Vetrinjski dvor
History
Vetrinjski dvor [Vetrinje Mansion] has a history dating back to the 13th century, when it was used as an administrative seat for management of the Vetrinje monastery's estates. A few centuries later it was substantially enlarged and given its contemporary baroque look. In the 18th century Vetrinjski dvor has passed into the ownership of the local gentry and for a time hosted the first Maribor theatre. In 19th century, the house was in use by various rich traders and craftsman, each of whom slightly adapted the house to his needs until the year of 1945, when the building was nationalized.
In 1961, the building was declared as one of the most important Slovenian architectural monuments and was in 2001 entered into the register of the immovable cultural heritage in Slovenia. With the help of funds from the EU, the building was extensively renovated between 2007 and 2010. After that, it was used as the seat of the Maribor, European Capital of Culture 2012 until its management was in 2013 passed to the Narodni dom Maribor, who have given it its current conception.
Activities
The venue has two programme sets open. The first one is the so called programme use, which features four cultural producers that have been free of charge given office and studio spaces at their disposal for the duration of three years. Selected on the account of the programme they presented in their application, these producers are currently Kulturni klub Dvorec (music concerts), Zavod Mars Maribor (mostly workshops), Društvo Hiša! - Center grafičnih umetnosti (workshops and exhibitions) and Guest Room Maribor (artist residency programmes).
The other programme set is project based and and as such offers a wide set of multifunctional spaces that can be used for the agreed amount of time. Besides the production space, they can also get the necessary technical equipment and if needed also consultations and support in the production. Besides concerts, jam sessions, workshops and other sporadic events, there is also a number of festivals that partly take place at Vetrinjski dvor, as for example the Lent Festival, the Maribor Theatre Festival, the Stoptrik International Film Festival, the Attacca Festival and the Contemporary dance Platform.
Capacities
The programme set of activities has at its disposal 5 small to moderately sized office spaces and studios and a pair of apartments. The project premises offer a couple of bigger places (the atrium, the Vetrinjski exhibition grounds, the antechamber and some others) that can be used for multimedia presentations, theatre shows, concerts, exhibitions, receptions and film projections. There is also a number of smaller, multifunctional studios and offices and a pair of open offices for co-working.
See also
- Narodni dom Maribor
- Lent Festival
- Borštnik Ring Award and Borštnik Awards
- Stoptrik International Film Festival
- Contemporary dance Platform
- Maribor, European Capital of Culture 2012