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Exhibitions

Current
1495 Days
1495 Days Ljubljana During World War II
24. 4. 2025–12. 4. 2026

The exhibition, which marks the 80th anniversary of the end of World War II, presents the key events that took place in Ljubljana during the occupation. It highlights the everyday lives of residents during the war, their personal choices, the violence of the occupiers, and the organized resistance. Through individual stories, it reveals the difficult dilemmas people faced in the most challenging times and encourages visitors to reflect on peace, war, and the culture of nonviolence – themes that remain relevant to this day.

Current
The Fates of a Stranger from Prule
The Fates of a Stranger from Prule An Unusual Burial from the Archaeological Site near the Janez Levec Centre
25. 11. 2025–8. 2. 2026

In Roman mythology, the destiny of both humans and gods was in the hands of three women known as the Parcae: Nona spun the thread of an individual’s fate, Decima measured it, and Morta ultimately cut it. In accordance with this tradition, possible interpretations are presented below of the life and death of a person from a burial pit uncovered during archaeological investigations conducted in the area of the planned extension of the Janez Levec Centre in Prule between April and November 2025.

Current
Miki Muster, on the 100th Aniversary of his Birth
Miki Muster, on the 100th Aniversary of his Birth
22. 10. 2025–22. 2. 2026

With selected photo documents and objects, the exhibition will bring to life the time when the whole world came to life in Ljubljana with cartoons, commercials and film.

Current
Of time and stone
Of time and stone In Roman Emona and Baroque Ljubljana/Laibach
16. 9. 2025–29. 3. 2026

The study of stones from the periods of ancient art and architecture and the Baroque.

Current
Ljubljana. History. City.
Find your own favourite period in Ljubljana’s history!
Ljubljana. History. City. Discover the Spirit of the City!
Permanent exhibition

How well do you know the rich history of Slovenian capital? Pile-dwellers, Emona, Middle and New Ages, the 20th and 21st centuries… what is the history of Ljubljana? Get to know Ljubljana's past - see the chronological presentation of Ljubljana’s millennia of heritage with precious authentic artefacts, like the world's oldest wooden wheel with an axle!

Past exhibitions

Emona around Drama
Emona around DramaThe luxury of a Roman house beneath today’s National Theatre
18. 6. 2025–9. 11. 2025
During archaeological excavations near SNT Drama Ljubljana  in 2023 and 2024, exceptionally well-preserved remains of the Roman colony of Emona were discovered. The exhibition features, for the first time, two mosaics: the first is distinguished by a black-and-white geometric design typical of 4th-century Emona, while the second displays mysterious letters whose meaning remains unexplained. Also on display is a fragment of an oil lamp depicting a theatrical mask—a motif that symbolically connects life in Emona with the Drama Theatre. 
Archaeological park Emona
Archaeological park Emona
15. 5. 2025–14. 9. 2025
A special place in Ljubljana's history is reserved for Roman Emona, the traces of which have been preserved in the very centre of the city.Welcome to a trail tracing the 2000-year-old heritage of Emona. A walk through modern Ljubljana can take you further than you think! It takes you to the time of Emona, a city brimming with life between the first century and early sixth century. 
Ivan Cankar Memorial Room
Ivan Cankar Memorial Room
27. 4. 2025–26. 10. 2025
Ivan Cankar, a Slovenian author, playwright and essayist born in 1876 in Vrhnika, spent a few years of his life in Ljubljana. Having returned from Vienna to Ljubljana, he established himself on Rožnik Hill which today forms part of the Tivoli, Rožnik and Šišenski hrib landscape park.
if walls could tell
if walls could tellko zidovi spregovorijo
15. 4. 2025–4. 5. 2025
If Walls Could Tell is a transnational project by Düsseldorf-based artist Mischa Kuball, which questions art and cultural institutions regarding their openness to broader social groups and their ideas.
Billiard Room Decor.
Billiard Room Decor.Frescoes from Križ Manor, Komenda
10. 4. 2025–28. 9. 2025
The exhibition is part of the major inter-institutional project Baroque in Slovenia and presents frescoes by the painter Josef Mayr, which were taken down from the ruins of the Križ Manor near Komenda in 1947. The installation takes the visitor into a recreated image of the salon, known in later literature as the billiard room, which was decorated with Mayr's frescoes.
New Roman discoveries beneath Emonika.
New Roman discoveries beneath Emonika.Traces of the past in the modern city
25. 2. 2025–1. 6. 2025
An exhibition of archaeological findings discovered during the construction of the multifunctional Emonika complex not only unveils the past but also establishes an important connection between the city's history and its future. Just as ancient Emona was a significant urban centre, Emonika in modern Ljubljana will represent a new crossroad of life, culture and innovation.  

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