Events

Traces of Art – Cistercians: History, Architecture and Cultural Landscape

Date: 29. 05. 2025
Time: 10:00

Traces of Art – A Gathering with Art
educational programme for adults
last Thursday of each month (May-August), 10.00-12.00

At the Galerija Božidar Jakac we continue with the Traces of Art programme. This is an opportunity for relaxed socialising and in-depth exploration of the world of art, where no prior knowledge is required – just curiosity!

On the last Thursday of every month, we will meet in the morning and in a relaxed atmosphere, through the Gallery’s exhibitions and collections, discover together the stories that art tells.

II. Cistercians: History, Architecture and Cultural Landscape

29 May: History of the Cistercians and the Cistercian cultural landscape

26 June: Architecture of the Kostanjevica Monastery

31 July.: Hidden corners of the monastery

28 August: Guided hike through the cultural landscape points of the international Cistercian Trail

We will continue to follow the trail of art throughout the year, exploring the areas covered by the GBJ. Join us for the celebration of the 50th anniversary of the GBJ Gallery (September-December).

These events are free for Friends of the GBJ, otherwise there is an admission charge. To help organise your event, please register at info@galerija-bj.si or 07 49 88 140.

Exhibitions / Current

Jaka Babnik
A Matter of View
17. 04. 2026 - 30. 08. 2026
Opening: 17 April 2026, at 7pm! The exhibition showcases a mid-career retrospective of photographer and artist Jaka Babnik, who in the past nearly twenty years, roughly in the period 2007-2025, made and publicly presented number of impactful art pieces, both in the form of an exhibition …
Nika Batista
I Live in Realities that are not Completely True
10. 04. 2026 - 05. 07. 2026
The exhibition of Nika Batista, whose practice intertwines performance, design, and spatial installation, stems from different perceptions of emotion and feelings and explores how emotional states materialise and how the exhibition space can reinforce or transform them.
Bogdan Borčić & Karel Zelenko
In Dialogue
08. 02. 2026 - 26. 01. 2027
On the occassion of the centenary of Bogdan Borčić’s birth and as part of the 20th exhibition in the Graphic Cabinet of Bogdan Borčić, the works of two great artistic companions, Bogdan Borčić and Karel Zelenko, are showcased in dialogue.

Exhibitions / Upcoming

Beyond Academia
Bosilj, Sekulić, Skurjeni, Tisnikar
25. 09. 2026 - 28. 02. 2027
The group exhibition entitled Beyond Academia presents a comprehensive survey of the work of four exceptional painters from the second half of the 20th century: Ilija Bašičević Bosilj, Sava Sekulić, Matija Skurjeni, and Jože Tisnikar, who represent the pinnacle of self-taught artistic …
Kristian Kožul
1573
11. 09. 2026 - 14. 02. 2027
The exhibition of Zagreb-based artist Kristian Kožul, entitled 1573, showcases his most recent artistic production in a distinct ambience of former monastery church. As it is common in his practice, he uses a wide variety of sculptural materials, as well as he focuses on a specific historical …
Artificial
Tin Dožić, Simon Goritschnig, Lara Reichmann, Andrea Zabric
24. 07. 2026 - 31. 01. 2027
The group exhibition entitled Artificial focuses on the meaning of so-called artificial structures, materials, and worlds that appear in various realms of everyday life in the modern world. It critically addresses the ambiguous question of the division between “natural” and “…
Ana Sluga
Fragile
15. 05. 2026 - 16. 08. 2026
Opening: 15 May 2026, at 7pm! The exhibition of Ana Sluga in the former monastery church showcases a selection of new and recent works that combine figurative elements, psychological tension, and a specific sense of the eeriness of everyday life characteristic of today’s contemporary …