Plečnik on Brioni
The first of the four temporary exhibitions at the Plečnik House in 2017 is opening on Friday 20 January, at 1.00 pm. The exhibition titled Plečnik on Brioni will display the hitherto unpublished photographs of the architect during his visits of the Brioni while his last completed project, the garden pavilion, was being constructed. The exhibition is a collaboration with the National and University Library.
The exhibition dedicated to the architect’s last fully finished project, the garden pavilion on Brioni islands in 1956. For this exhibition, the Plečnik House teamed up with the Manuscript Collection and Early Printed Collection of the National and University Library, which acquired the treasured donation from Dr. Lojze Gostiša. This donation disclosed hitherto unknown original plans of the pavilion and photographs of Plečnik’s visits of the Brioni Islands. Among the surviving photographs are also Plečnik’s last portraits, taken in the fall of 1956. Especially important is the personal testimony of Dr. Gostiša regarding the circumstances that contributed to the development of this project, which serves as Plečnik’s symbolic testament.
"The architect Tone Bitenc put in a good word for me, so I got a meeting with Prof. Jože Plečnik at the Faculty of architecture on 5 January 1955. I conveyed him the message from the surviving Slovenian fighters, that they wanted him to be the architect of a garden shed, the intended gift for Commandant Tito in Brijuni. Plečnik was happy to oblige," reminisces Dr. Lojze Gostiša about the beginning of his collaboration with Jože Plečnik.
Programme accompanying the exhibition
8 February 2017 at 12 a.m., Prešern Day
Guided tour by the creators of the exhibition Marijan Rupert and Žiga Cerkvenik, NUL
29 March 2017 at 5 p.m.
Guided tour by the creators of the exhibition Marijan Rupert and Žiga Cerkvenik, NUL
Colophon
PLEČNIK ON BRIONI, temporary exhibition, 20. 1.–2. 4. 2017, Museum and Galleries of Ljubljana, Plečnik House, represented by: Blaž Peršin, Director
Curators of the exhibition: Marijan Rupert and Žiga Cerkvenik (NUK)
Photographs by: dr. Lojze Gostiša, dr. Damjan Prelovšek, NUK Archive, MGML documentation
Text for the brochure: dr. Damjan Prelovšek, dr. Lojze Gostiša
Short film: Žiga Cerkvenik (NUK)
Expert consultants: dr. Damjan Prelovšek, Ana Porok (MGML)
Graphic and exhibition design: Bojan Lazarevič, Agora Proars
Language editing: dr. Tomo Jurca, Murray Bales
English translation: Milan Stepanovič, Studio Phi, d.o.o.
Conservation of the materials: mag. Katarina Toman Kracina
Documentation: Matej Satler
Promotion: Maja Kovač, Ana Modic
Exhibition production and layout: OKvir, MGML Technical services
Location
Karunova 4–6
1000 Ljubljana
T +386 1 280 16 04 (reception)
T +386 1 241 25 06
E plecnik@mgml.si
Opening hours
Tuesday–Sunday: 10:00–18:00
Monday: Closed
1 January, 1 November, 25 December: Closed
24 and 31 December: 10:00–14:00
Tickets
Visits of the original Plečnik’s home are only possible with a guided tour that begins every full hour. In case the visitors on the guided tours come from different countries, each tour is conducted in two languages – Slovenian and English.
RECOMMENDED: you can buy your tickets online and book your date here.
For more information, please contact plecnik@mgml.si or +386 1 280 16 04.
Visiting the Plečnik House (price includes permanent exhibition Plečnik and a guided tour of Plečnik's home)
Adults: 9 €
Students: 7 €
Children: 7 €
Adults over the age of 60: 7 €
Families: 18 €
Unemployed visitors: 7 €
Visitors with disabilities: 7 €
Free admission for carers
ICOM, PRESS, SMD: free admission
Guided tours for private groups of more than 7 visitors need to be booked at least 5 working days in advance.
Visiting the Plečnik House with a prior reservation
Groups of up to 5 persons: 50 €, 40 € at reduced price
Groups of over 5 persons: 10 €/person, reduced 8 €/person
Visiting the permanent exhibition Plečnik
Adults: 6 €
Students: 4 €
Children: 4 €
Adults over the age of 60: 4 €
Families: 12 €
Unemployed visitors: 4 €
Visitors with disabilities: 4 €
Free admission for carers
ICOM, PRESS, SMD: free admission
Press kit
News
On Friday 31 May, the atmosphere on the Croatian island of Veliki Brijun was especially ceremonial, as the exhibition Plečnik on Brioni opened there. The exhibition presents Plečnik's last fully completed work – the garden pavilion dedicated to President Tito. This also presented a unique opportunity for visiting the Plečnik pavilion in person.
On the initiative of the Embassy of the Republic of Slovenia Zagreb, the exhibition Plečnik on Brioni has been visiting Croatian cities for the past two years. At the start of April you can catch it in Split, while at the end of May on the Brioni Islands.
