Events Calendar – October 2026

Žiri Cinema Hall

Thursday, 1 October 2026, at 7 pm

Presentation of the book Vlasto Kopač – The Quiet Power of Creation and screening of a documentary film

The people of Žiri, the hometown of Vlasto Kopač, are invited to a screening of a documentary film about the life and work of their fellow townsman. The screening will be followed by a presentation of the only book dedicated to this great humanist, architect and versatile creative artist.

The book will be presented by its editor, Janja Železnikar.

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Rudolf Maister Birth House

Thursday, 8 October 2026, at 10 am

Study Group Once Upon a Time in Kamnik

You are invited to the opening meeting of the study group Once Upon a Time in Kamnik, in which we explore the history of Kamnik together, discover interesting stories about its inhabitants, learn about different parts of the town, and recall times that have somewhat faded from memory.

Through visits to exhibitions, tours of interesting places around the town, and meetings with various guest lecturers, this year we will once again explore, discuss and, above all, look back into the past with curiosity. The theme of this year’s study programme will be Our Childhood.

The group will be led by Marko Kumer and Zora Torkar.

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View Gallery

Thursday, 8 October 2026, at 6 pm

Exhibition Opening

Teja Hlačer, Vrtenčki / Ceramic Echoes of an Unknown World

Teja Hlačer has been intensively involved in ceramics since 2010. She has received numerous awards and distinctions for her work, which is represented in several reference collections. In her artistic practice, she combines traditional pottery knowledge, heritage research, design and contemporary sculptural expression.

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Velika Planina

Saturday, 10 October 2026, at 10 am
Meeting point: Ušivec car park

PD Bajtar and MMK invite you to

A Memorial Hike in the Footsteps of Vlasto Kopač
and a screening of a documentary film

This year’s hike will lead from Ušivec to Stolniški Stan. We will visit Uzovčeva and Pintarjeva huts, the first two huts Kopač rented on Velika Planina. The hike will continue to Ruševka, Kopač’s holiday cottage. Its owner, Miha Mraz, will kindly show us the interior.

Via Veliki Stan and Miholova Bajta, we will descend to Domžalski Dom on Velika Planina, where participants will have the opportunity to watch a documentary film about the life and work of Vlasto Kopač.

The hike will be led by Vinko Poličnik and Janja Železnikar.

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Rudolf Maister Birth House

Wednesday, 14 October 2026, at 6 pm

Maister Evening

Dr Igor Kranjc: Tone Kralj and the Treaty of Rapallo Border

Art historian Dr Igor Kranjc, alongside Dr Egon Pelikan, has been extensively researching the work of our great Slovenian painter Tone Kralj. At the October Maister Evening, he will present Kralj’s courageous resistance to fascism through his paintings in churches stretching from Trieste to the Holy Mount of Višarje, at a time when, following the Treaty of Rapallo of 1920, as much as a third of Slovenian territory remained under Italian rule.

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Exhibition Site along the Juhant Trail, Komenda

Wednesday, 21 October 2026, at 10:30 am

Opening of the Panel Exhibition

Folk Sculptor Lovrenc Erzar from Nasovče near Komenda

From the collections of the Kamnik Intermunicipal Museum and the Slovene Ethnographic Museum.

Lovrenc Erzar (1835–1903) was a self-taught artist. From an early age, he was fascinated by the rich Baroque art found in the surrounding churches. Using ordinary knives, he carved distinctive figures of Christ, the Virgin Mary, saints and angels, as well as various decorative elements. He became particularly well known for his so-called house altars, which adorned some farmhouses in the surrounding area. His carvings bring together folk creativity, faith and a love of wood.

Exhibition curator: Zora Torkar, MMK
Collaborator: Bojana Rogelj Škafar, Slovene Ethnographic Museum

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Plečnik House

Wednesday, 21 October 2026, at 5 pm

Presentation of the book Vlasto Kopač – The Quiet Power of Creation
and a conversation with Dr Aleš Vodopivec

Janja Železnikar, MMK, Ana Porok – Plečnik House, MGML

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Miha Maleš Gallery

Friday, 23 October 2026, at 6 pm

Opening of the Guest Exhibition

Nataša Mirtič, Review: Imprint

“The exhibited works synthesise the artist’s visual poetics and eloquently demonstrate a deliberate and continuous development and stylistic transformation, which, with minor deviations, nevertheless remain within the field of reducing objectness,” writes exhibition curator Jasna Kocuvan Štukelj.

The exhibition was created in cooperation with the Dolenjska Museum Novo Mesto and Jakčev Dom.

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Miha Maleš Gallery

Wednesday, 28 October 2026, at 6 pm

Dance and Vocal Project of Open Improvisation

Between Spaces

Dance and vocal project featuring dancer Anamaria Bagarić. Also participating are Neža Pele, Ajda Špacapan-Korenčič and Tanita Rose.

At 10 am, there will be a movement workshop with Anamaria Bagarić and a vocal workshop with Neža Pele.

Everyone interested in taking part in the evening presentation is welcome. The performance will bring together movement, music and the spoken word.