ICOM Slovenia A Successful Promoter of ICOM Principles ICOM Slovenia s Active Role through Participation and Presentation of the Oldest Objects from

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1 ICOM SLOVENIA ICOM Slovenia A Successful Promoter of ICOM Principles ICOM Slovenia s Active Role through Participation and Presentation of the Oldest Objects from Slovene Museums at the 24 th General Conference of ICOM 2016 in Milan New ICOM Code of Ethics for Natural History Museums Published in Slovene A Partner in European Regional Projects Collaboration with the ICOM SEE Training Summer School of Museology, Piran, June 2015 &2016 Presentation of the House of European History International Workshops: Museum Ethics New Trends in Museology II Highlight Events ICOM Slovenia Award Celebration of International Museum Day Summer Museum Night Museums of Slovenia New Buildings and New Permanent Exhibitions Glimpses of Recent Exhibitions

2 ICOM Slovenia A Successful Promoter of ICOM Principles Slovenia s museums joined the activities of the ICOM in 1991, since when the Slovene National Committee has successfully promoted ICOM principles. For twenty-five years, the ICOM Slovenia has responded to the increasingly rapid changes taking place in the globalised world that have an impact on heritage protection, on preserving and protecting museum collections, as well as communicating the values and worth of our common heritage to future generations. The ICOM Slovenia is a recognised professional organisation which promotes international museum relations in the field of education and intercultural dialogue. Through its actions it fosters international co-operation by disseminating Slovenia s cultural history and heritage beyond its borders, enhancing its distinctive features. By following ICOM guidelines, the ICOM Slovenia has created an international network and promoted the application of international museum standards, disseminated them through professional channels, and helped to strengthen the social importance of heritage and the role of museums. Further more, it actively generates knowledge by developing and participating in national and international training and educational programmes, as well as contributing to greater openness in Slovenia by establishing joint forums through the organisation of conferences and international meetings of all kinds. Since 1993 a number of ICOM conferences have been organised in Slovenia; among the most recent are the CIMAM conference in 2011 and the COMCOL 4 th annual conference, held in Celje in dr. Tanja Roženbergar, president of ICOM Slovenia ICOM Slovenia, Board meeting Presentation, New Code of Ethics of Natural History Museums, Ministry of culture 2016 New ICOM Code of Ethics for Natural History Museums published in Slovene Slovenia is one of the countries whose ICOM National Committee has organised the translation of the ICOM Code approved at the 28 th ICOM General Assembly in 2013 in Rio de Janeiro. The Slovene version of the new ICOM Code of Ethics for Natural History Museums was published by the ICOM Slovenia in autumn 2015, presented to the public, and at the Ministry of Culture in March The code incorporates the fundamental principles of the basic ICOM code of museum ethics (that first appeared in Slovene language in 1993 and then again in 2005), but

3 adds detailed guidelines on how to deal with culturally sensitive material, live collections, human remains, and sacral and archaeological material in Slovenia, discussing the withdrawal of such material from public display and offering precise instructions on how to preserve, exhibit, return, research and handle it. The preparation for the translation into Slovene was entrusted to a large editorial group comprising the following museum and other experts: Breda Činč Juhant, Tomi Trilar, Andreja Breznik, Kaja Širok, Andrej Gaspari, Jerneja Batič, Tanja Roženbergar, Darinka Kolar Osvald, Verena Vidrih Perko, Maja Hakl Saje and Marjeta Mikuž in the role of the editor in chief. The translation was supported by the General Secretariat of the Republic Slovenia, Department for translation, and designed by Mojca Turk. ICOM SEE at the conference, Contemporary Museum of Art, Banja Luka, 2015 A Partner in European Regional Projects ICOM SEE, board meting, Banja Luka, 2015 Collaboration with the ICOM SEE The ICOM Slovenia co-operates on projects with the ICOM SEE, a regional alliance for South East Europe. It is part of the longterm regional project Revitalisation of Cultural and Natural Heritage in South East Europe, which was initiated at the first ICOM SEE conference in Kladovo, Serbia in The project has since developed on the basis of an integrated and sustainable heritage conservation concept of preventive care in the SEE region. A second ICOM SEE conference on the theme of Risk Assessment of Cultural and Natural Heritage in the South East Europe Region took place in Niš, Serbia, in May The project is planned to culminate in a third regional conference to be held in Belgrade, Serbia in the winter of Different activities have been realised by the ICOM Slovenia, such as several TIEM training and capacity-building workshops, with the aim of initiating or improving integrated emergency management.through this process Slovenia acquired an expert trainer for the field in 2015: Jana Prislan Šubic M.A., a specialist conservator from the Regional museum of Nova Gorica.

4 Also in 2015, the ICOM Slovenia took part in ICOM SEE Board meetings in order to develop a strategic plan for the third, concluding phase of the long-term regional project. In spring 2015, it was hosted by the ICOM Montenegro in Kotor, Montenegro and in November 2015 by the ICOM of Bosnia and Herzegovina at the Museum of Contemporary Art in Banja Luka (Republic of Srpska), as a parallel event to a regional conference on Social Inclusion and the Contemporary Museum. Chair of ICOM Serbia Slavko Spašič, conference Social Inclusion, Contemporary Museum of Art, Banja Luka, 2015 Summer School of Museology Piran, June 2015 & 2016 The ICOM Slovenia generates knowledge by developing and participating in training and educational programmes for Slovene museologists, museum professionals and students. Since 2004 it has successfully contributed to the Summer School of Museology and regularly participates by presenting its latest achievements and by continuing to support its yearly programme. In 2015 and 2016, the Summer School was organised by the Faculty of Humanities at the University of Primorska by European Museum Acadamy (EMA), and by the Forum of Slavic Cultures in the coastal town of Piran. Taja Vovk van Gaal, House of European History, Director of academic project team Presentation: The House of European History In October 2015, the ICOM Slovenia invited to Ljubljana Taja Vovk van Gaal, the head of the academic project team for establishing and building a new museum of European history, and a former director of the City Museum of Ljubljana, as well as one of the founders of the ICOM Slovenia. She presented the project The House of European History that the European Parliament has been establishing in Brussels since 2007 and which is to open in It will offer a transnational overview of European history, taking into account its diverse nature and its many interpretations and perceptions. Selected objects from collections of Slovenia s Museums are to be included in the permanent exhibition of The House of European History. Training House of European History

5 Museum Ethics To mark International Museum Day in 2015, the ICOM Slovenia invited to Ljubljana Eva Maehre Lauritzen from Norway (a former ICOM Ethics Committee member), an expert in the field of museum ethics and a creator of the popular workshop programme Ethics in Action. The purpose of this training was to raise awareness of ethical guidelines in museums and to consider with participants a number of examples from the field. New Trends in Museology The workshop was based on the second edition of the book New Trends in Museology by the renowned museologists Leontine Meijer van Mensch and Petervan Mensch, and published by the Museum of Recent History, Celje, in cooperation with the ICOM Slovenia in The authors of the book and workshop leaders explain: The aim of this second edition is the same as the first (published in 2011), focusing on issues in which a new museological practice is emerging, such as collection development, learning, participation, quality assessment and integration. However, New Trends in Museology II is about trends that reflect a new professional awareness, in particular throughout Europe. In April 2016, a workshop on new trends in museology at the Slovene Ethnographic Museum in Ljubljana thus focused on how a museum should respond and operate in today s world. International workshop by Leontine Meijer van Mensch and Peter van Mensch, Slovene Ethnographic Museum, April 2016 Workshop Museum Ethics International Workshops

6 ICOM Slovenia Award In October 2013, the ICOM Slovenia presented for the first time its awards to Slovene museums aimed at encouraging, popularising and promoting the international networking of the ideas and activities of Slovene museums. At the same time, the awards are intended to promote the annual International Museum Day theme (chosen by the ICOM on a global level) at Slovene museums. In autumn 2016, the ICOM Slovenia will present its awards for the fourth time. From 2013 to 2015 the ICOM Slovenia Award winners were: Highlight Events Award 2013 Award for internationally recognised projects In 2013 the exhibition project: ORINOCO, The Indians of the Amazon Rainforest by the Slovene Ethnographic Museum and the curator Nina Zdravič Polič (Head of the project). The project was realised in cooperation with the Foundation Cisneros from Venezuela. In 2014 the exhibition project: Traces of Saints Cyril and Methodius on theterritory of Slovenia by the Regional Museum Ptuj Ormož in cooperation with the Museum of Gorenjska and the Carinthian Regional Museum, and the curators Verena Vidrih Perko, Marija Ogrin, Mojca Vomer Gojkovic and Sasa Djura Jelenko. In 2015 the project: The Hidden Children of the 2 nd World War by the Museums and Galleries of Ljubljana, City Museum and the curator Blaž Vurnik (Head of the project). Award 2014 Award for the Promotion of the annual ICOM theme In 2013 on the theme Memory and Creativity = Social Change: the project: We ve Taken Over the Museum by the Maribor National Liberation Museum. In 2015 on the theme Museums for a Sustainable Society: the project Smuggling Anthologies by Idrija Municipal Museum and curator Marija Terpin Mlina (Head of the project) in cooperation with Lili Strmšek. Award 2015

7 International Museum Day Each year, during the week of 18 May, numerous museums in Slovenia take part in the celebration of International Museum Day with the Valvasor Museum Awards and a series of events focusing on programmes that make museums attractive to the public. A great emphasis is placed on that year s chosen theme and its promotion in museums and the media. The main event every year is a thematic press conference, organised by the ICOM Slovenia in cooperation with the Museum Association of Slovenia and the Slovene Museum Society. Slovene Ethnographic Musem Small school of Architecture ICOM Slovenia, Press conference Technical Museum of Slovenia National Museum of Contemporary History Museum of contemporary art

8 Museum of contemporary art Metelkova MSUM Summer Museum Night Since 2003, Summer Museum Night has been the most popular promotional museum event in Ljubljana and for last ten years in many other Slovene towns. It is a one dayevent (from until midnight), taking place on the third Saturday of June. On this occasion most museums and galleries around Slovenia offer free access to exhibitions, guided tours, concerts, performances and workshops a very attractive and entertaining programme that reaches a climax in the night hours and reaches out to hundreds of thousands of visitors. Gallery Božidar Jakac, Concert in the old monastery Modern Gallery of Art, Sound performance by Laibach National Museum of Contemporary History National Gallery Museum of Gorenjska

9 Tolmin Museum Museum of Architecture and Design Regional Museum Ptuj - Ormož, Ptuj castle Art Gallery Maribor Slovene Ethnographic Museum Slovene Ethnographic Museum, exhibition Fashion in Motion

10 National Gallery National Gallery, Permanent exhibition New buildings and new permanent exhibitions National Gallery of Slovenia The renovated National Gallery opened its doors to its completely refurbished premises and its new permanent collectionin January This important event marks the beginning of a new period and paves the way towards rich public presentation of the museum s unique enlarged collections of over 600 works from the High Middle Ages to the 20 th century. The art museum with the longest tradition in Slovenia (established in 1918) has thus become a beautiful museum complex of three units, linked together in a modern way in a functional harmonious structure, connecting the past and the present throught its collections and architecture: the oldest and entirely refurbished palace of the Narodni Dom (1896), the New Wing (1993), and the glass entrance hall (2001). Museums of Slovenia Plečnik House, Interior Plečnik House Architectural Heritage of Slovenia The unique and completely renovated Plečnik Plečnik House House reopened to the public in September It consists of two houses and a garden, where the architect Jože Plečnik ( ) lived and worked from It first became a museum in The complex houses the Plečnik Collection, as well as a new permanent exhibition and a study centre. The inclusion of Plečnik s House in the ICONIC HOUSES network that brings together exceptional architectural creations of the twentieth century signifies an important international seal of approval. The renovation and in particular the presentation and programme linking the museum with Plečnik s architectural achievements in Ljubljana, offers both locals and visitors a new dimension of recognition and identity. Since 2010, the Plečnik House has been managed by the Museums and Galleries of Ljubljana.

11 New permanent exhibitions Idrija Municipal Museum Tracking Mercury Idrija Almadén Notranjska Museum, Postojna, The Karst Museum Tržič Museum, Leather of all Colours The Trapists: The Rajhenburg Castle, National Museum of Contemporary History Gallery Božidar Jakac, Kostanjevica na Krki, permanent exhibition of paintings by Tone Kralj Museum of Gorenjska, Museum of Tomaž Godec, Bohinjska Bistrica, People of Bohinj and Leather Children s museum Herman s Den, Museum of Recent History Celje Museum of Gorenjska, Museum of Tomaž Godec, Bohinjska Bistrica, Bohinj ,

12 Glimpses of exhibitions Museum and Galleries of Ljubljana, Gallery Jakopič, exhibition Sebastião Salgado: Genesis, 2016, Sebastião Salgado / Amazonas images. Technical museum of Slovenia, Museum of Post and Telecommunications, exhibition 30 th anniversary of the museum, 2015 National Museum of Slovenia, The Mummy and the Crocodile, 2015 Regional Museum of Ptuj - Ormož, Path to unknown, acheological exhibition, 2015 MAO, exhibition Saša J. Mächtig: Systems, Structures, Strategies, 2016 MAO, exhibition Saša J. Mächtig: Systems, Structures, Strategies, photo Tilen Sepi MAO, exhibition Homo Faber - Marko Turk, 2015 Radovljica Municipality Museum, exhibition The Bee in Art, 2015 Slovenian Museum of Natural History, exhibition Long Live Evolution, 2015

13 Museum and Galleries of Ljubljana, exhibition WATER, 2015/16 Gallery of Modern Art, exhibition from Kapital to Capital, 2015 National Museum of Contemporary History, exhibition Coming Home, 2015/16 Slovene Ethnographic Museum, exhibition Magic of Amulets, 2015 MAO, Bienale of Design BIO 50, 2015 National Museum of Contemporary History, exhibition Wehave never imagined such a war, 2015 International Centre of Graphic Arts, exhibition Antoni Tápies Graphics , Spain, 2016 Slovene Ethnographic Museum, exhibition Fashion in Motion, 2015

14 ICOM Slovenia s Participation and Presentation of the Oldest Objects from Slovene Museums at the 24 th General Conference of ICOM 2016 in Milan Slovenia will be represented at the General Conference of the ICOM in Milan by more than twenty delegates who are to either participate in the general conference as speakers at the IC meetings, or play an active role as members of various IC Boards (CIMUSET, COMCOL, ICR, ICOM Europe, ICOM SEE, etc.). On 6 July 2016, at 12.00, at the 24 th general conference venue MiCo, in Milan a special presentation will be given by the ICOM Slovenia to conference participants. The presentation entitled The Wheel and the Flute: The oldest museum objects ifrom Museums of Slovenia considers the impact of human heritage from the perspective of two unique objects: a 5,200 year-old wheel and a flute from 45,000 BC, found on the territory of Slovenia and preserved by Slovene museums. Through two short films, the presentation shows that our identity is an assembly of components from our material and spiritual heritage, leaving behind important traces of constantly changing cultural landscapes.

15 Wheel 5,200 years old The oldest wooden wheel, with an axle, 5,200 years old, was discovered in the Ljubljana Marshes. It was shown to the public for the first time in 2013 at an exhibition created by the City Museum of Ljubljana (which conserves the object), pointing in an original manner to links between ancient heritage, technological and scientific development, culture and art. The wheel, its appearance, material, production technique and symbolic values represent a bearer of tangible and intangible elements of stories and inspirations for future generations. Flute A prehistoric treasure The Neanderthal flute from the Stone Age cave of Divje Babe is considered to be the world s oldest musical instrument (45,000 BC).It is one of the most important archaeological finds of the National Museum of Slovenia. The flute was found in 1995 at the Divje Babe archaeological park in north-western Slovenia.This find of a bone flute suggests that prehistoric people used carving and piercing to make tools and instruments, and sheds new light on their artistic capacities and sensitives. The presentation has been prepared by the ICOM Slovenia in cooperation with the Museums and Galleries of Ljubljana (the City Museum) and the National Museum of Slovenia. ICOM Slovenia Board ICOM President: Vice-President: Members: Dr Tanja Roženbergar, Slovene Ethnographic Museum Mrs Estera Cerar, MA, Technical Museum of Slovenia Mrs Jerneja Batič, Municipality of Ljubljana, Department for Culture Dr Branko Šuštar, Slovenian School Museum Mrs Mojca Vomer Gojkovič, Regional Museum Ptuj - Ormož ICOM Slovenia members playing an active role as members of ICOM IC Boards: Tanja Roženbergar (COMCOL), Irena Marušič (CIMUSET), Metka Fujs (ICR), Irena Žmuc (ICR), Zdenka Badovinac (Honorary Member of CIMAM), Andreja Rihter (ICTOP), Nina Zdravič Polič (ICOM Europe & ICOM SEE). Honorary members Gregor Moder, the first president of the ICOM Slovene National Committee ( ), became the ICOM Slovenia s first honorary member in 2006, and Nina Zdravič Polič, president of the Slovene National Committee ( ), was made an honorary member in 2013.

16 To mark the ICOM theme 2016 Museums and Cultural Landscapes ICOM Slovenia announces and invites to a special presentation The Wheel and the Flute: The Oldest Objects from Slovene Museums On Wednesday, 6 July 2016, at at the ICOM conference venue MiCo in Milan, Italy. Prešernova 17, 3000 Celje, Slovenia T: F: E: icom.slovenija@mnzc.si Published by: ICOM Slovene National Committee, represented by dr. Tanja Roženbergar; Edited by: Nina Zdravič Poličin and Jerneja Batič; Texts by: Nina Zdravič Polič; Proofreading: David Limon; Photo: Photo archive MAO, Jure Rus, Špela Regulj, Sarah Poženel, Neža Renko, Matija Pavlovec, Matej Jordan, Jelena Justin, Boris Farič, Photo archive UGM, M. T. Mlinar, Matevž Paternoster, Milan Malovrh, Jaka Babnik, Jaka Blasutto, Alja Vute, Boris Farič, Tilen Sepi, Nikolaj Simić, Vengar, Ciril Mlinar, Andrej Peunik, Dejan Habicht, Sašo Kovačič, Blaž Zupančič, Ana Kovač, Miha Špiček; Photo front and back page Matevž Paternoster - The wheel, Museum and Galleries of Ljubljana; Design: Mojca Turk. Printed by: Medium Žirovnica, Slovenia 2016.