One of the largest auctions of fine art in Slovenia has fallen well short of expectations with only ten of the 38 works of art on offer changing hands for a total of €179,000 where none fetched the values desired by the sellers.
Organised by the Sloart Gallery, the auction at the Grand Plaza Hotel

After nearly two years of renovation the Vodnik Homestead, the cultural hub of Ljubljana's Šiška borough, has been reopened to the public. The occasion is being celebrated with a series of events running until 8 December. The new additions include a co-working space dedicated to writing and illustr

Sculptor Dragica Čadež and theatre director Dragan Živadinov have been declared the winners of the 2025 Prešeren Prizes, the highest national accolade for lifetime achievement in arts and culture. They will be inducted in the Slovenian art pantheon at an award ceremony on 7 February, the eve of Cul

Vinci Vogue Anžlovar, author of a 1991 hit comedy that was the first feature film released after Slovenia became independent, died this weekend aged 61, just weeks after his latest film went on general release.
Anžlovar was diagnosed with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis last year and appears to have

When one tries to conjure up the image of a castle, more often than not the picture that emerges is of a fortified structure atop a strategically located hill with thick defensive walls and a fortified tower. Tiny Podsreda Castle, in a remote corner of east Slovenia, fits this picture almost to a t

Nova Gorica and Gorizia, the 2025 European Capital of Culture, have built their programme around heritage, innovation, survival, and green sustainability.
That approach convinced the European Commission's decision-makers to select the former "Austrian Nice" and its post-WWII neighbour as Europe's f

Lesson Learned, a drama about the Hungarian education system, has won director Bálint Szimler the Kingfisher Prize at the 35th Ljubljana International Film Festival (LIFFe). Szimler said he found it important to highlight archaic school methods.
The film portrays a strict school system with no room

The national Archives have brought all their departments under one roof in a repurposed and renovated 1899 complex in Ljubljana that had served as an army barracks until Slovenia became independent in 1991.
The Archives of the Republic of Slovenia keep around 30,000 metres of archival material, wit

Bones of cave animals and traces of a Neanderthal settlement believed to be the oldest in Slovenia have been found in a karst cave in the Ilirska Bistrica area in the southwest of the country. They are estimated to be up to 170,000 years old.
Hidden high above the overhanging cliffs near the villag