Past events

Join us for a Castle Matinee! Every last Saturday of the month, you take a guided tour of our permanent collections and get to know the rich natural and cultural heritage of the Škofja Loka area, and afterwards have a cup of coffee (with a coupon) at the Škofja Loka Castle Cafe while enjoying an excellent view of the medieval town.

The Škofja Loka Mushroom Society is once again hosting a mushroom exhibition this year. Join us on Saturday, October 25, and Sunday, October 26, under the arcades in the castle courtyard for a symbolic tasting of mushroom tea and mushroom snacks.

Join us on Wednesday, 8 October 2025, at 18:00 for a guided tour of the exhibition The Bukovščica Case Study.

Join us for an evening of storytelling in the Soriška dialect. The stories will be told by Miha Markelj and Boris Jensterle.

During the workshop, we'll get to know some herbs and make fragrant bath salts.

Did you know that the Church of the Annunciation in Crngrob is one of the oldest pilgrimage churches in Slovenia and one of the three European churches where whale ribs are kept?

You can find out these and many other interesting facts and legends on Saturday, 4 October 2025, at 11.00 am. Join us for a guided tour through the history of the Crngrob church! 

Participation is free, registration is not required.

Under the guidance of the Institute for the Protection of Cultural Heritage of Slovenia, two portraits by the painter Ivan Franke were treated by experts from the Restoration Centre. Alongside the exhibition 19th-Century Arts in the Škofja Loka Area they will represent the process of art restoration.

Join us for a Castle Matinee! Every last Saturday of the month, you take a guided tour of our permanent collections and get to know the rich natural and cultural heritage of the Škofja Loka area, and afterwards have a cup of coffee (with a coupon) at the Škofja Loka Castle Cafe while enjoying an excellent view of the medieval town.

Within the framework of The Youth Ivan Grohar Art Colony 2025, an award ceremony for last year's selected artists will be held at the France Mihelič Gallery.

The exhibition of Turkish artist and university lecturer Borga Kantürk weaves together the personal with broader social and political realities through drawings, photographs, video, and collages. Rooted in a distinctly documentary, diaristic, and archival practice, Kantürk chronicles his daily life and the events that shape it – from the academic environment and artist residencies to natural disasters, protests, and football as a site of solidarity and resistance. His works often integrate clippings from print media alongside a wide range of art-historical, literary, and cinematic references.