Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
( 241 68 00;
www.mg-lj.si
; Tomšičeva ulica 14; adult/student €5/2.50; 10am-6pm
Tue-Sun)
This museum houses the very best in Slovenian modern art. Keep an eye out for
works by painters Tone Kralj
(Peasant Wedding)
, the expressionist France Mihelič
(The
Quintet)
and the surrealist Štefan Planinc (
Primeval World
series) as well as sculptors
such as Jakob Savinšek
(Protest)
.
The museum also owns works by the influential 1980s and '90s multimedia group Neue
Slowenische Kunst (NSK;
Suitcase for Spiritual Use: Baptism under Triglav
) and the
artists' cooperative Irwin
(Kapital)
.
Nebotičnik
(Skyscraper;
www.neboticnik.si
;
Štefanova ulica 1; 9am-2am Sun-Wed, 9am-3am Thu-
Sat)
Along busy Slovenska cesta is the impressive art-deco Nebotičnik, designed by
Vladimir Šubič (1933). At nine storeys, this was Ljubljana's tallest building for decades
after it was built. After languishing for years, it has now been renovated and houses a pop-
ular rooftop restaurant and cafe (
Click here
)
, with amazing views on all sides.
HISTORIC BUILDING
CHURCH
Serbian Orthodox Church
(Srbska Pravoslavna Cerkev;
www.spco-lj.si
;
Prešernova cesta; 9am-noon & 2-6pm
Tue-Sun)
The interior of the Serbian Orthodox Church, built in 1936 and dedicated to Sts
Cyril and Methodius, is covered from floor to ceiling with colourful modern frescoes.
There is a richly carved iconostasis separating the nave from the sanctuary.
SLOVENIAN HERITAGE
If you are searching for your Slovenian roots, check first with the
mestna občina
(municipal government office) or
občina
(county office); they usually have birth and death certificates going back a century. Vital records beyond
the 100-year limit are kept at the Archives of the Republic of Slovenia (
Click here
)
. Ethnic Slovenes living
abroad might be interested in contacting the
Slovenian Emigrants Centre
(Slovenska Izseljenska Matica;
241 02 80;
www.zdruzenje-sim.si
;
2nd fl, Cankarjeva cesta 1;
by appointment).
