Municipality of Maribor
Office for Culture and Youth is responsible for cultural and youth activities. It draws up development proposals, co-finances the programmes of cultural organisations and monitors their implementation, and funds and oversees the infrastructure and finances of organisations established by the Municipality. These are: Narodni dom Maribor,
Maribor Puppet Theatre, Maribor National Liberation Museum, Maribor Regional Museum with the Maribor Synagogue Cultural Centre, Maribor Art Gallery, Maribor Public Library and MKC Maribor Youth Culture Centre.
Some cultural institutions located in Maribor have the status of state institutions, eg the Regional Archives of Maribor and the Slovene National Theatre (SNG) Maribor, which hosts the annual Borštnik Meeting, Slovene Theatre Festival, a major gathering of Slovene theatres and theatre ensembles, cofunded by the Maribor City Council. The Maribor Puppet Theatre initiated the Summer Pier International Puppetry Festival, Maribor, while Narodni dom Maribor organises a traditional Lent Festival including the Folkart International Folklore Festival, Maribor during summertime, while in autumn the Maribor Festival - International Chamber Music Festival and the Izzven Jazz Festival, Maribor take place. MKC Maribor Youth Culture Centre organises the International Festival of Computer Arts (IFCA) or No Border Jam Festival.
Some non-governmental cultural organisations organise several events as well as festivals: KIBLA Multimedia Centre located in the centre organises the KIBLIX Linux IT Festival, while at Pekarna Cultural Centre on the right bank of the river the music as well as dance, design or film events take place (Etnika International World Music Festival,NagiB Experimental Movement Festival organised by Plesna izba - Maribor Dance Room, Magdalena International Festival of Creative Communication and DokMa International Film Festival. Internationally acknowledged choir Carmina Slovenica.
The local branches of the Union of Cultural Societies of Slovenia (ZKDS) and the Public Fund for Cultural Activities of the Republic of Slovenia (JSKD), which organises a traditional Naša pesem Choir Competition, facilitate the activities of around 90 cultural associations with about 3,600 members.
Municipality of Maribor bestows the Glazer Award and Glazer Credentials every year for distinctive production in the sphere of culture to artists or cultural institutions working in the eastern Slovene region.
See also
- Maribor National Liberation Museum
- Maribor Regional Museum
- Maribor Synagogue Cultural Centre
- Maribor Art Gallery
External links
- Municipality of Maribor website
- Maribor on Wikipedia
- Maribor - European Capital of Culture 2012 - Pure energy - website presenting all fields of culture (Maribor and Eastern Slovena region) in light of the proposed 2012 programme
- 26th Winter Universiade Maribor 2013
- Dravoskop - portal of the Podravje Region
- Maribor photos on Kraji.eu