Exhibitions
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found reflection in Art Nouveau lines, ornaments, structures, patterns, and symbols. Art Nouveau artists often dealt with themes such as the four seasons and the natural elements of earth, water, air, and fire. Open: 10:00 - 18:00, Thursdays 10:00 - 20:00
Miran KambiÄ?: Art Nouveau Ljubljana and the Architect Maks Fabiani photographic exhibition 16 Jan - 14 May, Tivoli Park
This open-air exhibition brings together 116 photographs of the Art Nouveau architectural heritage in Ljubljana. Apart from presenting the city's rich Art Nouveau heritage, the exhibition also draws attention to the significance of this international artistic movement as a cultural factor common to the entire Europe of its time. By developing local variants of the new style, quite a few European architects contributed to national awakening in their countries. The exhibition's theme is related to the legacy of the architect Maks Fabiani, one of the originators and, in the period 19031904, members of the Art Nouveau movement in Austria, referred to as the Viennese Secession. 6 www.visitljubljana.com
The Nature of Art Nouveau 20 Jan -19 Apr, National Museum of Slovenia This travelling exhibition, set up by the international RĂŠseau Art Nouveau Network, focuses on the relationship of the popular Art Nouveau style of art with nature. In Ljubljana, the exhibition will be part of the programme of events marking the 150th birth anniversary of the architect Maks Fabiani, one of the central figures in Art Nouveau in Slovenia. Art Nouveau was one of the most exciting and widely practiced styles of art at the turn of the 20th century. The Art Nouveau aesthetic was strongly influenced by nature as Art Nouveau artists tended to look to nature for inspiration for their shapes and designs. Exploring nature and seeking inspiration from it, Art Nouveau artists kept up to date with the latest findings in natural science and were enthusiastic about creating art using the then newly invented technical instruments such as still and moving image cameras and microscopes. Details from nature
Roman Stories from the Crossroads National Museum of Slovenia's permanent exhibition The National Museum of Slovenia's new permanent exhibition brings together archaeological finds from the time when the territory of the present-day Slovenia was part of the Roman Empire. The exhibition was set up to mark the 2000th anniversary of Emona, a city that stood on the site of the present-day Ljubljana in Roman times. Over a thousand objects on exhibition include an imperial construction inscription dated to 14 or 15 AD, which provides evidence on the time of the foundation of Emona. Another important exhibit is a gilded bronze statue of a citizen of Emona, displayed complete with the reconstruction of its original position in the time of Emperor Trajan. The statue was part of a sepulchral monument obviously modelled on Trajan's Column in Rome. Open 10:00 - 18:00, Thursdays 10:00 20:00. Free entrance every first Sunday of the month Doors: Spatial and Symbolic Passageways of Life 11 Oct - 31 Dec, Slovene Ethnographic Museum This exhibition presents doors as a part of cultural heritage, an element of everyday life, and an object that has many different symbolic meanings. It brings together all kinds of doors and related objects, from the oldest known doors, keys and locks sourced from
various museums and private collections to state- of- the- art objects. Exhibited doors tell stories about families of different social and professional backgrounds from various parts of Slovenia, both those who the doors were made by and those who used them in daily life. Open 10:00 - 18:00. Closed: Mondays Emona: A City of the Empire - historical exhibition 30 May - 31 May, City Museum of Ljubljana This exhibition provides a comprehensive overview of the Roman city of Emona, built two millennia ago on the site of the present-day Ljubljana. It offers you an opportunity to learn about the city's birth, life and decline, the everyday life of its residents, and the heritage they left behind. The Roman colony of Emona was founded on the site of the present-day Ljubljana almost precisely 2000 years ago. The remnants of the city, which had existed for about 500 years, were being explored already in the Middle Ages. Since then, the knowledge about the ancient predecessor of Ljubljana has grown tremendously, but the most recent archaeological explorations carried out in Ljubljana city centre of have yielded yet another set of remarkable new findings. Open 10:00 - 18:00, Thursdays 10:00 21:00. Closed: Mondays
Austro-Hungarian monarchy during the war. The majority of exhibits are part of the surviving heritage coming from family legacies and various museum collections. Exhibited photographs and personal use items take visitors on a journey across the battlefields where Austro-Hungarian soldiers fought during the war. The exhibition presents some of the crucial events in the history of the First World War. It deals with the cause of the war, the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand, heir to the Austro-Hungarian throne, who is depicted in a large number of exhibited photographs, including several lesser known ones. It also presents other historic events, from the declaration of war and the opening of the Isonzo Front to the death of Franz Joseph I of Austria and the attempt at the life of the prime minister, a dark premonition of the inevitable disintegration of AustriaHungary. Open 10:00 - 18:00. Closed: Mondays, holidays
Painting in Normandy: At the Dawn of Impressionism 14 Jan - 4 Apr, National Gallery
This exhibition showcases 72 paintings by French artists working in the period between 1850 and 1920. Exhibited paintings include works by Gustav Courbet, Pierre Bonnard, Jean-Baptiste-Camille Corot, Claude Monet, and others. With the exhibition the Gallery continues the presentation of the late 19th and early 20th centuries art. Open: 10:00 - 18:00, first Thursday in the month 10:00 - 20:00. Closed Mondays Free entrance every first Sunday of the month
We never imagined such a war exhibition marking the centenary of the First World War 22 Jun - 15 May, National Museum of Contemporary History Marking the centenary of the First World War, this exhibition focuses on human stories of civilians and those mobilized to fight on the side of the www.visitljubljana.com 7