Prešeren Day at the UGM
Prešeren Day at the UGM
Slovenian Cultural Holiday
Friday, 8 February 2019, 10:00 – 18:00
UGM & UGM Kabinet, Strossmayerjeva 6, UGM Studio, Trg Leona Štuklja 2
UGM | Maribor Art Gallery opens its doors wide for the Slovenian Culture Holiday, inviting visitors of all nations into the arms of visual arts. On Prešeren Day there will be no admission fee, while postcards, catalogues and generally all of the UGM publications will be available at a 30% discount.
There is a huge international exhibition of contemporary art, No Looking Back, Okay? on display at the UGM exhibition grounds, a selection of works from the UGM Collection titled The Street in the UGM Kabinet and Stichings – the adorable heroes of Manica K. Musil's picture books at the UGM Studio.
Programme:
Manica K. Musil / Stichings
guided tour for families
UGM Studio, Trg Leona Štuklja 2
11:00
guided by Brigita Strnad, head of educational programme
Three Kittens and a Dragon, Cecilia the Goat, The Naughty Pigs, The Magic Shell, Johnny Mosquito, Franky the Anteater, Robbie the Lion and Stan the Elephant are the heroes of Manica K. Musil's picture books. She simply no longer draws the images, but has started to sew, glue and crochet them. There are large formats of the colourful Stichings on display, as well as the books, which by now have been published in 14 different languages.
UGM Kabinet/ The Street
guided tour
UGM, Strossmayerjeva 6
12:00
guided by Jure Kirbiš, exhibition curator
The selection of works from the UGM Collection focuses on the street, more precisely on the streets of Maribor, as artists living in Maribor have captured them in various media over the past century. These works lead through the history of Maribor and at the same time through different visual approaches to depicting streets and the city.
No Looking Back, Okay?
guided tour
UGM, Strossmayerjeva 6
16:00
guided by Simona Vidmar, exhibition curator
The exhibition, presenting the works of twenty both established and emerging artists from Slovenia, Europe and the world, stems from the belief that we do not perceive the past as a concluded story, be it in the form of either a colourful history, lived memories, cultural heritage, or political symbols, but as a field of possible new experiences, which requires from us a contribution of creative and critical responsibility.
KINDLY INVITED!
