Galeria Sloveniana
Kostanjevica Forma Viva
The collection of over 100 sculptures in the Open Air Gallery in Kostanjevica, Slovenia arose out of the International Symposiums of Sculptors called Forma viva, an initiative of Slovenian sculptors Jakob Savin more...
Romana Zorzut Favier
Romana was born in 1930 in Biljana, in the region of south-west Slovenia called Goriška Brda. She migrated to Australia in 1951. Romana had always loved painting and enrolled in The George Bell Art School. She more...
Slovenian Impressionism
Slovene impressionism revealed itself for the first time in 1900, with the exhibition in Ljubljana of the works of four artists – Rihard Jakopič, Matija Jama, Ivan Grohar and Matej Sternen. Their ideas abou more...
Andrew Potocnik
As artist, I continually find inspiration to explore new directions in creating from wood, as a material that gives expression to our view of the world. I continue to explore all those wonderful qualities every more...
Sloveniana Photolog
Ljubljanica River
The river Ljubljanica is rightly named for the city Ljubljana to which it has given its character, its charm and its heart. Known as the river of seven names, changing its name every time it surfaces, it start more...
Slovenia in Winter
In winter snow covers most of Slovenia, with the exception of the coastal regions, where there are only brief periods of below freezing temperature. Winter is not a comfortable season. You need protection of wa more...
Plečnik Sluice Gates
The architect urbanist Joze Plecnik envisaged the sluicegates as a monumental farewell of the river Ljubljanica on its exit from the Ljubljana city centre. more...
Cerkniško jezero - Autumn
The lake of Cerknica has perplexed people since ancient times. The Greek historian Strabo (63BC-23AD) called it Lucus Lugeus -the Mourning Lake. It was not until Valvasor explained how the water system worked i more...
Community Photolog
The Old Vine Harvest
The Festival which has a long tradition in Maribor and is a European cultural event celebrating the oldest living vine in the world, has been transported seven years ago to Australia the McWilliams Lillydale Es more...
11 Slovenian Festival
The Slovenian organisations of Victoria have established the tradition of biennale festivals/tabors. It is a festivity which they celebrate together, and to which they invite distinguished guests and Slovenes f more...
25 Anniversary of Slovenian
In 2003 ISSV celebrated 25 years of activity in the field of Slovenian studies in the Australian school system. A cultural event was organized by Aleksandra Ceferin with the assistance pf teachers, students and more...
Slovenian language in Victoria '93
Maturantski ples / The VCE Ball in Victoria was the first great celebration of the Slovenian language as the subject in the state school system of Victoria, in Melbourne, Australia. The celebration took place more...
Australiana Photolog
Images of the north
To really know Australia is to begin in the north, its tropical forests, its rivers and waterfalls, and its distinct rock formations. The journey then proceeds to the desert and the red heart of the continent - more...
Aboriginal rock art
Aboriginal rock paintings in Australia are an amazing and aweinspiring phenomenon. They are to be found in all the rocky places of Australia where the tribes sheltered and have remained, constantly retouched, r more...
Melbourne Botanic Garden
Royal Botanic Gardens are regarded among the finest in the world and are one of the best places in Melbourne to visit. The extensive gardens are within the walking distance of the Yarra River and the city centr more...
The Great Ocean Road Hinterland
The Hinterland of the Great Ocean Road - named Lorne State Park - is a picturesque forested area of valleys, rivers and waterfalls. There are hotels, camping grounds, rest areas, well marked walks, and great more...
Egypt Travelog
Alexandria National Museum
The well set out Alexandria Museum, housed in a beautiful Italianate villa, portrays the Pharaonic, the the Greco-Roman, the Islamic and modern periods on three main floors. more...
The Temple of Hatshepsut
The charisma of the queen Hatshepsut has endured over millenia and earned her a place among great Egyptian sovereigns. Her temple is highly unusual, the work of architect Senmut. It had been destroyed and then more...
The Pyramids of Egypt
The Pyramids were regarded by the ancients as one of the seven wonders of the world. The great pyramid of Giza was the world's tallest building till the construction of the Eifel Tower in 1889. It was 146.59 m more...
The Egyptian Museum in Cairo
The museum is located in the centre of Cairo, a red neo-classical building and outstanding in its wealth of ancient Egyptian artifacts, including the golden mummy case of Tutenkahmun and part of his treasures. more...
Slovenian Travelog
Driving through Dolenjsko
Come for a drive with Sasha Ceferin through the gentle landscape of Dolenjsko south of Ljubljana, enjoy the beautiful emerald flow of river Krka,the medieval Grad Otočec, and the historical monastery Kostanjev more...
One Day in Pomurje with Evald Flisar
Evald Flisar was born in the furthest northeastern region of Slovenia - Pomurje. The journey in this rather less well known part of the country is a revelation.The magnificent castle/Grad in Goričko is being r more...
Mašun - Beech Forest
Mašun is a beech forest hamlet on the Snežnik plateau, offering a beautiful shadowy ramble in crisp mountain air, and an educational signed pathway, with informative texts on the native plants, animals and bi more...
Australian Travelog
Discovering the north
This is the first journey of discovery of Maja Obreza. Living in the centre of Europe, in Ljubljana, the capital of Slovenia, she has long been fascinated by the far continent, particularly the tropical rainfor more...
A Melbourne Walkabout
The viewer will be able to walk in the footsteps of Maja Obreza, a teacher from Slovenia on a month long tour of the varied visual delights and experiences Australia offers the visitor. The journey took her fro more...
Webzine Photolog
Kozolec in the landscape
Prof Borut Juvanec, Department of Vernacular Architecture at Ljubljana University defines this Slovenian construction: The kozolec (hayrack) is a free standing, permanent, mainly wooden, vertical, open but roof more...
Pivka Valley
Pivka Valley is part of Slovenian kras, a unique limestone geological area, marked by underground rivers, intermittent lakes and rivers, and numerous caves. Postojna Cave and Škocjan Cave are the largest and m more...
Vernacular architecture of Slovenia
Traditional rural architecture of Slovenia is varied, reflecting the diversity of materials, climate, the land, lifestyle and history of each region. In the south the main building material is stone, in the Alp more...
Primož Trubar Museum
Primož Trubar(1508-1586) was born in Rašca in Dolenjska region(Lower Carniola) of Slovenia. He established the protestant church in Slovenia and produced 20 books in Slovenian language, the first ever written more...
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