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International Triennial Ecology and Art
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Closing days of the 8th International Triennial Ecology and Art EKO at the former MTT textile factory in Maribor, 2021.
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Slovene art abroad 2010 – 2024
Current events
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1 May 2024
8 May 2024
Several Slovene productions will be shown at the festival. Documentaries "Cinema Volta - Kino Volta" by Martin Turk and "Cent'anni - Sto let" by Maja Doroteja Prelog; short films "How I Learned to Hand Laundry - Kako sem se naučila obešati perilo" by Barbara Zemljič and short animated movie "Octopus Banana Hotchpotch - Hobotnica banana mišmaš" by Milanka Fabjančič. The films were made with support by Slovenian Film Centre. Also included in the programme is the coproduction "Guardians of The Formula - Čuvari fomule" by Dragan Bjelogrlić, and the German-Serbian "Truth - Istina (Resnica)" with Slovene actress Nika Rozman in the main role.
at the SEEfest - South East European Film Festival Los Angeles
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26 Apr 2024
29 Jun 2024
"Unfinished Landscapes - Nedokončane krajine", a photography exhibit by Tomo Brejc showcasing the author's exploration of human artistic elements in the landscape. In collaboration with Photon Gallery. The exhibition opens on the 26th of April, at 7 o'clock in the evening.
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26 Apr 2024
26 May 2024
The group exhibition "Next: Young European Design" will be featuring a number of Slovene designers: Sara Badovinac and Peter Zabret from Studio Prapra with "Tooth Clock"; Rok Oblak and Luka Pleskovič with "Čebelino"; Ivana Blaž, Nina Mršnik, and Nikolaj Salaj with "Kobeiagi Kilims". On Saturday, 27th of April, there will be design presentations and talks with designers. Berlin Design Week is supported by SKICA Berlin, Slovenian Cultural Centre and a number of others.
at the Berlin Design Week
Upcoming events
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6 May 2024
21 Jun 2024
A joint photography exhibition of Boris Gaberščik and Branko Lenart. In collaboration with Kulturvermittlung Steiermark.
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6 May 2024
10 May 2024
Ljubljana Puppet Theatre will be visiting the 11th ASSITEJ Hungary Theatre Biennial for Children and Youth and putting on the play "Tunnel". Supported by Embassy of the Republic of Slovenia Budapest.
at the ASSITEJ Hungary Theatre Biennial for Children and Youth
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7 May 2024
A performance of "The Children - Otroci", Lucy Kirkwood's drama, directed by Nina Šorak and starring Saša Pavček, Silva Čušin, and Janez Škof. Produced by Slovenian National Theatre Drama Ljubljana.
at the International Small Stages Theatre Festival Rijeka
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
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
Narodni dom (National House) building by František Škabrout, built in Ljubljana 1894–1896. In 1927 the National Gallery of Slovenia rented some rooms in the building that housed also sport and leisure activities. Postcard, 1910.
Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science in Maribor, designed by Styria arhitektura d.o.o.
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