Museum of Architecture and Design

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Arhitekturni muzej Ljubljana
Grad Fužine, Pot na Fužine 2, SI-1000 Ljubljana
Phone386 (0) 1 540 9798, 386 (0) 1 540 0346
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Established in 1972 by the Urban Municipality of Ljubljana, the Architecture Museum of Ljubljana houses a permanent display of oeuvres by leading Slovene architect Jože Plečnik (1872–1957). Originally located in the Plečnik House at Karunova ulica 4, which it still maintains, the Architecture Museum was relocated to Fužine Castle in 1992. Since 1972 the Secretariat of the BIO - Biennial of Industrial Design operates under the aegis of the museum. From 1988 to 2004 the museum managed the Jakopič Gallery.

In 2008 the Architecture Museum of Ljubljana in collaboration with the Pekinpah Association prepared a series of lectures in design theory about sustainable alternatives in design with international lecturers. In 2010 the Architecture Museum of Ljubljana and the Pekinpah Association have released a book of lectures Sustainable alternatives in design featuring texts by: Dieter Rams, Ezio Manzini, Jonathan Chapman, Clive Dilnot, Per Mollerup, Victor Margolin, Cvetka Požar and Barbara Predan.


Departments

The Museum's activities have expanded since the move to Fužine Castle. The museum now incorporates the Department of Historical Architecture in Slovenia, the Department of Contemporary Slovene Architecture, the Department of Industrial Design, the Department of Visual Communications, the Department of Photography, and the Department of Educational Activities. The museum houses also the Plečnik Collection, and a specialised Library.

Programme

The Museum organises special themed historical exhibitions, eg The Modern Classic Arne Jacobsen 1902-1971: A Centenary Exhibition (2004), 17th Century Architecture in Slovenia (2006) and 18th Century Architecture in Slovenia (2007), as well as regular exhibitions of international architecture.

Lectures and other educational activities, including creative workshops, take place regularly at the Museum.

Museum evenings

Museum evenings are thematically structured lectures ranging from architecture, visual communications, industrial design, photography and other activities connected with museums. Taking place once a month they aim to encourage public debate about museums and different areas of expertise that are increasingly neglected in contemporary society.

In 2006-2007 the ARK - Institute for Architecture and Culture coorganised a series of lectures under title Architectural Epicentres. These lectures focused on seven epicentres - Brazil and Mexico in the 1950s, Finland in the 1960s, Switzerland and USA in the 1980s, Barcelona in the 1990s, and the Netherlands at the close of the 20th century, while the concluding lecture focused on Slovenia and the (im)possibility of its becoming one of the next architectural epicentres. The lecturers were Keith L. Eggener, Hugo Segawa, Harri Kalha, Bart Lootsma, Nott Chaviezel, Mary McLeod, Jose Luis Echeverre, Yasushi Zenno, Rado Riha and Boštjan Vuga. The book of essays presenting lecture series was published ba AML in 2008.

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