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Biennial of Design (BIO)
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One of the Biennial of Design exhibitions, held at the Museum of Architecture and Design, 2019
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Slovene art abroad 2010 – 2024
Current events
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Several Slovenian authors will be presenting their work: Andrej Rahten, Miljana Cunta, Gaja Kos, and Ana Zavadlav. In collaboration with Buch Wien, Traduki, and Mohor's Society.
at the Buch Wien
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Austria Klagenfurt Consulate General of the Republic of Slovenia in Klagenfurt/Celovec
An exhibition by painter Jasna Samarin and sculptor Zoran Srdić Janežič in the arts series "A Window onto our Neighbour - Okno k sosedu", organised by the Slovenian Association of Fine Arts Societies (ZDSLU) and co-organised by the Consulate General of the Republic of Slovenia in Celovec/Klagenfurt.
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Artist Maruša Sagadin is redesigning the foyer of the Alte Post with her playful, subversive sculptures: "Luv Birds in toten Winkeln".
at the European Capital of Culture Bad Ischl Salzkammergut
Upcoming events
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21 Nov 2024
A life performance by Vlado Kreslin, one of the best known Slovenian musicians and songwriters, playing his own unique mix of Blues and folk music. Organised by IStros Books and Kreslin Publishing and supported by Embassy of the Republic of Slovenia London.
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Slovenian actor Jurij Drevenšek will be present at the award ceremony for German short film award, Deutscher Kurzfilmpreis, due to his role in one of the nominated short films, "Skin on Skin".
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Three Slovenian artists will be presenting their work: painter Ivo Prančič, painter Milan Erič, and photographer Jane Štravs. In collaboration with Paper Positions Vienna and Bazato Gallery.
at the Paper Positions Vienna
Festivals
The printed version of the calendar of Festivals in Slovenia in 2012 contains 141 festivals. Later on, in 2019, the festival number rose to 199. Check out the current annual festivalscape.
Images
Museum of Modern Art is the central museum and gallery of the Slovenian art works from the 20th and 21st centuries.
Female nude, by Zdenko Kalin and Echo, by Karl Putrih.
The Stroj performing at Kino Šiška Centre for Urban Culture, 2014
Site-specific installation in the forest at the Floating Castle Festival in the vicinity of Snežnik Castle, 2015
The Čaplja service building at the Nordic Centre Planica designed by the STVAR architects, 2016
Corporate identity for the Museum of Architecture and Design by IlovarStritar design studio, 2011
Pocar Homestead, Mojstrana main dwelling from the outside, built in 1775
The tank from the Ten-Day War in Slovenia (1991) in front of the National Museum of Contemporary History. On the eve of the International Women's Day in 2012 it was sprayed pink by the unknown activists and became a new popular landmark in Ljubljana. It is owned by the Military Museum of Slovenian Armed Forces and was transferred to the Park of Military History Pivka only a few months after the action. The pink paint was removed.
A Place under the Sun by students of the Chair of Textile and Fashion Design at the Department of Textiles of the Faculty of Natural Sciences and Engineering, Lighting Guerrilla Festival, 2011
Past/Future
GO2025 The City Yet to Become
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In this postcard celebrating Nova Gorica in the 1950s, we find many symbols of the city's identity that continue to mark it today.
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