Past events

On Saturday, 9 May, Mestni trg in Škofja Loka will come alive with a full day of events for local residents and visitors of all generations.

On this occasion, Škofja Loka museum will open the doors of Ivan Grohar Gallery from 9:00 to 19:00.

You are invited to the May “Stories by the Fireplace.”

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.

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.

At this museum creative workshop for children and families, we will explore the Škofja Loka Passion Play, the oldest preserved dramatic text in Slovene. We will watch a short recording of a performance, and at the end, draw our favorite scene.

Primož Bizjan has been drawn to nature since childhood. For Tales by the Fireplace, he has prepared a collection of tales about snakes. Even as a child, he became interested in these animals, tried to rid himself of prejudices about them, and developed a very special relationship with them. In this ongoing process, wondrous things have happened, which he will share with us.

The exhibition at the Ivan Grohar Gallery will feature woodcuts, screen prints and printmaking matrices, in which Pilić transforms images from newspapers, photographs and other sources from the history of art. The artist employed cutting, transferring, layering, censorship and repetition to raise questions about authorship, presence, responsibility and the wider contemporary visual culture.

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.

At this edition of Tales by the Fireplace, we will be entertained by the poet, writer, playwright, director, and actor Andrej Rozman – Roza.

Blanka Avguštin Florjanovič, MA in Fine Arts (Book Conservation) will present the restoration process of the oldest known preserved dramatic text in the Slovenian language (1721), using both images and text.