republic of Slovenia (Svet za radiodifuzijo-SRDF) is an independent expert body responsible for broadcasting regulation. +
The first Brumen Biennial of Slovenian Design was organised by the Brumen Foundation in November 2003 at the National Gallery of Slovenia in Ljubljana. +
The Brumen Foundation is an independent, non-profit institution, organised to improve the quality of visual design in Slovenia and promote it internationally. +
BRUTO landscape architecture studio was founded by Matej Kučina in 2004 and prides itself on a holistic, multidisciplinary approach emphasising the role of space in site-specific designs that achieve both visual appeal and everyday functionality. +
Buča Bookselling and Publishing was launched in 1998 by Samo Vadnov who started to sell books in 1976 and quickly realised the need of publishers for book marketing facilitated by book lovers with experience and enthusiasm. +
Established in 2007 by the graduates of the Moscow Circus Academy Ravil Sultanov and Natalija Sultanova, the Bufeto Institute for Development of Circus and Performance Arts is the only professional institute in the area of the art of clown in Slovenia. +
The Baroque Bukovje Manor House is one of the most important monuments of the historicistic castle architecture in Slovenia, dating back to the beginning of the 18th Century. +
The Bureau of European Designers' Associations was established in 1969 as the representative body for professional designers' associations within the EU. +
BSC Kranj was established as a limited liability company with the task of a regional support institution for the entrepreneurial and economic development of the Gorenjska region. +
In 2014 Vita Mavrič organised the exhibitition at the National and University Library dedicated to the 20th anniversary of the Café Teater and declared that she closes the Café Teater and the La Vie en Rose Festival of Chanson. +
The Film Programme is an important part of life at Cankarjev dom (CD), if perhaps a less prominent one than music and the performing arts in terms of day-to-day programming. +
Although the 303-square-metre Small Gallery of the Cankarjev dom, Cultural and Congress Centre is located in one of the centre's side corridors, the gallery presents an important space of reference for photographic artists. +
Since it opened fully in 1982, Cankarjev dom (CD) has presented a world-class Theatre and Dance Programme, providing a stage for contemporary theatre and dance from around the world, as well as Slovenian production of international standing. +
Established in October 1993, Canticum consists of a group of 18 to 36 singers, all of them students of the University of Maribor, the University of Graz and the University of Ljubljana. +
The Capuchin Monastery Archives and Library, Škofja Loka, dating from the beginning of the 18th century, preserve a precious collection of rare books, manuscripts, and registry data. +
Koroška Regional Museum opened a permanent exhibition on the Carinthian Plebiscite on the first floor of the priest’s house in Libeliče in 1997, on the 75th anniversary of the incorporation of Libeliče into the then Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes. +
Best known for being a highly innovative and widely acclaimed "vocal theatre" ensemble, Carmina Slovenica also stands for a production house that deals with festival and concert organisation, musical education and publishing, and other related projects. +
Organised by the Art Centre - Institute of Youth Culture, Kranj since 2003, the Carniola Festival, Summer in Kranj is an international summer festival of music, theatre and dance, usually taking place in June. +
Organised since 2003, the Castrumfoto International Workshop is an annual workshop for art photographers from Italy, Austria, and Slovenia organised by the Pilon Gallery from Ajdovščina under the leadership of Primož Brecelj. +
Founded in 1961, the Simon Robič Society for Cave Research opened Železna jama ('Iron Cave') to the public in 1963 and in the following years set up a permanent exhibition of caving objects in the Caver's Club. +
Awarded by the Central European Initiative (CEI), a platform for regional cooperation, and the Slovene Writers’ Association, the CEI Fellowship is aimed at fostering international cooperation and stimulating young authors from the 17 CEI member states. +
Together with the Centre for Tourist Promotion and the Event Centre, the Celeia Celje Institute - Centre for Contemporary Arts forms part of a new municipal institution established in 2005. +
Situated in the centre of Ljubljana, Celica Hostel stands within the former military complex that was developed during the 1990s into the Metelkova mesto Autonomous Cultural Zone, an alternative culture territory with numerous clubs, studios, galleries and a very distinctive architecture. +
Celinka is a sort of a musical cooperative that functions as a platform for various artistic, commercial, and organisational endeavours by a diverse set of artists. +
Gimnazija Celje-Center - the so-called First Grammar School Celje - offers three educational programmes - a pre-school education programme, a general gimnazija programme and the Art Grammar School programme. +
Established in 1976 by one of the pioneers of Slovene dance theatre, the choreographer Damir Zlatar Frey, the Celje Dance Forum has since then run a quality dance education programme, especially intended for children and youth, as well as produced several acclaimed evening-length dance performances, which have been presented at home and abroad. +
Celje FOKUS Festival – a festival of authorial photography – was first held in 2015 and is currently one of the few or even the only one of its kind in Slovenia. +
Established in 1993, the Celje Gallery of Contemporary Art is situated on the outskirts of the old town centre and is part of the architectural complex of buildings that once formed the foothill castle of the Counts of Celje. +
As a public institution the Celje Museum of Recent History focuses on the cultural heritage of the town of Celje and the Lower Savinjska region from the beginning of the 20th century onward. +
Celje Music School is one of the best Slovene music schools and represents one of the central cultural and musically-educational foundations in the Municipality of Celje. +
Within the Regional Development programme, the Celje Regional Development Agency (a limited liability company) focuses on five key programmes: human resources, small and middle enterprises, tourism, farming and countryside, and environment and space. +
Celje Regional Museum was founded in 1882 at the premises of the present-day Celje Music School, but already in the 1920s the city council discussed the option of moving the museum to the Old Counts' Mansion, a late Renaissance building. +
Celje Tourist Association was established in 1871 with around 500 members, and for over 130 years it has taken care of Celje's parks, castles and other precious Celje heritage sites. +
The Center for Architecture Slovenia, an Institute for the Development of Spatial Culture, founded in 2013 in Ljubljana, works in the field of architectural education and design, underlining the importance of the quality of the built space. +
Formed as a punk rock trio in 1984 in Maribor, Center za dehumanizacijo (CZD) (Centre for Dehumanisation) has since then developed its own variation of punk rock music, characterised by a strong inclination towards experimentation. +
The Central European Initiative (CEI) is the oldest and largest of the sub-regional co-operation initiatives that emerged in Central and Eastern Europe after the collapse of the communist system. +
Centralna postaja (Eng.: Central Station) is a small Maribor-based venue and creative studio that deals with various facets of contemporary artistic production. +
Located on one of the landmarks of Ljubljana's social life, Trubarjeva Street, Centralna postaja (meaning the Central Station, though not really being close to any train or bus station) is a wittily decorated mixture of a club, restaurant, bar and occasionally also exhibition venue. +
The Centre for Creativity or CzK (Center za kreativnost) was established in 2017 as an interdisciplinary platform to support Slovenia's cultural and creative sector (CCS). +
Part of the Peace Institute - Institute for Contemporary Social and Political Studies, the Centre for Cultural Policy Research focuses on the study of the roles, development trends, and material conditions of cultural institutions, as well as the effects of their operations (including the production, circulation, and consumption of cultural products). +
The Centre for Distance Education Development (CDED) at the University of Maribor was established in February 1999 by the three faculties working in the field of open and distance learning (ODL). +
The Centre for European Perspective (CEP) is an independent and non-profit organisation working on issues of peace, security, and socio-economic development and prosperity. +
Founded in 2001 by 27 Slovene non-governmental organisations, CNVOS and under the initiative of the Government Office for European Affairs (GOEA), offers a variety of administrative and technical support services to NGOs, including conference and meeting rooms, technical equipment, event organisation and co-ordination between NGOs, central government and local authorities. +
Located in the picturesque medieval settlement of Štanjel, the Centre for Karst Architecture (CKA) is dedicated to the research and dissemination of knowledge on the unique spatial, architectural and cultural heritage of the Karst. +
Part of the Peace Institute - Institute for Contemporary Social and Political Studies, the Centre for Media Policy focuses on the strengthening of the media community in Slovenia, the inclusion of experts in the drafting of media legislation, and the setting-up of self-regulation and accountability systems within Slovene media. +
Founded in 2009, the organisational unit the Centre for Preventive Archaeology at the Institute for the Protection of Cultural Heritage of Slovenia, carries out preliminary archaeological research in the entire area of Slovenia and in the case of interventions related to building activities. +
The Centre for Slovene as a Second and Foreign Language came into existence in 1965 and nowadays operates in the framework of the Department of Slovenian Studies at the University of Ljubljana. +
Established in 1999, the Centre for Slovenian Literature is a non-governmental organisation dedicated to literary and publishing activities, primarily the international promotion of Slovenian literature. +
The Centre for Slovenian Literature Website offers information on a wide number of Slovenian writers and online publications with their poems, short stories, excerpts from novels and plays translated into English, some also into Spanish and Dutch. +
Hanna's Atelier for Sonorous Arts in the period 2012–2015 ran the management and programme of the at Vodnik Homestead (Vodnikova domačija) in Ljubljana turning it into a Centre for Sonorous Arts. +
The Centre for Theatre and Film Studies or CTF is part of the Academy of Theatre, Radio, Film and Television (AGRFT) in Ljubljana and performs documentary and research activities relating to theatre, radio, film and television. +
The Centre for Theatre and Film Studies Library of the Academy of Theatre, Radio, Film and Television (AGRFT) is the only library in Slovenia which specialises in drama texts and literature on stage sets, costumes, and the history and theory of theatre, film, radio and TV. +
The Centre of Slavic Cultures France Prešeren organises various cultural events, thematic evenings, festivals, workshops, concerts of various music genres, from jazz and acoustics to metal and trap, theatre performances, improvisation theatre and stand-up evenings, exhibitions and children's events, literary and poetry readings. +
House! Society for People and Spaces established in 2014 its Printmaking Art Centre (CGU – Center grafičnih umetnosti), an on-going international workshop for printmaking art. +
The Chamber of Architecture and Spatial Planning of Slovenia (ZAPS) is an organisation of architects, urban designers, landscape architects, and spatial planners with a state licence to produce all types of plans in these fields. +
The Chamber of Craft of Slovenia comprises a Secretariat, an Economic System Department, a Foreign Economic Relations Department, a Legal Department, an Education/Training Department, an Info-System Department and a Department for European Affairs. +
A Chamber of Media Providers was set up in 2012 when the former Chamber of Publishing, Bookselling, Graphic Industry, Radio and TV Media (GZS-ZKGM) at the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Slovenia (GZS) was reorganised into two chambers: the Chamber of Media Providers and Chamber of Publishing and Bookselling. +
A Chamber of Publishing and Bookselling was set up in 2012 following the reorganisation of the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Slovenia (GZS) when the former Chamber of Publishing, Bookselling, Graphic Industry, Radio and TV Media (GZS-ZKGM) at the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Slovenia (GZS) was reorganised into two chambers: the Chamber of Publishing and Bookselling and the Chamber of Media Providers. +
Cheap Tunes Records was established in 2008 as a D-I-Y CD-R and copyleft netlabel, which releases records available as hard copies and at the Internet Archive as free down-loadable items. +
Chevening is the UK government’s scholarship scheme, funded by the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) and managed by the British Council worldwide. +
In 2010 Choregie Festival, a 6-day annual international festival of new music theatre, was launched by the Choregie – New Music Theatre, a private institute engaged in developing synergies and new modes of expression at the cross-sections of music and performing arts. +
Cineast Cultural and Artistic Association was established in 1992 to promote independent film culture and to undertake research into film history and the conservation of independent films. +
The Cinematheque Society was formally established on 22 April 2006 to pay tribute to the founder and first director of the Slovenian Cinematheque, Silvan Furlan, who passed away in April 2005. +
CINEMattic Institute, or KINOkašča Institute ('kašča' means 'a granary') is a company for documentary film, video and television production, founded in 2012. +
The homestead of Ciril Kosmač, a famous Slovene novelist, dramatist, translator, screenwriter, and the author of the popular novels Tantadruj and The Ballad on Trumpet and A Cloud, was transformed into a museum complex in 2003. +
Ciril Kosmač Public Library in Tolmin was founded in 1955, although its origins may be traced back to the former People's Library of Tolmin, established in 1908. +
Cirkulacija 2 is a transdisciplinary art collective that was founded in 2007 and which is dealing with longer-term practices in the area of contemporary technological art. +
The City Hall Atria is situated in Ljubljana Town Hall and consists of the Glass Atrium, the Historical Atrium, the Central Atrium and the Right Atrium. +
City of Books Festival is an urban book festival that has been taking place in the centre of Nova Gorica, a city on the western border of Slovenia, since 2016. +
The City of Women International Festival of Contemporary Arts presents women artists from Slovenia and abroad working in different disciplines and contexts. +
Launched in 1991, Cliché is a minimalist fashion line designed by Jelena Pirkmajer with a showroom in Ljubljana Old Town as well as presented and available at Flying Solo Fashion Store, New York. +
The Centre of the Republic of Slovenia for Mobility and European Educational and Training Programmes (CMEPIUS) was established in October 2003 and continues the work of the previous EU Programmes Agency. +
The Coal Mining Museum of Slovenia is dedicated to the social history and technological development of coal mining, as practised in the Šaleška Valley, a coal-rich region around the city of Velenje. +
At national level the Italian national community is represented in Slovenia by the Coastal Italian Self-Governing National Community Koper-Capodistria. +
Based on the principles of cooperation and participation, CoFestival is an international festival of contemporary dance, organised annually since 2012. +
COLIB.SI is part of the COBISS.SI databases, allowing users to access basic data on Slovene libraries via the COBISS/OPAC search application, such as identification information, contacts, premises, etc. +
The Commission for Music and Ballet Competitions (TEMSIG) is a body of the National Commission for Music Education at the Ministry of Education, Science and Sport established in 1992. +
The Commission for National Communities present issues that refer to legislation relating to Hungarian and Italian national communities in Slovenia at National Assembly sessions. +
A joint venture between the Council of Europe and the ERICarts Institute, realised with a community of practising independent cultural policy researchers, NGOs, and national governments, the Compendium of Cultural Policies and Trends in Europe is an expanding European-wide information and monitoring system on cultural policy measures, instruments, debates, and cultural trends. +
CONA Institute for Contemporary Art Procesing was established in 2007 by the musician and new media artist Brane Zorman and the architect and scenographer Irena Pivka. +
The Conference of European National Librarians (CENL) is a foundation under Dutch law that aims to increase and reinforce the role of national libraries in Europe, in particular with respect to their responsibilities in maintaining the national cultural heritage and ensuring the accessibility of knowledge in that field. +
The Confucius Institute is a non-profit institution established by the Chinese state office Hanban (Office of Chinese Language Council International) for the purpose of promoting and teaching Chinese language and culture. +
The Consulate General of the Kingdom of Thailand in Slovenia provides consular information, while the consular services are provided at the Embassy of Malaysia in Vienna. +
The Consulate General of the Republic of Hungary in Lendava-Lendva assists the Embassy of the Republic of Hungary in Ljubljana in order to provide consular, economic, and cultural services. +
The Consulate General of the Republic of Slovenia Athens assists the Embassy of the Republic of Slovenia Athens, which is the official representative body of the Slovene Government in Greece. +
The Embassy of the Republic of Slovenia in Rome is the official representative body of the Slovene Government in Italy, responsible also for San Marino and Malta. +
The Consulate General of the Republic of Slovenia in Cleveland closely connected to the Embassy of the Republic of Slovenia in Washington provides consular assistance and promotes bilateral political, economic, and cultural relations. +
The Consulate General of the Republic of Slovenia in Scotland provides consular assistance to Slovene citizens in Scotland and offers information related to Slovenia. +
Next to the Consulate of the Republic of Slovenia in Milan there is a Representation of Slovenian Tourist Board and a Slovene Office of Economic in Milan. +
The Consulate General of the Republic of Slovenia in Munich is responsible for providing consular services for the states of Baden-Württember und Bayern. +
At its session on 30 May 2012, the Government of the Republic of Slovenia adopted the decision on the closure of the Consulate General of the Republic of Slovenia New York as well as the further four embassies (in Dublin, Lisbon, Stockholm, Helsinki) due to the economic crisis in Slovenia. +
The Consulate General of the Republic of Slovenia in Szentgotthárd/Monošter and the Embassy of the Republic of Slovenia Budapest together represent an official representative body of the Slovene Government to the Republic of Hungary. +
The Consulate General of the Republic of Slovenia in Trst/Trieste and the Consulate of the Republic of Slovenia in Milano are connected to the Embassy of the Republic of Slovenia Rome and together represent an official representative body of the Slovene Government to the Republic of Italy. +