Final guided tour at the end of the exhibition Pride and Prejudice in National Costume
Final guided tour at the end of the exhibition Pride and Prejudice in National Costume
UGM, Strossmayerjeva 6
Sunday, 23 October 2012, 11:00
You are invited to the final guided tour at the end of the exhibition Pride and Prejudice in National Costume, which will be led by Dr Jerneja Ferlež together with the curator, Andreja Borin.
The exhibition Pride and Prejudice in National Costume is a result of many years of collaboration between the Maribor Art Gallery, the National Museum in Prague, and the Museum of Lusatian Sorbs in Bautzen, Germany. The large-scale display is primarily focused on the artistic work of Slovenian painter Ante Trstenjak (1894–1970), who studied in Prague and lived there for two decades, was influenced by the Lusatian Sorbs' rich culture, and spent the last years of his life in Maribor. His artistic oeuvre is fractured and held by all collaborating institutions due to his dynamic life journey. The exhibition's focus revolves around national costumes and their representations in a specific area and time, but it also touches on issues of allegiance and identity, as well as the role of women in society.
Dr. Jerneja Ferlež (b. 1968). After studying ethnology and librarianship, she has been employed at the University Library of Maribor since 1993. She holds a PhD in ethnology. Her research interests include the ethnology of the city, especially residential culture. She has published a number of ethnological articles and monographs (Maribor Courtyards Photography in Maribor, Josip Hutter and the Living Culture of Maribor, Staying in Maribor), authored the exhibition Germans and Maribor in the framework of the European Capital of Culture 2012, co-wrote the book Taste Maribor and the screenplay for the film Maribor Courtyards.
Guided tours of the exhibition are free of charge upon payment of the entrance ticket.
