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• 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 24th 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

ICOM Slovenia– A Successful Promoter of ICOM Principles

New ICOM Code of Ethicsfor Natural History Museums published in Slovene

SloveniaisoneofthecountrieswhoseICOMNationalCommitteehasorganisedthetranslationoftheICOMCodeapprovedatthe28thICOMGeneralAssemblyin2013inRiodeJaneiro.TheSloveneversionofthenewICOMCodeofEthicsforNaturalHistoryMuseumswaspublishedbytheICOMSloveniainautumn2015,presentedtothepublic,andattheMinistryofCultureinMarch2016.

ThecodeincorporatesthefundamentalprinciplesofthebasicICOMcodeofmuseumethics(thatfirstappearedinSlovenelanguagein1993andthenagainin2005),but

Slovenia’smuseumsjoinedtheactivitiesoftheICOMin1991,sincewhentheSloveneNationalCommitteehassuccessfullypromotedICOMprinciples.Fortwenty-fiveyears,theICOMSloveniahasrespondedtotheincreasinglyrapidchangestakingplaceintheglobalisedworldthathaveanimpactonheritageprotection,onpreservingandprotectingmuseumcollections,aswellascommunicatingthevaluesandworthofourcommonheritagetofuturegenerations.

TheICOMSloveniaisarecognisedprofessionalorganisationwhichpromotesinternationalmuseumrelationsinthefieldofeducationandinterculturaldialogue.Throughitsactionsitfostersinternationalco-operationbydisseminatingSlovenia’sculturalhistoryandheritagebeyonditsborders,enhancingitsdistinctivefeatures.ByfollowingICOMguidelines,theICOMSloveniahascreatedaninternationalnetworkandpromotedtheapplicationofinternationalmuseumstandards,disseminatedthem

throughprofessionalchannels,andhelpedtostrengthenthesocialimportanceofheritageandtheroleofmuseums.

Furthermore,itactivelygeneratesknowledgebydevelopingandparticipatinginnationalandinternationaltrainingandeducationalprogrammes,aswellascontributingtogreateropennessinSloveniabyestablishingjointforumsthroughtheorganisationofconferencesandinternationalmeetingsofallkinds.Since1993anumberofICOMconferenceshavebeenorganisedinSlovenia;amongthemostrecentaretheCIMAMconferencein2011andtheCOMCOL4thannualconference,heldinCeljein2014.

Presentation, New Code of Ethics of Natural History Museums, Ministry of culture 2016ICOM Slovenia, Board meeting

dr. Tanja Roženbergar, president of ICOM Slovenia

A Partner in European Regional Projects

TheICOMSloveniaco-operatesonprojectswiththeICOMSEE,aregionalallianceforSouthEastEurope.Itispartofthelong-termregionalprojectRevitalisationofCulturalandNaturalHeritageinSouthEastEurope,whichwasinitiatedatthefirstICOMSEEconferenceinKladovo,Serbiain2006.Theprojecthas

sincedevelopedonthebasisofanintegratedandsustainableheritageconservationconceptofpreventivecareintheSEEregion.AsecondICOMSEEconferenceonthethemeofRiskAssessmentofCulturalandNaturalHeritageintheSouthEastEuropeRegiontookplaceinNiš,Serbia,inMay2012.TheprojectisplannedtoculminateinathirdregionalconferencetobeheldinBelgrade,Serbiainthewinterof2016.

DifferentactivitieshavebeenrealisedbytheICOMSlovenia,suchasseveralTIEMtrainingandcapacity-buildingworkshops,withtheaimofinitiatingorimprovingintegratedemergencymanagement.ThroughthisprocessSloveniaacquiredanexperttrainerforthefieldin2015:JanaPrislanŠubicM.A.,aspecialistconservatorfromtheRegionalmuseumofNovaGorica.

ICOM SEE at the conference, Contemporary Museum of Art, Banja Luka, 2015

ICOM SEE, board meting, Banja Luka, 2015

addsdetailedguidelinesonhowtodealwithculturallysensitivematerial,livecollections,humanremains,andsacralandarchaeologicalmaterialinSlovenia,discussingthewithdrawalofsuchmaterialfrompublicdisplayandofferingpreciseinstructionsonhowtopreserve,exhibit,return,researchandhandleit.

ThepreparationforthetranslationintoSlovenewasentrustedtoalargeeditorialgroupcomprisingthefollowingmuseumandotherexperts:BredaČinčJuhant,TomiTrilar,AndrejaBreznik,KajaŠirok,AndrejGaspari,JernejaBatič,TanjaRoženbergar,DarinkaKolarOsvald,VerenaVidrihPerko,MajaHaklSajeandMarjetaMikužintheroleoftheeditorinchief.ThetranslationwassupportedbytheGeneralSecretariatoftheRepublicSlovenia,Departmentfortranslation,anddesignedbyMojcaTurk.

Collaboration with the ICOM SEE

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Summer School of Museology Piran, June 2015 & 2016TheICOMSloveniageneratesknowledgebydevelopingandparticipatingintrainingandeducationalprogrammesforSlovenemuseologists,museumprofessionalsandstudents.Since2004ithassuccessfullycontributedtotheSummerSchoolofMuseologyandregularlyparticipatesbypresentingitslatestachievementsandbycontinuingtosupportitsyearlyprogramme.In2015and2016,theSummerSchoolwasorganisedbytheFacultyofHumanitiesattheUniversityofPrimorskabyEuropeanMuseumAcadamy(EMA),andbytheForumofSlavicCulturesinthecoastaltownofPiran.

Presentation: The House of European HistoryInOctober2015,theICOMSloveniainvitedtoLjubljanaTajaVovkvanGaal,theheadoftheacademicprojectteamforestablishingandbuildinganewmuseumofEuropeanhistory,andaformerdirectoroftheCityMuseumofLjubljana,aswellasoneofthefoundersoftheICOMSlovenia.ShepresentedtheprojectTheHouseofEuropeanHistorythattheEuropeanParliamenthasbeenestablishinginBrusselssince2007andwhichistoopenin2016.Itwillofferatrans-nationaloverviewofEuropeanhistory,takingintoaccountitsdiversenatureanditsmanyinterpretationsandperceptions.SelectedobjectsfromcollectionsofSlovenia’sMuseumsaretobeincludedinthepermanentexhibitionofTheHouseofEuropeanHistory.

House of European History

Alsoin2015,theICOMSloveniatookpartinICOMSEEBoardmeetingsinordertodevelopastrategicplanforthethird,concludingphaseofthelong-termregionalproject.Inspring2015,itwashostedbytheICOMMontenegroinKotor,MontenegroandinNovember2015bytheICOMofBosniaandHerzegovinaattheMuseumofContemporaryArtinBanjaLuka(RepublicofSrpska),asaparalleleventtoaregionalconferenceonSocialInclusionandtheContemporaryMuseum.

Chair of ICOM Serbia Slavko Spašič, conference Social Inclusion, Contemporary Museum of Art, Banja Luka, 2015

Taja Vovk van Gaal, House of European History, Director of academic project team

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Museum EthicsTomarkInternationalMuseumDayin2015,theICOMSloveniainvitedtoLjubljanaEvaMaehreLauritzenfromNorway(aformerICOMEthicsCommitteemember),anexpertinthefieldofmuseumethicsandacreatorofthepopularworkshopprogrammeEthicsinAction.Thepurposeofthistrainingwastoraiseawarenessofethicalguidelinesinmuseumsandtoconsiderwithparticipantsanumberofexamplesfromthefield.

New Trends in Museology TheworkshopwasbasedonthesecondeditionofthebookNewTrendsinMuseologybytherenownedmuseologistsLeontineMeijervanMenschandPetervanMensch,andpublishedbytheMuseumofRecentHistory,Celje,incooperationwith theICOMSloveniain2016.

Theauthorsofthebookandworkshopleadersexplain:“Theaimofthissecondeditionisthesameasthefirst(publishedin2011),focusingonissuesinwhichanewmuseologicalpracticeisemerging,suchascollectiondevelopment,learning,participation,qualityassessmentandintegration.

However,NewTrendsinMuseologyIIisabouttrendsthatreflectanewprofessionalawareness,inparticularthroughoutEurope.”InApril2016,aworkshoponnewtrendsinmuseologyattheSloveneEthnographicMuseuminLjubljanathusfocusedonhowamuseumshouldrespondandoperateintoday’sworld.

International workshop by Leontine Meijer van Mensch and Peter van Mensch, Slovene Ethnographic Museum, April 2016

Workshop Museum Ethics

ICOM Slovenia AwardInOctober2013,theICOMSloveniapresentedforthefirsttimeitsawardstoSlovenemuseumsaimedatencouraging,popularisingandpromotingtheinternationalnetworkingoftheideasandactivitiesofSlovenemuseums.Atthesametime,theawardsareintendedtopromotetheannualInternationalMuseumDaytheme(chosenbytheICOMonagloballevel)atSlovenemuseums.Inautumn2016,theICOMSloveniawillpresentitsawardsforthefourthtime.

From2013to2015theICOMSloveniaAwardwinnerswere:

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In2013theexhibitionproject:ORINOCO,TheIndiansoftheAmazonRainforestbytheSloveneEthnographicMuseumandthecuratorNinaZdravičPolič(Headoftheproject).TheprojectwasrealisedincooperationwiththeFoundationCisnerosfromVenezuela.

In2014 theexhibitionproject:TracesofSaintsCyrilandMethodiusontheTerritoryofSloveniabytheRegionalMuseumPtuj–OrmožincooperationwiththeMuseumofGorenjskaandtheCarinthianRegionalMuseum,andthecuratorsVerenaVidrihPerko,MarijaOgrin,MojcaVomerGojkovicandSasaDjuraJelenko.

In2015theproject:TheHiddenChildrenofthe2ndWorldWarbytheMuseumsandGalleriesofLjubljana,CityMuseumandthecuratorBlažVurnik(Headoftheproject).

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• Award for the Promotion of the annual ICOM theme

In2013onthethemeMemoryandCreativity=SocialChange:theproject:We’veTakenOvertheMuseumbytheMariborNationalLiberationMuseum.

In2015 onthethemeMuseumsforaSustainableSociety:theprojectSmugglingAnthologiesbyIdrijaMunicipalMuseumandcuratorMarijaTerpinMlina(Headoftheproject)incooperationwithLiliStrmšek.

International Museum Day Eachyear,duringtheweekof18May,numerousmuseumsinSloveniatakepartinthecelebrationofInternationalMuseumDaywiththeValvasorMuseumAwardsandaseriesofeventsfocusingonprogrammesthatmakemuseumsattractivetothepublic.Agreatemphasisisplacedonthatyear’schosenthemeanditspromotioninmuseumsandthemedia.Themaineventeveryyearisathematicpressconference,organisedbytheICOMSloveniaincooperationwiththeMuseumAssociationofSloveniaandtheSloveneMuseumSociety.

ICOMSlovenia,Pressconference

Museumofcontemporaryart

NationalMuseumofContemporaryHistory

SmallschoolofArchitecture

SloveneEthnographicMusem

TechnicalMuseumofSlovenia

Since2003,SummerMuseumNighthasbeenthemostpopularpromotionalmuseumeventinLjubljanaandforlasttenyearsinmanyotherSlovenetowns.Itisaoneday-event(from10.00untilmidnight),takingplaceonthethirdSaturdayofJune.OnthisoccasionmostmuseumsandgalleriesaroundSloveniaofferfreeaccesstoexhibitions,guidedtours,concerts,performancesandworkshops–averyattractiveandentertainingprogrammethatreachesaclimaxinthenighthoursandreachesouttohundredsofthousandsofvisitors.

GalleryBožidarJakac,Concertintheoldmonastery

NationalMuseumofContemporaryHistory

Summer Museum Night

NationalGallery

MuseumofcontemporaryartMetelkovaMSUM

MuseumofGorenjska

ModernGalleryofArt,SoundperformancebyLaibach

RegionalMuseumPtuj-Ormož,Ptujcastle

TolminMuseum

SloveneEthnographicMuseum

MuseumofArchitectureandDesign

SloveneEthnographicMuseum,exhibitionFashioninMotion

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New buildings and new permanent exhibitions

National Gallery of Slovenia TherenovatedNationalGalleryopeneditsdoorstoitscompletelyrefurbishedpremisesanditsnewpermanentcollectioninJanuary2016.Thisimportanteventmarksthebeginningofanewperiodandpavesthewaytowardsrichpublicpresentationofthemuseum’suniqueenlargedcollectionsofover600worksfromtheHighMiddleAgestothe20thcentury.TheartmuseumwiththelongesttraditioninSlovenia(establishedin1918)hasthusbecomeabeautifulmuseumcomplexofthreeunits,linkedtogetherinamodernwayinafunctionalharmoniousstructure,connectingthepastandthepresentthroughtitscollectionsandarchitecture:theoldestandentirelyrefurbishedpalaceoftheNarodniDom(1896),theNewWing(1993),andtheglassentrancehall(2001).

Plečnik House – Architectural Heritage of Slovenia TheuniqueandcompletelyrenovatedPlečnikHousereopenedtothepublicinSeptember2015.Itconsistsoftwohousesandagarden,wherethe

architectJožePlečnik(1872–1957)livedandworkedfrom1921.Itfirstbecameamuseumin1974.ThecomplexhousesthePlečnikCollection,aswellasanewpermanentexhibitionandastudycentre.TheinclusionofPlečnik’sHouseintheICONICHOUSESnetworkthatbringstogetherexceptionalarchitecturalcreationsofthetwentiethcenturysignifiesanimportantinternationalsealofapproval.TherenovationandinparticularthepresentationandprogrammelinkingthemuseumwithPlečnik’sarchitecturalachievementsinLjubljana,offersbothlocalsandvisitorsanewdimensionofrecognitionandidentity.Since2010,thePlečnikHousehasbeenmanagedbytheMuseumsandGalleriesofLjubljana.

National Gallery National Gallery, Permanent exhibition

Plečnik House, Interior

Plečnik House

New permanent exhibitions

The Trapists: The Rajhenburg Castle, National Museum of Contemporary History

Gallery Božidar Jakac, Kostanjevica na Krki, permanent exhibition of paintings by Tone Kralj

Idrija Municipal Museum Tracking Mercury Idrija Almadén Notranjska Museum, Postojna, The Karst Museum

Museum of Gorenjska, Museum of Tomaž Godec, Bohinjska Bistrica, Bohinj1914-1918, 1941-1945

Museum of Gorenjska, Museum of Tomaž Godec, Bohinjska Bistrica, People of Bohinj and Leather

Tržič Museum, Leather of all Colours

Children’s museum Herman’s Den, Museum of Recent History Celje

National Museum of Slovenia, The Mummy and the Crocodile, 2015

Regional Museum of Ptuj - Ormož, Path to unknown, acheological exhibition, 2015

MAO, exhibition Homo Faber - Marko Turk, 2015

Slovenian Museum of Natural History, exhibition Long Live Evolution, 2015

Radovljica Municipality Museum, exhibition The Bee in Art, 2015

Technical museum of Slovenia, Museum of Post and Telecommunications, exhibition 30th anniversary of the museum, 2015

MAO, exhibition Saša J. Mächtig: Systems, Structures, Strategies, photo Tilen Sepi

Museum and Galleries of Ljubljana, Gallery Jakopič, exhibition Sebastião Salgado: Genesis, 2016 , ©Sebastião Salgado / Amazonas images.

MAO, exhibition Saša J. Mächtig: Systems, Structures, Strategies, 2016

Glimpses of exhibitions

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

Slovene Ethnographic Museum, exhibition Fashion in Motion, 2015

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 Wehave never imagined such a war, 2015

International Centre of Graphic Arts, exhibition Antoni Tápies Graphics 1959-1987, Spain, 2016

ICOM Slovenia’s Participation and Presentation of the Oldest Objects from Slovene Museums atthe24thGeneralConferenceofICOM2016inMilan

On6July2016,at12.00,atthe24thgeneralconferencevenueMiCo,inMilanaspecialpresentationwillbegivenbytheICOMSloveniatoconferenceparticipants.

ThepresentationentitledThe Wheel and the Flute: The oldest museum objects ifrom Museums of Sloveniaconsiderstheimpactofhumanheritagefromtheperspectiveoftwouniqueobjects:a5,200year-oldwheelandaflutefrom45,000BC,foundontheterritoryofSloveniaandpreservedbySlovenemuseums.Throughtwoshortfilms,thepresentationshowsthatouridentityisanassemblyofcomponentsfromourmaterialandspiritualheritage,leavingbehindimportanttracesofconstantlychangingculturallandscapes.

SloveniawillberepresentedattheGeneralConferenceoftheICOMinMilanbymore

thantwentydelegateswhoaretoeitherparticipateinthegeneralconferenceasspeakersattheICmeetings,orplayanactiveroleasmembersofvariousICBoards(CIMUSET,COMCOL,ICR,ICOMEurope,ICOMSEE,etc.).

ICOMICOM Slovenia BoardPresident: Dr Tanja Roženbergar,SloveneEthnographicMuseumVice-President: Mrs Estera Cerar,MA,TechnicalMuseumofSlovenia

Members: Mrs Jerneja Batič,MunicipalityofLjubljana,DepartmentforCulture Dr Branko Šuštar,SlovenianSchoolMuseum

Mrs Mojca Vomer Gojkovič,RegionalMuseumPtuj-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 (HonoraryMemberofCIMAM),

Andreja Rihter(ICTOP),Nina Zdravič Polič(ICOMEurope&ICOMSEE).

Honorary membersGregorModer,thefirstpresidentoftheICOMSloveneNationalCommittee(1991–1997),becametheICOMSlovenia’sfirsthonorarymemberin2006,andNinaZdravičPolič,presidentoftheSloveneNationalCommittee(2003–2011),wasmadeanhonorarymemberin2013.

Wheel – 5,200 years oldTheoldestwoodenwheel,withanaxle,5,200yearsold,wasdiscoveredintheLjubljanaMarshes.Itwasshowntothepublicforthefirsttimein2013atanexhibitioncreatedbytheCityMuseumofLjubljana(whichconservestheobject),pointinginanoriginalmannertolinksbetweenancientheritage,technologicalandscientificdevelopment,cultureandart.Thewheel,itsappearance,material,productiontechniqueandsymbolicvaluesrepresentabeareroftangibleandintangibleelementsofstoriesandinspirationsforfuturegenerations.

Flute – A prehistoric treasureTheNeanderthalflutefromtheStoneAgecaveofDivjeBabeisconsideredtobetheworld’soldestmusicalinstrument(45,000BC).ItisoneofthemostimportantarchaeologicalfindsoftheNationalMuseumofSlovenia.Theflutewasfoundin1995attheDivjeBabearchaeologicalparkinnorth-westernSlovenia.Thisfindofaboneflutesuggeststhatprehistoricpeopleusedcarvingandpiercingtomaketoolsandinstruments,andshedsnewlightontheirartisticcapacitiesandsensitives.

ThepresentationhasbeenpreparedbytheICOMSloveniaincooperationwiththeMuseumsandGalleriesofLjubljana(theCityMuseum)andtheNationalMuseumofSlovenia.

Publishedby:ICOM Slovene National Committee,representedbydr.TanjaRoženbergar;Editedby:NinaZdravičPoličinandJernejaBatič;Textsby:NinaZdravičPolič;Proofreading:DavidLimon;Photo:PhotoarchiveMAO,JureRus,ŠpelaRegulj,SarahPoženel,NežaRenko,MatijaPavlovec,MatejJordan,JelenaJustin,BorisFarič,PhotoarchiveUGM,M.T.Mlinar,MatevžPaternoster,MilanMalovrh,JakaBabnik,JakaBlasutto,AljaVute,BorisFarič,TilenSepi,NikolajSimić,Vengar,CirilMlinar,AndrejPeunik,DejanHabicht,SašoKovačič,BlažZupančič,AnaKovač,MihaŠpiček;PhotofrontandbackpageMatevžPaternoster-Thewheel,MuseumandGalleriesofLjubljana;Design:MojcaTurk.Printedby:MediumŽirovnica,Slovenia2016.

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ICOM Slovenia announces and invites toa special presentation

TomarktheICOMtheme2016Museums and Cultural Landscapes

The Wheel and the Flute: The Oldest Objects from Slovene Museums On Wednesday, 6 July 2016, at 12.00at the ICOM conference venue MiCo in Milan, Italy.