A 400-year-old church at the Kostanjevica Franciscan Monastery overlooking Nova Gorica shines in its former glory again after extensive restoration, most recently focusing on the presbytery.
Although the restoration is not over yet, scaffolding has finally been removed from the church after seven y

Ancient Egyptian mummies have a woody, spicy and sweet scent, a study led by researchers from the University of Ljubljana in cooperation with their colleagues from the University College London (UCL) has found.
The results of what is the first systemic research into smells of mummified bodies where

Slovenia will celebrate 2026 as the Year of Srečko Kosovel (1904-1926), the influential modernist poet who left behind a vast and powerful literary legacy despite his untimely death at the age of 22.
His poetry, marked by elements of expressionism and constructivism, reflects a deep social awarenes

Two cities that used to be split by a hard border have become united in a celebration of shared culture as Nova Gorica in Slovenia and neighbouring Gorizia in Italy officially kicked off a year of events as the first ever transnational European Capital of Culture.
The day-long event series titled F

Slovenian computer scientist Jernej Barbič has won a SciTech Oscar for Ziva VFX, a software that simulates realistic movements under the skin in character animation. Since 2016, Ziva VFX has been used in more than 60 films, including Hollywood blockbusters.
The University of Southern California whe

Klemen Slakonja, Slovenia's entrant at the 2025 Eurovision Song Contest, has removed a segment of his video in which he impersonated all Eurovision winners since 2000 after his portrayal of Estonian singer Dave Benton sparked controversy for his wearing what is seen by some as offensive blackface.

A huge ball of newspapers containing articles on seminal events affecting the border region will roll from Italy's Gorizia to Nova Gorica in Slovenia as part of the opening ceremony of the European Capital of Culture on 8 February in a recreation of a 1966 performance by Italian artist Michelangelo

Klemen Slakonja, a popular actor and imitator, has been picked as Slovenia's entrant for the Eurovision song contest at the national selection EMA on 1 February. He will perform How Much Time Do We Have Left, an ode to his wife and her bravery in the battle against cancer.
The 39-year-old, performi

One of the main projects of the Nova Gorica-Gorizia European Capital of Culture will be a permanent exhibition on the complexities of 20th-century history. Displayed in a former warehouse next to the Nova Gorica railway station, it will shed light on the area's multiculturalism and troubled past.
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