Exhibitions
Are you interested in how an object from the depths of the earth makes its way into a brightly lit museum display case?
The exhibition Fragments of Time takes you behind the scenes of contemporary archaeological research, revealing that archaeology today is no longer simply about searching for lost treasures. It is a high-tech, interdisciplinary and collaborative science that helps shape our shared cultural identity. Drawing on examples of archaeological investigations carried out in Ljubljana and its surroundings over the past twenty years, the exhibition traces the entire journey of archaeological heritage – from discovery and excavation to complex laboratory analyses, conservation, scientific findings, museum display and the long-term storage of extensive archaeological site archives. It also highlights the importance of protecting archaeological heritage and our shared responsibility to preserve it for future generations.
Z razstavo 'Ginkgo biloba – prišlek' v Plečnikovi hiši nadaljujemo niz projektov, v katerih k dialogu s Plečnikovo dediščino vabimo sodobne umetnike. Ti s svojimi avtorskimi pogledi vstopajo v prostore arhitektovega doma ter jih berejo na novo – skozi vprašanja in poglede našega časa.
Can a mother also be an artist? How important can sculpture be to her when war breaks out or in a post-war period with all its uncertainties? Everyone’s life reflects the era in which they live and the events that take place in it, and this is particularly true of the sculptor Liza Hribar, about whom we have long remained silent.
Presentation of the artist’s innovative visual expression, in which she introduces a diverse richness of content into painted images, with an emphasis on human figures placed within vast landscapes or barely perceptible outlines of maps, as well as urban spaces designed in grid-like structures.
A commemorative exhibition marking the 100th anniversary of the birth of one of Slovenia’s most prominent artists, painters, and printmakers, as well as a leading figure of non-figurative and minimalist art, presents the artist’s rich creative oeuvre, which stands as an exceptional contribution to contemporary visual expression.
The ninth edition of the Ljubljana Bows to Slovenia series showcases the exhibition Made in GT22, which figuratively represents an attempt to establish a structural framework for decentralizing dialogue within the Slovenian art system. A selection of works from the archive of Maribor’s artistic community and educational laboratory GT22 is transformed within the Ljubljana gallery space into a new collective work, with the content and form of the exhibition concept intended to guide visitors toward a physical manifestation of bowing and paying homage.
An overview exhibition of the renowned photographer and photojournalist Borut Krajnc offers an insightful look into the key social and political shifts of the Slovenian transition. Through high-profile photographic series such as Emptiness, Politics, and Pressure, the artist—acting as a chronicler of his time—visually exposes the impact of capitalism, political populism, and media and consumer saturation on everyday life.
The panel exhibition in the outdoor atrium of the City Museum of Ljubljana presents the MGML Archaeological Centre, where archaeological finds begin a new life after excavations are completed. It reveals the heart of the work that usually remains hidden from public view — from cleaning, documenting and studying objects to their long-term preservation and archiving. The exhibition presents the people, processes and spaces that make it possible to understand the past and preserve archaeological heritage for the future.
The exhibition Vlasto Kopač: The Unwavering Humanist, first presented at the Plečnik House in 2023 on the occasion of the 110th anniversary of the architect’s birth, is travelling to the Žiri Museum this year as part of the programme dedicated to the life and work of Vlasto Kopač.
Listen to the story of Ljubljana Mayor Ivan Hribar in Villa Zlatica.
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!
“A tower, a mule, me and the garden” – that is how Jože Plečnik imagined his life when he didn’t know yet that after Vienna and Prague his native Ljubljana would be his lifetime’s environment for his creative work.
Tokrat razstava v Zakladnici Mestnega muzeja Ljubljana na ogled postavlja izjemno dobro ohranjen rimski lesen sod, ki so ga arheologi leta 2020 odkrili med izkopavanji na Kočevarjevem vrtu na Vrhniki. Približno dva tisoč let star sod je prvotno služil za shranjevanje in prevoz blaga, pozneje pa so ga uporabili za utrditev sten vodnjaka. Prav vlažno okolje je omogočilo, da so se ohranile lesene doge, obroči iz šibja ter celo napisi in žigi, ki ponujajo dragocen vpogled v njegovo zgodovino.
One of the leading painters from the Prekmurje region presents a selection of works created between 2012 and 2025. His artwork reveals a distinctive approach to painting, characterized by the precise and deliberate layering of delicate translucent glazes, producing a rich interplay of colour and soft transitions between circular and elliptical forms.
For the end of the year we are preparing an exhibition of three classics of Hungarian photography in collaboration with the Robert Capa Contemporary Photography Center in Budapest and with the Liszt Institute in Ljubljana to mark the 10th anniversary of its founding. On display will be works by Hungarian masters who redefined 20th-century photography, including Robert Capa, László Moholy-Nagy, and André Kertész.
The solo exhibition of Tilen Sepič — a versatile creator, a connector of different communities, and a mentor to several generations of young artists — offers insight into the author's diverse artistic practice. The SNR exhibition brings three spatial installations that deliberately build the experience through acoustics, light, and kinetics.
Active since the late 1980s, Strip Core is a socially engaged multidisciplinary collective central to Slovenia’s independent art and comics scene. The exhibition presents its legacy and ongoing production, including Stripburger and Svetlobna gverila.