Culture

National and University Library in Ljubljana. The building, constructed in 1941, represents one of architect Jože Plečnik's most monumental works. Photo: Grega Wernig


Almost every Slovenian is by nature a writer, painter, cook, dancer, wine-maker, musician, director, actor, blogger or engraver. They know how to create art out of everything they love. In addition to artists with various skills and crafts that have been handed down from generation to generation, Slovenians are also successful in many modern art forms accessible to all generations.

Cultural events are unbelievably well attended – various festivals (especially in the summer months) thrill visitors who come from near and far. Theatre and concerts are popular, Slovenians love to read and are proud of their cultural tradition. We should mention France Prešeren, a poet who became the pride of Slovenian poetry and author of Slovenia’s national Anthem, Zdravljica. The anthem appeals for the coexistence of nations and is a zdravljica, or toast, to all people of good heart.

Features

Marko Pavlinec = Aesthetics + functionality

March 2012

The young designer Marko Pavlinec says that he first started designing things in his garage at home and that he is certain that many products we use every day are not user-friendly. When he comes upon such products, he sees that...

Mitja Okorn - Creative intellectual and master of eliciting emotion

February 2012

The first Slovenian to make a film in Poland, a film which was to become the fifth most watched film in the last 30 years. In Poland, Okorn's feature film, ‘Letters to St. Nicholas’, was seen by almost two and a half million...

Opening of European Capital of Culture

January 2012

Maribor officially became the European Capital of Culture on 14 January. In the coming months, the city will be transformed into one vast stage of diverse performances. This is the largest cultural project to have been undertaken...

Reopening of the Slovene National Theatre Opera and Ballet Ljubljana

January 2012

On 10 December, the Slovene National Theatre Opera and Ballet Ljubljana, returned to its original residence to much fanfare, as the construction works had been concluded, giving the building a fresh image. We can again walk...