Finžgarjeva galerija
Kolezijska 1, SI-1000 Ljubljana
Phone386 (0) 41 725 550
Managed byŽupnija Ljubljana Trnovo
Finžgar Gallery
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Background
The Finžgar Gallery was established by the Trnovo priest Janez Pogačnik, a remarkable figure who was on friendly terms with many artists and intellectuals in Ljubljana. He initiated it in collaboration with the philosopher and art critic Taras Kermauner, and named it after Fran Saleški Finžgar (1871–1962), a well known writer who served as a priest at the Trnovo parish from 1918 till his retirement.
Before being turned into a gallery space in 1985, the place functioned as a winter chapel of the church, but was even then sporadically used to house occasional art exhibitions. After Pogačnik gave it a new function, the gallery not only had regular exhibitions, but also housed the so called "Finžgar's Club", a hub for intellectual debates, meetings and polemics.
After Pogačnik died, the gallery's activities continues but got slightly toned down. Between 2001 and 2006 the place was led by the architect Gašper Demšar, and then by Milica Kač of KUD Logos). Yet, things only really got started in Autumn 2014, when the Finžgar Gallery Association was established.
Programme and exhibitions
The gallery is open each day from Tuesday to Friday between 10 and 12 AM. Its programme is made for at least a few months upfront and the exhibitions usually last for about two months. In recent times they predominantly feature painting and sculpture, with the exception of those that have a historical character (for example a display of photographs chronicling post-WW2 Slovene refugees in Carinthia). Some of the artists exhibited here since 2014 are Veljko Toman, Jošt Snoj, David Ličen, Polona Kunaver Ličen, Matej Metlikovič and Mihaela Žakelj. Some of them have also given lectures, and exhibition openings are sometimes accompanied by a music concert.
There are also various lectures on sociological or historical issues (for example, on the Prehistoric Pile Dwellings in the Ljubljansko Barje), film screenings, poetry recitals and music concerts – these are sometimes also taking place in the church, with the music mostly being classical and sometimes in collaboration with the Academy of Music.
The programme committee is featuring Slava Borka Kucler, Lucijan Bratoš, Monika Fajfar, Lado Jakša and Renata Bauer.
International events
In 2003 the gallery issued a folder with graphic work by 8 artists of the younger generation which was presented in Vienna.
Exhibition space
- dimensions: 41m² (4.7m x 8.8m x 3.5m H) incorporating 27 linear metres of wall space
- installation system: hammer-and-nail installation, sculpture pedestals
- lighting: halogen lighting system
- climate control: none
- sales policy: sales not permitted
See also
- Plečnik House
- Birthplace of Fran Saleški Finžgar
- Logos Cultural Society (KUD Logos)
- Academy of Music
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Stationed in a presbytery in the Ljubljana … Stationed in a presbytery in the Ljubljana neighbourhood of Trnovo, the Finžgar Gallery runs a three-fold programme of art exhibitions (featuring painting, illustration, sculpture, drawing, photography, graphic art, and architecture), educational programmes and various other cultural events, from music concerts and film screenings to poetry recitals.ts and film screenings to poetry recitals. +
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