Culture of Slovenia

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Vilenica International Literary Festival

The first Vilenica International Literary Festival was organised in 1986 by the Slovene Writers’ Association and Veno Taufer, though its origins go back to 1980, when literary meetings were organised by the Municipality of Sežana in the karst cave of Vilenica, after which the festival takes its name. To date the event has developed into an important Central European gathering of writers and the biggest festival of this sort in Slovenia, hosting more than 100 guests every year in the early autumn. The main festival programme is held in Lipica and the Karst region, while a number of events are organised all over Slovenia.

Ilma Rakusa and Karl-Markus Gauß, Vilenica Prize Winners 2005

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Culture from Slovenia worldwide 2010–2025

Current events

• 9 Sep 2025

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  21 Sep 2025

  CroatiaZagrebThe Bernardo Bernardi GalleryZagreb Design Week
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  Tobias Putrih is a Slovenian artist working in the fields of sculpture/architecture/science/design. He is presenting his modular furniture series Paličnjak / Stick.

  Promoted by: Embassy of the Republic of Slovenia in Zagreb.

• 5 Sep 2025

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  28 Sep 2025

  SlovakiaHlohovecHomeland Museum in Hlohovec
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  The exhibition SLOV-SLOV dimenzija presents the cultural-historical as well as contemporary similarities and differences between two countries – Slovakia and Slovenia. The exhibition is multifaceted, showcasing national symbols, famous personalities, selected natural landmarks and the rich cultural heritage of both countries.

  Promoted by: Embassy of the Republic of Slovenia in Bratislava.

• 2 Sep 2025

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  8 Nov 2025

  AustriaViennaKunstraum Niederösterreich
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  "On a tongue's tip, at a world's lip", an art exhibition by an international group of artists, co-curated by Tjaša Pogačar.

  Promoted by: Slovenian Culture and Information Centre, Vienna (SKICA).

Upcoming events

• 19 Sep 2025

  CroatiaZagrebVartoslav Lisinski Concert Hall
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  "Why Me” by Katja Vidmar, produced by Katja Dance Company is a multimedia dance-theatre piece exploring multiple sclerosis through the eyes of Tadeja Polanšček, who lives with the disease.

• 19 Sep 2025

  SingaporeSingaporeEsplanade Concert Hall
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  Cellist Luka Šulić performs music from his "Life album together with his chamber orchestra.

• 20 Sep 2025

  GermanyAachenTheater Aachen
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  Nina Šenk's composition "Changing" performed by the Aachen symphony orchestra.

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European Capital of Culture

Nova Gorica–Gorizia, European Capital of Culture 2025

Since its inception in 1985, over 40 cities have won the prestigious European Capital of Culture (ECoC) title. Forty years later, however, the border cities of Nova Gorica in Slovenia and Gorizia in Italy are the first ones to turn this annual celebration of culture into a genuinely cross-border endeavour. Based on these cities' specific political, cultural and geographical context, their 2025 ECoC programme explores the concept of borders from multiple dimensions under the slogan “Go! Borderless”.

The opening event, From Station to Station, was held on 8 February, the Slovenian cultural holiday.

Nova Gorica municipal building with light installations during R.o.R festival

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Paving the Way for Green Animation and a Co-Development Mechanism

Read up on how the regional animated film industry is driving discussions around environmentally sustainable practices and funding mechanisms that will enable the industry to grow.

GO2025 The City Yet to Become

Miha Kosovel of Razpotja magazine introduces the term transfrontal and reminds us of how understanding the history of a region can better prepare us for the mental and physical shifts needed in co-creating a new reality.

Images

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  Alkatraz Gallery, established in 1996 as an artist run space, located in Metelkova mesto Autonomous Cultural Zone, Ljubljana
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  Dance performance A Quick Story by Sanja Nešković Peršin and Branko Potočan, Bunker Institute production performed at Stara Elektrarna - Old Power Station, 2004.
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  Leonce and Lena by Bárka Theatre, Maribor Theatre Festival, 2010.
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  Spacesuits, part of the permanent exhibition entitled Herman Potočnik Noordung: 100 Monumental Influences at the Cultural Centre of European Space Technologies (KSEVT), 2012
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  Dragan Živadinov, Slovenian theatre director, founder of the Noordung Cosmokinetic Cabinet and co-founder of the Cultural Centre of European Space Technologies (KSEVT). Vitanje, 2012.
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  The KOAX Unmanned Aerial Vehicle, Red Dot Design Award 2010, presented at the Month of Design (debug) 2010
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  Kinodvor Cinema hall
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  Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science in Maribor, designed by Styria arhitektura d.o.o.
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  Sad sam almost, performed by Matija Ferlin at Stara Elektrarna - Old Power Station, produced by Emanat Institute, 2009

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