Presentation of the New Publication: Vlasto Kopač – The Quiet Power of Creativity

As part of the Year of Vlasto Kopač, we warmly invite you to the presentation of the new collected volume

VLASTO KOPAČ – THE QUIET POWER OF CREATIVITY,

which sheds light on the life and work of Vlasto Kopač, architect, conservator, and guardian of Slovenia’s cultural heritage.

Wednesday, 10 June 2026, at 7:00 p.m.
Intermunicipal Museum Kamnik, Zaprice Castle
Muzejska pot 3, Kamnik, Slovenia

The volume features contributions by researchers and experts on Kopač’s work (Janja Železnikar, Ana Porok, Matjaž Geršič, Tina Fortič Jakopič, Primož Gašperič, Katja Šturm, Ana Katarina Ziherl, Martina Malešič, Sabina Ravnikar, Marija Klobčar, Zora Torkar, Vinko Poličnik, Saša Roškar and France Malešič), as well as a posthumously published text by his daughter, Mojca Kopač.

The publication will be presented by the editor-in-chief, Janja Železnikar, together with the contributing authors and collaborators.

The volume forms part of a joint project organized by museums and institutions throughout 2026 in honour and memory of Vlasto Kopač under the collective title: Vlasto Kopač – Creator of Space, Guardian of Heritage and Memory

We look forward to welcoming you.

Lead Partners:
Intermunicipal Museum Kamnik (MMK) and Museum and Galleries of Ljubljana – Plečnik House (MGML)

Partner Institutions:
Museum of Contemporary and Recent History of Slovenia (MNSZS), Museum of Architecture and Design (MAO), Upper Sava Valley Museum Jesenice – Slovenian Alpine Museum (GMJ–SPM), Institute for the Protection of Cultural Heritage of Slovenia (ZVKDS), Anton Melik Geographical Institute, ZRC SAZU

The publication of the volume was made possible through the support of:
Ministry of Culture of the Republic of Slovenia, Municipality of Kamnik, City Municipality of Ljubljana, Municipality of Kranjska Gora, Museum of Architecture and Design (MAO), Upper Sava Valley Museum Jesenice – Slovenian Alpine Museum (GMJ–SPM), and the Museum of Contemporary and Recent History of Slovenia (MNSZS).