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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.
We invite you to a museum workshop for children and families, where we will explore the history and significance of the national costume.
You are invited to a guided tour of the exhibition 73 km from Kočevje by Lela B. Njatin, a visual artist, writer, translator, and philosopher.
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.
A group of storytellers will take you into the world of folk tales, making you tremble with fear together with the tales’ heroes and heroines, defeat villains and believe that good will always win. You will get to hear stories about the magical power of snake gifts, about godmother Death, about a shepherd who invented a cure that gives one the strength to jump like a calf and makes one’s skin forever firm, about a blacksmith who did not want to go to the otherworld, about a woman who made her way up the mountain to get a wolf's moustache that would help her find a husband and about a man who wanted to switch roles with his wife for a day.
To mark Prešeren Day, the Slovenian Cultural Holiday celebrated on 8 February, the Škofja Loka Museum is preparing an activity-filled programme for a wide variety of visitors. Admission is free and you can visit the following locations:
• from 10:00 to 17:00 – Škofja Loka Museum, Škopar House, Ivan Grohar Gallery, France Mihelič Gallery
• from 10:00 to 18:00 – Visoko Mansion (permanent collections)
• from 10:00 to 22:00 – Cankar Battalion House in Dražgoše (permanent collection about life in Dražgoše before, during and after World War II)
• from 13:00 to 15:00 – Brode Beekeepers’ House