Sokolski dom Culture Centre, Škofja Loka

Contact

This logo is missing!

If you have it, please email it to us.

Sokolski dom

Mestni trg 16-17, SI-4220 Škofja Loka

http://www.skofjaloka.si/

sokolskidom@skofjaloka.si

Phone386 (0) 4 511 2344, 386 (0) 41 724 163

Founded byMunicipality of Škofja Loka

Sokolski dom Culture Centre reopened in 2009 as a completely renovated cultural centre in the medieval town of Škofja Loka. In the centre there are two halls which can serve as a gallery, the large Crystal Hall for concerts, and the terrace garden for receptions. Its lively programme is focused on top quality jazz, choir and chamber music concerts (Carmina Slovenica, La Chambre du Roi with Stefano Bet, Domen Marinčič and Tomaž Sevšek), usually co-organised with the local Public Fund for Cultural Activities of the Republic of Slovenia, as well as solo exhibitions by Slovene artists.

The gallery programme in the main exhibition space kicked off with illustrations by Zvonko Čoh, followed by paintings by Jurij Kalan. The 20th anniversary of the death of Ive Šubic (1922–1989), a Partisan, local painter, graphic and illustration artist was commemorated with an exhibition of rarely seen selected drawings.

Background

Sokolski dom was established in 1922 by the Sokol gymnastic club. Later on it has served as a provisional performing arts venue, enthusiastically maintained by the Lubnik Choir. The Škofja Loka Municipality has renovated the centre with the funds obtained from EEA Norway Grants (Lively Old Town project) and the European Fund for Regional Development.

See also

• Municipality of Škofja Loka

External links

• Sokolski dom on the Municipality of Škofja Loka website (in Slovenian)
• Sokolski dom Culture Centre handout, pdf (in Slovenian)
• Lively Old Town, urban revitalisation and regional development project on the Norwegian government website
• Sokol movement on Wikipedia