The [[Blind Date Convention, Festival of the Artist’s Book]] is the main Slovenian event dedicated to the medium of the artist's book as well as to artistic periodicals, zines and editions. +
The [[Blue Bird Award]], has been bestowed biennially by [[Mladinska knjiga Publishing House|Mladinska knjiga Group]] since 2012 for the best unpublished literary work. +
In 1511 the Lords of Wagen began building [[Bogenšperk Castle]] as a replacement for their fortress at nearby Lichtenberg, which had become uninhabitable following an earthquake. +
London-based Slovene fashion jewellery designer [[Lara Bohinc]] made her début at the London Fashion Week in 1997 when she founded her Lara Bohinc 107 studio; today she works under the title [[Bohinc Studio]]. +
The [[Bohinj Summer Music Festival]] was launched in 1996 and has since been more or less faithfully held in the architecturally and acoustically stunning St Martin's Church in the village of Srednja vas. +
Displayed on the ground floor of the Lek company's business and information centre, [[Bohuslav Lavička Pharmaceutical and Medical Collection|the collection]] comprises a permanent display of pharmaceutical and medical accessories, dating from Roman antiquity to the present day, including surgical instruments and accessories from two-fully furnished pharmacies dating from the 16th to 19th centuries. +
<small class="imgdesc"> Was Mladinska knjiga Publishing House's banner for the book ''Sužnji zaslona'' (Slaves of the Screen) at the Slovene Book Fair in November 2019 an omen of what readers and the publishing industry would become in 2020? +
The first issue of ''[[Borec Journal|Borec]]'' ("Warrior") appeared in 1949 after being founded by the Union of Associations of World War II veterans, antifascist fighters and members of the National Liberation Struggle (NLS) of Slovenia in December 1948. +
Comprising one man, a digital library of recorded instruments, and an array of sound processing software, the [[Borut Kržišnik Symphonic Orchestra]] is a rather unorthodox orchestra and is the product of the artistic vision of [[Borut Kržišnik]], a composer, music producer, guitarist, and mastering and music programmer. +
[[Botegin Centre|Botegin Centre]], the MKSMC Botegin, Youth, Cultural, Social, Multimedia and Intergenerational Centre Botegin, is a social place, located in the old city centre of Koper. +
Founded in 1974, the [[Božidar Jakac Art Museum, Kostanjevica na Krki|Božidar Jakac Art Museum]] is located in the building of the former [[Kostanjevica Monastery|Cistercian monastery near Kostanjevica by the Krka River]], one of Slovenia's finest medieval monuments, which is situated in the picturesque landscape of south-eastern Slovenia. +
Held in the hilly, wine-growing region in the southwest of Slovenia, [[Brda Contemporary Music Festival]] is a small yet diverse and ambitious festival for all kinds of arts, but with a special focus on improvised music practices. +
Constructed in the 16th century on the site of an earlier manor house, [[Brdo Castle]] is a Renaissance-style fortified palace with two corner towers and living quarters that overlook a rectangular courtyard. +
[[Breka Fest]] was launched in 2008 in the village of Srednja Bistrica as the only festival of its kind in Prekmurje, the northeast region of Slovenia. +
Established in 1946 [[Brežice Library]] is a public library that engages in educational, entertainment, cultural and information activities for people in the [[Brežice Municipality|Municipality of Brežice]]. +
Established in 1997, the public institution [[Brežice Youth Centre (MC Brežice)|Brežice Youth Centre]] (Mladinski center Brežice or MC Brežice) presents a regular programme of educational and cultural activities for the the younger and also general population. +
[[Image:BridA - 05.jpg|1280px]]<small class="imgdesc">''Nanoplotter'' uses a plotter, an obsolete printing machine from the 1980s, adapted to an uncommon operation. +
Since 1992 the office of the [[British Council Slovenia|British Council Slovenia]] has been engaging widely in one form or another in the Slovene educational, social, and cultural scene through its cooperation with governmental and non-governmental institutions, ministries, and independent programmers. +
The [[Broadcasting Council of the Republic of Slovenia]] (Svet za radiodifuzijo-SRDF) is an independent expert body responsible for broadcasting regulation. +
The first [[Brumen Biennial of Slovenian Design]] was organised by the [[Brumen Foundation]] in November 2003 at the [[National Gallery of Slovenia]] in Ljubljana. +
The [[Brumen Foundation]] is an independent, non-profit institution, organised to improve the quality of visual design in Slovenia and promote it internationally. +
[[BRUTO - Landscape Architecture and Design Studio|BRUTO landscape architecture studio]] was founded by [[Matej Kučina]] in 2004 and prides itself on a holistic, multidisciplinary approach emphasising the role of space in site-specific designs that achieve both visual appeal and everyday functionality. +
[[Buča Bookselling and Publishing]] was launched in 1998 by [[Samo Vadnov]] who started to sell books in 1976 and quickly realised the need of publishers for book marketing facilitated by book lovers with experience and enthusiasm. +
Established in 2007 by the graduates of the Moscow Circus Academy [[Ravil Sultanov]] and [[Natalija Sultanova]], the [[Bufeto Institute|Bufeto Institute for Development of Circus and Performance Arts]] is the only professional institute in the area of the art of clown in Slovenia. +
''[[Bukla Magazine|Bukla]]'' (from the colloquial Slovenian term for "a book") is a "magazine on good books and multimedia" published by [[UMco]] since 2005. +
The Baroque [[Bukovje Manor House]] is one of the most important monuments of the historicistic castle architecture in Slovenia, dating back to the beginning of the 18th Century. +
[[Image:Beton Ltd Grosse Erwartungen 070by.nada.zgank.jpg|1280px]]<small class="imgdesc">Primož Bezjak, Branko Jordan, and Katarina Stegnar from collective [[Beton Ltd.]] in their performance ''Grosse Erwartungen''. +
[[Business Support Centre (BSC) Ltd, Kranj|BSC Kranj]] was established as a limited liability company with the task of a regional support institution for the entrepreneurial and economic development of the Gorenjska region. +
Established in 1947, [[Cankarjeva Publishing House|Cankarjeva založba]] is one of the largest publishing houses in Slovenia, publishing around sixty titles a year. +
[[Image:Cankarjev dom Cultural and Congress Centre 2013 01.jpg|1280px]]<small class="imgdesc">[[Cankarjev dom, Cultural and Congress Centre]] with a monument to [[Ivan Cankar]] (by Slavko Tihec) on the main platform, 2013. +
The [[Cankarjev dom, Film Programme|Film Programme]] is an important part of life at [[Cankarjev dom, Cultural and Congress Centre|Cankarjev dom]] (CD), if perhaps a less prominent one than music and the performing arts in terms of day-to-day programming. +
As part of its [[Cankarjev dom, Music Programme|Music Programme]], [[Cankarjev dom, Cultural and Congress Centre|Cankarjev dom]] (CD) presents a wide range of events, from opera and classical to jazz, roots and contemporary music. +
Although the 303-square-metre [[Cankarjev dom Small Gallery|Small Gallery]] of the [[Cankarjev dom, Cultural and Congress Centre]] is located in one of the centre's side corridors, the gallery presents an important space of reference for photographic artists. +
Since it opened fully in 1982, [[Cankarjev dom, Cultural and Congress Centre|Cankarjev dom]] (CD) has presented a world-class [[Cankarjev dom, Theatre & Dance Programme|Theatre and Dance Programme]], providing a stage for contemporary theatre and dance from around the world, as well as Slovenian production of international standing. +
The [[Capuchin Monastery Archives and Library, Škofja Loka]], dating from the beginning of the 18th century, preserve a precious collection of rare books, manuscripts, and registry data. +
The award-winning mixed chamber choir [[Carinthia Cantat Mixed Chamber Choir|Carinthia Cantat]] was established in 1996 by its conductor [[Tone Gašper]] in Slovenj Gradec. +
[[Koroška Regional Museum]] opened a [[Carinthian Plebiscite Museum, Libeliče|permanent exhibition on the Carinthian Plebiscite]] on the first floor of the priest’s house in Libeliče in 1997, on the 75th anniversary of the incorporation of Libeliče into the then Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes. +
Best known for being a highly innovative and widely acclaimed "vocal theatre" ensemble, [[Carmina Slovenica]] also stands for a production house that deals with festival and concert organisation, musical education and publishing, and other related projects. +
[[Carnica Institute for Culture and Tourism]], established in 2010, is based in the town of [[Municipality of Kranj | Kranj]], approximately 20 km northwest of Ljubljana. +
The website [[Castles of Slovenia - gradovi.net|Gradovi.net]] provides an overview of Slovenia's castles, mansions, and palaces as well as monasteries and churches. +
Organised since 2003, the [[Castrumfoto International Workshop]] is an annual workshop for art photographers from Italy, Austria, and Slovenia organised by the [[Pilon Gallery, Ajdovščina|Pilon Gallery]] from Ajdovščina under the leadership of [[Primož Brecelj]]. +
Founded in 1961, the Simon Robič Society for Cave Research opened [[Cave Železna jama and Caving Collection|Železna jama]] ('Iron Cave') to the public in 1963 and in the following years set up a permanent exhibition of caving objects in the Caver's Club. +
Awarded by the Central European Initiative (CEI), a platform for regional cooperation, and the [[Slovene Writers’ Association]], the [[CEI Fellowship for Writers in Residence|CEI Fellowship]] is aimed at fostering international cooperation and stimulating young authors from the 17 CEI member states. +
Together with the Centre for Tourist Promotion and the Event Centre, the [[Celeia Celje Institute - Centre for Contemporary Arts]] forms part of a new municipal institution established in 2005. +
Situated in the centre of Ljubljana, [[Celica Hostel]] stands within the former military complex that was developed during the 1990s into the [[Metelkova mesto Autonomous Cultural Zone]], an alternative culture territory with numerous clubs, studios, galleries and a very distinctive architecture. +
[[Celinka Agency|Celinka]] is a sort of a musical cooperative that functions as a platform for various artistic, commercial, and organisational endeavours by a diverse set of artists. +
Gimnazija Celje-Center - the so-called First Grammar School Celje - offers three educational programmes - a pre-school education programme, a general gimnazija programme and the Art Grammar School programme. +
Established in 1976 by one of the pioneers of Slovene dance theatre, the choreographer [[Damir Zlatar Frey]], the [[Celje Dance Forum]] has since then run a quality dance education programme, especially intended for children and youth, as well as produced several acclaimed evening-length dance performances, which have been presented at home and abroad. +
[[Celje FOKUS Festival]] – a festival of authorial photography – was first held in 2015 and is currently one of the few or even the only one of its kind in Slovenia. +
Established in 1993, the [[Celje Gallery of Contemporary Art]] is situated on the outskirts of the old town centre and is part of the architectural complex of buildings that once formed the foothill castle of the [[Counts of Celje]]. +
As a public institution the [[Celje Museum of Recent History]] focuses on the cultural heritage of the town of Celje and the Lower Savinjska region from the beginning of the 20th century onward. +
[[Celje Music School]] is one of the best Slovene music schools and represents one of the central cultural and musically-educational foundations in the [[Municipality of Celje]]. +
[[Celje Regional Museum]] was founded in 1882 at the premises of the present-day [[Celje Music School]], but already in the 1920s the city council discussed the option of moving the museum to the Old Counts' Mansion, a late Renaissance building. +
The [[Center for Architecture Slovenia]], an Institute for the Development of Spatial Culture, founded in 2013 in Ljubljana, works in the field of architectural education and design, underlining the importance of the quality of the built space. +
[[Image:Sinagoga Maribor.jpg|1280px]]<small class="imgdesc">The north view of the Maribor synagogue originating from the end of the 13th century, remodelled several times. +
Located on one of the landmarks of Ljubljana's social life, Trubarjeva Street, [[Centralna postaja Ljubljana|Centralna postaja]] (meaning the ''Central Station'', though not really being close to any train or bus station) is a wittily decorated mixture of a club, restaurant, bar and occasionally also exhibition venue. +
The [[Central Technological Library, University of Ljubljana|Central Technological Library]] (CTK) is a higher education library of the [[University of Ljubljana]]. +
The [[Centre for Creativity]] or CzK (Center za kreativnost) was established in 2017 as an interdisciplinary platform to support Slovenia's cultural and creative sector (CCS). +
Part of the [[Peace Institute - Institute for Contemporary Social and Political Studies]], the [[Centre for Cultural Policy Research, Peace Institute|Centre for Cultural Policy Research]] focuses on the study of the roles, development trends, and material conditions of cultural institutions, as well as the effects of their operations (including the production, circulation, and consumption of cultural products). +
Founded in 2001 by 27 Slovene non-governmental organisations, [[Centre for Information Service, Co-operation and Development of NGOs (CNVOS)|CNVOS]] and under the initiative of the [[Government Office for European Affairs (GOEA)]], offers a variety of administrative and technical support services to NGOs, including conference and meeting rooms, technical equipment, event organisation and co-ordination between NGOs, central government and local authorities. +
Located in the picturesque medieval settlement of Štanjel, the [[Centre for Karst Architecture]] (CKA) is dedicated to the research and dissemination of knowledge on the unique spatial, architectural and cultural heritage of the Karst. +
Part of the [[Peace Institute - Institute for Contemporary Social and Political Studies]], the [[Centre for Media Policy, Peace Institute|Centre for Media Policy]] focuses on the strengthening of the media community in Slovenia, the inclusion of experts in the drafting of media legislation, and the setting-up of self-regulation and accountability systems within Slovene media. +
Founded in 2009, the organisational unit the [[Centre for Preventive Archaeology]] at the [[Institute for the Protection of Cultural Heritage of Slovenia]], carries out preliminary archaeological research in the entire area of Slovenia and in the case of interventions related to building activities. +