“This Happy Day of Culture” at Villa Zlatica
On December 3rd, for the Slovene national holiday “Ta veseli dan kulture” (This Happy Day of Culture), Villa Zlatica hosted a special tour of the city with a focus on the heritage of our former mayor, Ivan Hribar. The tour starts in front of the mayor’s workplace, the City Hall, and continues through the center […]
On Connections and Museums Facing Crises in Villa Zlatica
First seminar of the International Golden Museological Programme Villa Zlatica with the title Connections and Museums facing Crises, which took place between 22 to 24 October in Villa Zlatica, Ljubljana, was focused on current crisis issues and their connections with the museum’s theory and practises. The main goal of the programme was to open the […]
On Contemporary Slovenian Comics in the Garden of Villa Zlatica
The Slovenian Association of Literary Translators (DSKP) once again brought the participants of the International Slovenian Literature Translation Seminar to the garden of Villa Zlatica in Ljubljana. This time, the topic was the future of contemporary Slovenian comics and how to approach the translation of comic clouds. After opening speeches by Tanja Petrič, literary critic, […]
Zdravka Evtimova and Aleksandar Prokopiev at the Spring-Summer Festival of Slavic Literatures
The festival took place in the garden of Villa Zlatica and the Forum of Slavic Cultures. Both authors had their novels recently published in the Hundred Slavic Novels collection, with Slovenian translations of The Peeper and Thursday. During the event, Evtimova and Prokopiev engaged in conversations about their writing process and delved into the themes […]
Živa 2023 Award Judges Meet in Ljubljana for Deliberation
An international team of 14 judges convened in Ljubljana to carefully evaluate the nominated candidates for the Živa 2023 award. The panel of judges, comprised of renowned museology and heritage experts, discussed the nominees’ conservation efforts, community engagement and educational initiatives. The decision on the winners of the Živa 2023 award will be announced at […]
Fresh from the press: the novel Thursday by Zdravka Evtimova
Zdravka Evtimova, a prominent Bulgarian writer and president of the Bulgarian PEN center, has gained recognition for her novel Thursday, which was included in the 100 Slavic Novels collection. Evtimova is highly regarded in contemporary Bulgarian prose and is also known for her translations from English, French, and German. With nine novels and seven collections […]
DOKUDOC at Villa Zlatica
In 2023, the Forum of Slavic Cultures expands its horizons by embracing the realm of cinema. We have established a collaboration with the DOKUDOC International Documentary Film Festival, which is scheduled to host its 12th festival edition 14 – 17 September in Maribor, Slovenia. The evening on 30 June at Villa Zlatica’s garden commenced with […]
Villa Zlatica Hosts a Neighbourhood Meeting
A recent meeting for neighbours in Villa Zlatica was held in a pleasant atmosphere, listening to the stories of Rožna dolina, especially about Zlatica Hribar, the daughter of Ivan Hribar, whom many still remember. The German Ambassador to Slovenia, Natalie Kauther, and her husband also joined the meeting. The settlement Rožna dolina was founded after […]
Maja Gojković, FSK Board President, Joins Work Meeting at Villa Zlatica
During a working meeting held at Villa Zlatica, the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Culture of the Republic of Serbia, as well as the President of the FSK Board, Maja Gojković, and the Director of the Forum of Slavic Cultures, Andreja Rihter, engaged in a productive discussion on the importance of implementing the FSK […]
The opening night of In Agony at Villa Zlatica
Sunday, 19 February saw the opening night of the chamber play In Agony. The unique theatre project stages the second play of the Glembay trilogy, written in 1922 by one of Croatia’s greatest 20th-century authors Miroslav Krleža (1893–1981). The play took stage in the bourgeois Villa Zlatica in Ljubljana’s Rožna Dolina district, once the home of […]