Past events

Join us for a guided tour of the exhibition The Circle or the Sound of One Hand Clapping with the artist Nataša Šušteršič Plotajs and curator Boštjan Soklič.

Join us for a Castle Matinee! Every last Saturday of the month, you can 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.

Join us for a guided tour of the the first retrospective of Ive Šubic’c literary illustrations, which marks the 100th anniversary of his birth. On this occasion, the artist is for the first time also presented as a cultural figure with a focus on his contribution to the community.

The first guest of the artist talk, taking place at the medieval granary "Kašča", will be Franc Novinc, a painter, former professor at the Academy of Fine Arts in Ljubljana and honorary citizen of Škofja Loka.

The questions that will arise in the selection of the narratives transcend generational and general temporal boundaries and seem eternal: with what justification does a mother kill her child? What are the ways in which women save their souls and bodies? How many times does a woman's beauty and wisdom have to hide under her skin because it would be too dangerous for her to live otherwise? Where in our collective unconscious does the cowherd still live and where does the incestuous king rule?

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? Join our free guided tour of the Church and learn about its interesting history! 

Spend the morning at the Škofja Loka Castle! Every last Saturday of the month, you can 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 (using a coupon) at the Škofja Loka Castle Cafe while enjoying an excellent view of the medieval town.

You are kindly invited to the Crngrob Matinee starting with a guided tour of the Church of the Annunciation in Crngrob, followed by a concert, a cup of tea and a Renaissance dance in front of the Holy Sunday frescoe.

Nataša Šušteršič Plotajs, graphic designer and member of the Škofja Loka Artist Association, will present a selection of her most important design projects (completed or those that are still ongoing) in which the author, also the recipient of the Grohar scholarship for 2020, participated.

The curator Biljana Ristić will take us through the collection, which presents the famed Slovenian writer, politician and a prominent figure in the world of economy Ivan Tavčar from the village of Poljane nad Škofjo Loko, and his wife Franja Tavčar, a political activist and humanitarian.