1. Art and Diseño

Events in Ljubljana
6.2.2015
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G. VERDI: NABUCCO - OPERA
Slovenian National Opera and Ballet Theatre of Ljubljana
6.2.2015
The opera Nabucco, one of Verdi's most successful works, is based on a biblical story about Nebuchadnezzar and his
campaign against the Israelites from the Old Testament.
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PRIMOŽ HIENG: THIS FOOLISH SHROVETIDE TIME - OPEN-AIR PHOTOGRAPHIC EXHIBITION
Krakovski nasip embakement
20.1. to 23.2.2015
Free admission
The European Shrovetide carnival tradition, whose origins date back to pagan times, has taken several unique paths of
development in Slovenia, well documented in a series of large-format Shrovetide-themed photographs by the
photographer and essayist Primož Hieng.
EMONA: A CITY OF THE EMPIRE
City Museum of Ljubljana - MGML
30.5.2014 to 31.5.2015
The exhibition provides a comprehensive overview of the Roman city of Emona, built two millenniums ago on the site of
the present-day Ljubljana. Learn about the city's birth, life and decline, the everyday life of its residents, and the
heritage they left behind.
DANCE EVENINGS AT LJUBLJANA CASTLE
Ljubljana Castle
1.1. to 20.12.2015
These monthly social dance evenings scheduled on Saturdays throughout the year except in July and August are held in
the unique surroundings of Ljubljana Castle. The highlight of the year is the Dance under the Stars, held in the castle's
courtyard in June.
DOORS. SPATIAL AND SYMBOLIC PASSAGEWAYS OF LIFE
Slovene Ethnographic Museum
11.10.2013 to 30.12.2015
In this exhibition, doors are presented as objects of historical heritage offering an insight into the life of the residents of
different parts of Slovenia. They tell stories about the people they were made by as well as those who lived behind them.
THE MUMMY AND THE CROCODILE: THE SLOVENIANS EXPLORING THE LANDS ALONG THE
NILE
National Museum of Slovenia - Metelkova ulica street
21.3.2014 to 8.2.2015
After nearly a century, the National Museum of Slovenia is putting on display the Egyptian Collection of its predecessor,
the Provincial Museum of Carniola. The exhibition reveals the stories of three Slovenian Egyptologists who brought the
objects in the collection over to Slovenia.
LONG LIVE THE EVOLUTION!
Slovenian Museum of Natural History
25.11.2013 to 15.9.2015
This interactive exhibition gives you an insight into how the immense diversity of life on Earth evolved over more than
three and a half billion years.
THE MAGIC OF AMULETS
Slovene Ethnographic Museum
18.6.2014 to 15.3.2015
The exhibition The Magic of Amulets presents the tradition of amulets as objects related to magical beliefs from the times
of the ancient Egypt to the present day. It brings together exhibits from various Slovenian and international collections.
11TH BIENNIAL OF SLOVENIAN ILLUSTRATION
Cankarjev dom (cultural and congress centre)
17.11.2014 to 15.2.2015
The Biennial of Slovenian Illustration (Slovenski bienale ilustracije) showcases the finest works by Slovenian illustrators
created over the past two years. Illustration is presented as a distinctive art discipline with a strong influence on the
development of children and young people's feeling for and understanding of art.
VITO ORAŽEM, LELA B. NJATIN: SIGNATURE
Cankarjev dom (cultural and congress centre)
28.1. to 1.3.2015
Free admission
The authors merge photography and text into an inseparable whole.
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GORENJE AT A TOUCH
Technical Museum of Slovenia
9.10.2014 to 1.9.2015
THE PRESENT AND PRESENCE
Museum of Contemporary Art Metelkova (MSUM)
11.2.2014 to 28.2.2015
The exhibition Present and Presence brings together works by Slovenian, Balkan, and Eastern European artists created
from the 1960s to the present day. Themed on the concept of contemporaneity, the exhibition deals with various forms of
time.
THE LAND OF ICE
Vodno mesto Atlantis (water park)
4.11.2014 to 28.2.2015
Be marvelled by the wonderful ice sculptures in the Land of Ice, which opened its doors at the BTC City shopping centre
for the first time in November 2014.
BLAZ KUMERDEJ (1738 -1805) - SLOVENIAN MEMBER OF THE ENLIGHTENMENT, A TEACHER
AND A LINGUIST - EXHIBITION
Slovenian School Museum
25.11.2014 to 10.2.2015
SALVADOR DALÍ
Ljubljana Exhibition and Convention Centre
28.11.2014 to 1.3.2015
This selling exhibition brings together more than 200 prints and reproductions of sculptures by the famous 20th century
surrealist painter Salvador Dalí.
ICE RINK IN TRG REPUBLIKE
Trg republike square
14.12.2014 to 28.2.2015
In December, a large ice rink scheduled to stay open until the end of January was set up in Ljubljana's central Trg
republike square.
MUZEUM THEATRE 20 YEARS: TIME FOLDING - EXHIBITION
Jakopičeva galerija
8.1. to 8.2.2015
Free admission
Extensive document and source archives of Muzeum Theatre will be put on display. Muzeum Theatre was established in
1994, its aim having been to explore separate spheres of art and the relations between them.
BOJAN GORENEC - EXHIBITION
City Art Gallery - MGML
29.1. to 4.4.2015
Free admission
The retrospective exhibition of the painter and graphic artist that will be held at the City Art Gallery of Ljubljana will be
one of Gorenec’s larger exhibition projects after his show at the Museum of Modern Art in 1990 (Slikarstvo
1982−1990). An accompanying catalogue that will contain his theory piece on the state of painting today and a
study by Tomislav Vignević, PhD, is also in the works for the project.
THE NATURE OF ART NOUVEAU
National Museum of Slovenia
20.1. to 18.4.2015
This travelling exhibition, set up by the international Réseau Art Nouveau Network, focuses on the relationship of the
popular Art Nouveau style of art with nature. In Ljubljana, the exhibition will be part of the programme of events marking
the 150th birth anniversary of the architect Maks Fabiani, one of the central figures in Art Nouveau in Slovenia.
ALEXANDRA POLINA (UZBEKISTAN/GERMANY): MADE IN... - PHOTOGRAPHS
Photon Gallery - contemporary photography centre
20.1. to 17.2.2015
The photographic exhibition Made in ... focuses on the phenomena of migration and difficulties that migrants come up
against with in their new environment.
PAINTING IN NORMANDY: AT THE DAWN OF IMPRESSIONISM - EXHIBITION
National Gallery
14.1. to 4.4.2015
The display will showcase 72 works of art by French painters, who created them between 1850 and 1920. Among the
paintings will be works by Gustav Coubert, Pierre Bonnard, J.-B. Camille Corot, Claude Monet and others.
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KLAVDIJ SLUBAN: HAPPY DAYS ON THE DESOLATE ISLANDS
National Gallery
7.1. to 1.3.2015
The Kerguelen Islands near Antarctica are among the most isolated places on Earth. The islands have no permanent
inhabitants, only scientists and military personnel who take care of the base on the Kerguelen Islands. The photographer
Klavdij Sluban presents his impressions of living in such extreme natural conditions in his series of photographs.
MARKO TURK: HOMO FABER
Museum of Architecture and Design
15.1. to 15.3.2015
Enriched and enlarged exhibition of works by Marko Turk, the master of microphone design, will present some new
acquisitions, as well as some objects borrowed from other collections.
MIRAN KAMBIČ: ART NOUVEAU LJUBLJANA AND THE ARCHITECT MAKS FABIANI PHOTOGRAPHIC EXHIBITION
The Tivoli Park
16.1. to 14.5.2015
Free admission
This open-air exhibition brings together 116 photographs of the Art Nouveau architectural heritage in Ljubljana.
BOŠTJAN PUCELJ: SKETCHES FROM AMERICA - PHOTOGRAPHS
Vžigalica Gallery - MGML
3.2. to 22.3.2015
Free admission
Boštjan Pucelj, an established photographer of the younger generation presents his work with a series of photographs
taken from his journey on the traces of Route 66. His path was partially also a homage to renowned slovenian painter
Božidar Jakac who travelled the USA in the years 1929 - 31.
BOJAN GORENEC (SLOVENIA): HOW PAINTINGS EMERGE (1979-2014) - RETROSPECTIVE
EXHIBITION
City Art Gallery - MGML
29.1. to 5.4.2015
Free admission
The retrospective exhibition of the painter and graphic artist is one of Gorenec’s larger exhibition projects after his
show at the Museum of Modern Art.
IVAN MOUDOV (BOLGARIA) - AN OVERALL EXHIBITION
Tobačna 001 (cultural centre)
9.1. to 13.2.2015
Free admission
Ivan Moudov is an established international artists who are currently operating in Bulgaria.
YELLOW AS JAISALMER, THE COLORS OF INDIA
National Museum of Slovenia
24.1. to 1.3.2015
Yellow as Jaisalmer is an exhibition of paintings from 25 leading artists from eight countrys members of the South Asian
Association for Regional Cooperation – SAARC. Prepared by the Indian Council for Cultural Relations (ICCR). The
artists have created their paintings in the historic Indian ťyellowŤ city Jaisalmer on an art camp in 2007, which was
conceived and organized by Sandeep Bhargava.
NIKA AUTOR: THE NEWS IS OURS!
National Museum of Contemporary History
27.1. to 25.4.2015
In addition to the films, the exhibition also presents documentary material (notes, photos) that use images to try to
explore the history and the economic dynamics of former Yugoslavia.
LOREDANA BIANCONI: DO YOU REMEMBER REVOLUTION?
National Museum of Contemporary History
27.1. to 25.4.2015
In addition to the documentary film "Do you remember the revolution?" the exhibition will also exhibit newspaper archive
material and photographs of the events associated with the Red Brigades, leftist armed movement of the seventies in
Italy.
THE NEW WORLD SUMMIT: ART OF THE STATELESS STATE
National Museum of Contemporary History
27.1. to 25.4.2015
The New World Summit is an artistic and political organization founded by artist Jonas Staal. The exhibition will exhibit the
architectural models and designs of the New World Summit as well as video documentation of several of its speakers.
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