Art historian Nina Misson will talk about Mlakar's life and work with the photographer's son, artist Simon Mlakar. This will be followed by a screening of the documentary film The Charmed Life of Tone Mlakar (2017) directed by Marko Cvejić.
Past events
How boring our planet Earth would be if we didn’t share it with animals! Be it hairy, feathered, slimy or bristly - in the fairy-tale world, animals, just like humans, can be fun, jealous, twisted, loving.
Your are kindly invited to a bread baking workshop taking place at the Škopar's Hourse as part of this year's European Cultural Heritage Days and the Naša kuhna project.
6. 10. 2021 @ 19:00
The Miraculous Power of Women
A storytelling evening at the Škopar House
Join us for a storytelling evening! Four women of different generations bring more than four different women’s stories and fairy tales. They gave their heroines a voice to step out of the shadows and talk about women’s destinies.
1. 10. 2021 @ 17:00
Brewing and Winemaking in the Škofja Loka Area in the Middle Ages
As part of this year's European Cultural Heritage Days, marked by the theme Bon Apetit!, and the Naša kuhna project our archeology curator Jože Štukl is preparing a lecture on the beginnings of brewing and winemaking in the Škofja Loka Seigniory.
The national costume is originally a peasant holiday dress, which began to develop as a costume for special occasions in the middle of the 19th century among nationally conscious merchants and townspeople, and in the 1970s as a special form of manifesting Sloveneness became established among the peasant population.
22. 9. 2021 @ 18:00
Opening of the "Wrapped in a Cocoon" Exhibition by Katja Bogataj
You are kindly invited to the opening of the exhibition Wrapped in a Cocoon of the multimedia artist Katja Bogataj, a member of the Škofja Loka Artists' Association, which will take place at the Ivan Grohar Gallery.
You are kindly invited to the opening of the exhibition Wickerwork – a braid of tradition, which will begin at 6.00 pm in the Arts & Crafts Centre DUO Škofja Loka and continue in the Round Tower of the Škofja Loka Castle.
8. 9. 2021 @ 18:00
Artist Talk: Simon Mlakar
Accompanying programme of the exhibition This is Our Universe
The Ivan Grohar Gallery will host a talk with Simon Mlakar, a versatile artist and member of the Škofja Loka Artists' Association, whose latest spatial installation This is Our Universe is currently on view at the at the gallery. The talk will be led by the exhibition curator Boštjan Soklič.
4. 9. 2021 @ 10:00
Photo Workshop: Camera Obscura with Janez Pelko
Accompanying programme of the Photo Loka exhibition
As part of the accompanying program of the Photo Loka exhibition, we invite you to a camera obscura workshop, led by photographer Janez Pelko. The short introductory lecture will be followed by the practical part of making a camera, taking photos, developing photos in the darkroom and reviewing the final products.