NEŽA MAURER: MY LIFE IS IN MY SONGS
Wednesday, 1 October at 18.00 NEŽA MAURER: IN POEMS IS MY LIFE Literary stop with the Maribor Library The poet Neža Maurer, who trusted in the power of love, used her artistic voice in the struggle for peace and personal freedom. Lilijana Jarh [...]
MUSEOEUROPE 2025 - PORTRAITS OF HEROES, HEROINES AND SOCIETY
Thursday, 2 October, 9.00-17.00 MUSEOEUROPE 2025 PORTRAITS OF SOBS, HEROES AND SOCIETY International Symposium The international scientific and professional symposium Museoeurope 2025 will present findings on life in Central Europe in the 19th century as depicted in paintings from the period. The symposium, which is linked to the temporary exhibition The Maribor Painter Eduard Lind, is [...]
NEIGHBOURS OF THE OLDEST VINE
Saturday, 11 November, from 14.00 to 17.00 NEIGHBOURHOOD UNDER THE OLDEST VINE Guided experience on Lent on the occasion of the 40th Maribor Martingale On Saturday, we invite you to a unique guided experience through Lent, the oldest part of Maribor, where the “neighbours” - the artists, craftsmen and thinkers who work in the immediate vicinity of the oldest vine in the world - still preserve the craftsmen's tradition [...]
AN EVENING OF FAIRY TALES AND STORYTELLING
Thursday, 25 September, at 18.00 AN EVENING OF TALES AND STORIES Open mic This event is an opportunity for short story and short story lovers to present themselves on stage. Each performer will have seven minutes to present their work, and you can register by emailing dejavnosti.prireditve.promocijaMK@mb.sik.si. The event is organised by the Maribor Library in cooperation with the Maribor Regional Museum (Castle Café, entrance [...]
THE CULTURAL HERITAGE OF THE WORLD'S OLDEST VINE
Thursday, 25 September, at 17.00 THE CULTURAL HERITAGE OF THE WORLD'S OLDEST VINE Monograph Presentation The opening event of the OLDEST VINE FESTIVAL will be dedicated to the presentation of a book which, through written sources, works of art and intangible heritage, sheds light on the vine as an invaluable natural asset and a symbol of the city of Maribor, as well as an undisputed World Heritage Site. With the authors of the publication, Dr. Mirjana Koren, Dr. Valentina Bevc Varl [...]
AUTUMN GREETINGS
Tuesday, 23 September, at 19.00 A WELCOME TO AUTUMN* A five-sensory experience In Maribor Castle we will discover the symbolism of autumn in the museum collections through music, the play of light, narrative and touch. We will learn about the life of a burgher in the 19th century, take a closer look at his festive table and taste some of the delicacies from it. (Knights' Hall, entrance from Castle Street) *Payable programme, price of the experience [...]
LITERARY STOP: SELMA SKENDEROVIĆ
Wednesday, 17 September, 18.00 LITERARY STATION: SELMA SKENDEROVIĆ Reading with the Maribor Library Selma Skenderović, writer, poet and President of Young PEN Slovenia, deals with social inequality, religion, home and foreignness, and issues of identity in her works. In 2021, she published a collection of short stories, Why Do You Keep Silent, Hava?, and in 2024 a novel, And If Everyone Forgets. Z [...]
ROCKER OF IDEAS: STORED IN THE FURNITURE DEPOT
Tuesday, 16 September, at 18.00 IDEA MOVER: LOST IN THE DEPOSIT OF HISTORY Discussion Can a forgotten object awaken empathy in us? The photographic project Unshelved in the Furniture Depot, part of the traditional museum programme Swing of Ideas, explores our relationship to movable heritage through the juxtaposition of movement and staticity, life and lifelessness. The project will be [...]
MUSEUM CLUB - MEETINGS WITH EDUARD LIND
Thursday, 11 September, at 18.00 MUSEUM CLUB - MEETINGS WITH EDUARD LIND A talk with a tour of the exhibition The third meeting of the Museum Club, entitled Eduard Lind and the Depictions of Maribor Mayors and Meritorious Citizens, will be devoted to the presentation of a group of large-format portraits commissioned by the Municipality of Maribor, the City Savings Bank and the Maribor Theatre and Casino Society. [...]
THE PAIN OF UNANSWERED QUESTIONS
Tuesday, 9 September, at 18.00 THE PAIN OF UNANSWERED QUESTIONS Talk On the occasion of World Suicide Prevention Day, we invite you to a talk with Jasna Cajnka, Anja Klančar and Matic Vidic. The authors will present their works, in which they honestly describe the loss of loved ones to suicide and share their experiences of finding meaning and strength after such a difficult ordeal. The event will be moderated by [...]
