The building housing the Glasbena matica Music Society, re-constructed after the 1895 earthquake, stands on the Avenue of Slovenian Composers in Vegova Street Ljubljana. In 1932, in the run-up to the celebration of the 60th anniversary of Glasbena matica and the launch of the First Slovenian Music Festival, Slovenian architect Jože Plečnik was commissioned to
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Ribnica Cultural Memorial Park
In 1982, on the initiative of the Ribnica Tourist Society, the Cultural Memorial Park was landscaped in the grounds of the Ribnica Castle. The names of numerous (approx. 70) culture professionals who contributed to the intellectual development of Ribnica or were in some way associated with the region are inscribed on various stone memorials. Professor
‘Distinguished Figures of Bela Krajina’ Collection at Vinica
The Oton Župančič memorial collection was inaugurated in Vinica in 1951, as part of the formal opening of the Bela Krajina Museum. After renovation works, in 2011, 40 notable personalities of Bela Krajina (White Carniola), were exhibited in four sections and arranged in first-floor rooms by the exhibition curator, Andreja Brancelj Bednaršek, and its designer,
Memorial – Common Burial Ground of Composers at Žale Cemetery
A group memorial dedicated to Slovenian composers stands in Žale Cemetery in Ljubljana. Four columns bear inscriptions of the names and dates of the following musicians and composers: Emil Adamič, Matej Hubad, Zorko Prelovec, Vasilij Mirk, Anton Lajovic, Danilo Švara, Mirko Polič, Slavko Osterc, Marij Kogoj, Ferdo Juvanec and Ferdo Juvanec Senior. Placed in the
Navje Memorial Park
Navje Memorial Park provides the final resting place for numerous illustrious Slovenians, including several distinguished figures in Slovenian music history. In 1936, the dilapidated municipal graveyard was redesigned as a memorial park according to plans by Jože Plečnik, Ivo Spinčič and Anton Lap. The site has Ljubljana cultural heritage status and has enjoyed, since 2001,
Memorial Park of Worthies in Cerklje
The memorial park next to the Hribar Villa in Cerklje was opened in 1999, during the celebration of the municipal holiday and the 80th anniversary of the death of Ignacij Borštnik. His was the first of the busts of notable figures whose achievements and creative work significantly contributed to the development and recognition of the
Commemorative Plaque to Hrabroslav Otmar Vogrič
A stone memorial plaque was attached in 2016, and officially unveiled in 2017, to the house of the Filli family in Tolmin, in which Vogrič lived and worked for a period of time. The memorial was installed on the initiative of the Society for the Preservation and Development of Tolmin DOR. The inscription reads: “Hrabroslav
Monument to Miroslav Vilhar in Planina
A monument to Miroslav Vilhar stands in front of the composer’s birthplace in Planina. The statue was erected in 1931 by the townspeople and émigrés in Chicago. Miroslav Vilhar The musical works of composer, poet, playwright and politician Miroslav Vilhar (1818–1871) express his desire to foster the Slovenian national spirit. Apart from lieder, choral works
Commemorative Plaque to Miroslav Vilhar
The Slovenian Writers’ Association had a memorial plaque to Miroslav Vilhar attached to his birthplace in Planina in 1888. The inscription reads: “Slovenian poet and composer MIROSLAV VILHAR Was born in this house On 7 Sept 1818. Died on the Kalec estate on 8 Aug 1871. ——————————————- Hark, ye mountains and slopes That we are
Commemorative Plaque to Vilko Ukmar
In 2005, on the centennial of his birth, a memorial plaque was attached to the façade of the house in which composer and musicologist Vilko Ukmar worked for a number of years. The memorial was put up by the Glasbena matica Music Society, the Society of Slovenian Composers, the Academy of Music in Ljubljana and