Events

Traces of Art: Mysticism in Art

Date: 24. 09. 2026
Time: 10:00

Adult Education Program
Every last Thursday of the month (September–December), 10:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m.

Starting in May, Galerija Božidar Jakac will continue its “Traces of Art” program.
Every last Thursday of the month, we will meet in the morning and, in a relaxed atmosphere, discover the stories that art tells through the gallery’s exhibitions and collections.

SERIES 3
Mysticism in Art

In this series of sessions, we will explore surrealism and mysticism in art through works in the temporary exhibition Beyond Academia: Bosilj, Sekulić, Skurjeni, Tisnikar and in the GBJ’s permanent collections.

September 24: Guided tour of the exhibition Beyond Academia (Bosilj, Sekulić, Skurjeni, Tisnikar)

October 29: Surrealism and Mysticism in the Beyond Academia Exhibition (historical overview and activities)

November 26: Mysticism in the Permanent Collections

December 17: A Look at 2026

These gatherings are free for Friends of the GBJ; otherwise, an admission fee applies. To help us organize the event, please register by September 20, 2026. We are accepting registrations at info@galerija-bj.si or 07 49 88 140.

Photo: Matija Skurjeni, The Shepherd Outwits Death, 1963, oil on canvas, Sammlung Zander

Exhibitions / Current

Artificial
Tin Dožić, Simon Goritschnig, Lara Reichmann, Andrea Zabric
25. 07. 2026 - 31. 01. 2027
Opening: Saturday, 25 July 2026, at 7pm!
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.
Ana Sluga
Fragile
15. 05. 2026 - 16. 08. 2026
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 times.
Jaka Babnik
A Matter of View
17. 04. 2026 - 30. 08. 2026
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 and photobook.
Tone Kralj (1900–1975)
Vizionarski mistik
16. 04. 2026 - 30. 08. 2026
National Gallery of Slovenia, Ljubljana The exhibition of Tone Kralj, that is the result of collaboration between National Gallery of Slovenia, Ljubljana, and Galerija Božidar Jakac – Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art, Kostanjevica na Krki, is dedicated to this year’s double anniversary …
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 …