Mestna galerija Ljubljana
(2) Cankarjevo nabrežje 11/1, SI-1000 Ljubljana
Phone386 (0) 1 241 1770, 386 (0) 1 241 1785
ProprietorLjubljana Urban Municipality
Managed byCity Museum and Galleries of Ljubljana
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| − | This Municipal Gallery is a fine art exhibition space in the centre of Ljubljana that | + | This Municipal Gallery is a fine art exhibition space in the old centre of Ljubljana that operates continuously for almost 50 years. It has a broad exhibition programme and organises presentations of Slovene artists abroad. The [[City Art Museum Ljubljana]] – known also as the City Gallery Ljubljana or in Slovene language as Mestna galerija (used in this article) – consists of two spaces: Mestna galerija 1 and Mestna galerija 2. It is also the space being years directed by [[Aleksander Bassin]], who retired in 2008. The recent director is [[Blaž Peršin]] and artistic director [[Alenka Gregorič]], before the artistic director of the [[Škuc Gallery]]. |
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| + | ==History and locations== | ||
| + | The Mestna galerija is the ancestor of the old building of the Jakopič Pavilion (the first Ljubljana exhibition space built in 1908 by the painter [[Rihard Jakopič]]). After its demolishing in 1961 the house at Mestni trg 5 was chosen for the new venue for exhibition activities and the management of such. In November [[Established::1962]], the Jakopič Pavilion was re-named into the Mestna galerija . In 1990 and 1991, the Ljubljana Cultural Community financed a thorough renovation of the building. In addition to modernized exhibition rooms and offices in the converted loft, the gallery also now featured a cafe on the ground floor. | ||
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| + | In 1996 the Mestna galerija opened the new premise the Mestna galerija 2 to feature its collection. Soon this venue become the programme addition to the Mestna galerija 1 featuring the newest production of Slovene and international artists. Since 1996 the Mestna galerija administrated also the [[Bežigrajska galerija]] (established already in 1976) and since 2002 the new venue of its unit: the [[Bežigrajska galerija]] 2. | ||
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| + | Since the City Museum of Ljubljana and the [[City Art Museum Ljubljana]] merged into a new public institute [[City Museum and Galleries of Ljubljana]] in 2009, the Mestna galerija 1 and 2 administratively operates under the umbrella institute as two of eight autonomous unites specialised or having connections with the contemporary art and culture. There are plans to close the premise of Mestna galerija 2 at the end of 2010 after the new space in the complex of Tobacco factory will open for the presentation the Tobacco Museum Collection including for presentations of actual contemporary art projects of national and international dimensions. Additionally this is going to be the first space for the residency for international artists and curators in Ljubljana. | ||
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The Mestna galerija Ljubljana provides a public service with exhibitions of modern and contemporary visual art in Slovenia and abroad. The gallery stages its own permanent exhibitions as well as temporary incoming exhibitions featuring Slovene and foreign artists from all over the world. A special exhibition programme is dedicated to occasional overseas tours, organised for the most part on a reciprocal basis or upon invitation from foreign museums and galleries. The Mestna galerija Ljubljana also promotes the visual arts by producing publications and prints and organising seminars, lectures, art workshops, fairs, shows and cultural events compatible with its main activities. | The Mestna galerija Ljubljana provides a public service with exhibitions of modern and contemporary visual art in Slovenia and abroad. The gallery stages its own permanent exhibitions as well as temporary incoming exhibitions featuring Slovene and foreign artists from all over the world. A special exhibition programme is dedicated to occasional overseas tours, organised for the most part on a reciprocal basis or upon invitation from foreign museums and galleries. The Mestna galerija Ljubljana also promotes the visual arts by producing publications and prints and organising seminars, lectures, art workshops, fairs, shows and cultural events compatible with its main activities. | ||
Revision as of 12:01, 18 March 2010
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Past Events
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8 Dec 2020
5 Apr 2021
International group exhibition When gesture becomes event curated by Alenka Gregorič and Felicitas Thun-Hohenstein, co-organised by the City Art Gallery Ljubljana. Related to the Slovenian-Austrian Year of Neighbourhood Dialogue and supported by the Slovenian Culture and Information Centre, Vienna (SKICA) (Embassy of the Republic of Slovenia Vienna)
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10 Jan 2020
29 Feb 2020
The exhibition CODE:RED by Tadej Pogačar (P.A.R.A.S.I.T.E. Institute), co-produced by the P74 Centre and Gallery and City Art Gallery Ljubljana, supported by the Slovenian Culture and Information Centre, Vienna (SKICA),
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23 Aug 2019
13 Sep 2019
The exhibition CODE:RED by Tadej Pogačar (P.A.R.A.S.I.T.E. Institute), co-produced by the P74 Centre and Gallery and City Art Gallery Ljubljana, as part of the European Capital of Culture Rijeka 2020,
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25 Oct 2018
The seminar Collection Collective: Tools for Self-Representation with Alenka Gregorič (City Art Gallery Ljubljana), organised by Tranzit,
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10 Nov 2017
11 Dec 2017
Symptoms of Society, Contemporary Art Exhibition of Central and Eastern European Countries, curated by Alenka Gregorič (City Art Gallery Ljubljana) and supported by the Embassy of the Republic of Slovenia Beijing,
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11 Oct 2017
The seminar Collection Collective. In the Future All Our Homes Will Be Museums with Alenka Gregorič (City Art Gallery Ljubljana), organised by Tranzit,
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5 Oct 2017
2 Nov 2017
Private D.M. Die Welt ist Schön (The World is Beautiful), a solo exhibition by Dušan Mandić, organised in cooperation with the City Art Gallery Ljubljana,
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27 May 2017
8 Jul 2017
Symptoms of Society, Contemporary Art Exhibition of Central and Eastern European Countries, curated by Alenka Gregorič (City Art Gallery Ljubljana) and supported by the Embassy of the Republic of Slovenia Beijing
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4 May 2017
A presentation of the project and the reader Inside Out: Critical Artistic Discourses Concerning Institutions by Alenka Gregorič (City Art Gallery Ljubljana, Tobačna 001 Cultural Centre) and Vít Havránek, supported by the Slovenian Culture and Information Centre, Vienna (SKICA), Embassy of the Republic of Slovenia Vienna,
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10 Nov 2016
7 May 2017
Cold Front from the Balkans, an exhibition co-curated by Alenka Gregorič (City Art Gallery Ljubljana) also featuring works by Irwin, Laibach, the OHO Group, Jasmina Cibic, and Mark Požlep,
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30 Apr 2015
3 May 2015
The festival of contemporary visual art and theory Vrbnik May Day Assembly / Transactions also featuring the works of Mark Požlep, curated by Alenka Gregorič and co-organised by City Art Gallery Ljubljana,
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24 Apr 2015
8 May 2015
Fokus Grupa: As It Once Was – the Art of Nation Building, an art exhibition curated by Alenka Gregorič (City Art Gallery Ljubljana, Tobačna 001 Cultural Centre), at OFF-Biennale Budapest
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26 Nov 2013
A lecture by Alenka Gregorič, Art Director and Curator of the City Art Gallery Ljubljana, supported by the Embassy of the Republic of Slovenia Tel Aviv,
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11 Oct 2013
Vasja Nagy (free-lance curator) participating in a podium discussion about the project Balkan(s) Now, organised in co-operation with the City Art Gallery Ljubljana, Open Systems, Vienna, and Remont, Belgrade
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22 Oct 2011
4 Dec 2011
History and locations
The Mestna galerija is the ancestor of the old building of the Jakopič Pavilion (the first Ljubljana exhibition space built in 1908 by the painter Rihard Jakopič). After its demolishing in 1961 the house at Mestni trg 5 was chosen for the new venue for exhibition activities and the management of such. In November 1962, the Jakopič Pavilion was re-named into the Mestna galerija . In 1990 and 1991, the Ljubljana Cultural Community financed a thorough renovation of the building. In addition to modernized exhibition rooms and offices in the converted loft, the gallery also now featured a cafe on the ground floor.
In 1996 the Mestna galerija opened the new premise the Mestna galerija 2 to feature its collection. Soon this venue become the programme addition to the Mestna galerija 1 featuring the newest production of Slovene and international artists. Since 1996 the Mestna galerija administrated also the Bežigrajska galerija (established already in 1976) and since 2002 the new venue of its unit: the Bežigrajska galerija 2.
Since the City Museum of Ljubljana and the City Art Museum Ljubljana merged into a new public institute City Museum and Galleries of Ljubljana in 2009, the Mestna galerija 1 and 2 administratively operates under the umbrella institute as two of eight autonomous unites specialised or having connections with the contemporary art and culture. There are plans to close the premise of Mestna galerija 2 at the end of 2010 after the new space in the complex of Tobacco factory will open for the presentation the Tobacco Museum Collection including for presentations of actual contemporary art projects of national and international dimensions. Additionally this is going to be the first space for the residency for international artists and curators in Ljubljana.
old material, writing
The Mestna galerija Ljubljana provides a public service with exhibitions of modern and contemporary visual art in Slovenia and abroad. The gallery stages its own permanent exhibitions as well as temporary incoming exhibitions featuring Slovene and foreign artists from all over the world. A special exhibition programme is dedicated to occasional overseas tours, organised for the most part on a reciprocal basis or upon invitation from foreign museums and galleries. The Mestna galerija Ljubljana also promotes the visual arts by producing publications and prints and organising seminars, lectures, art workshops, fairs, shows and cultural events compatible with its main activities.
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