Galeria Sloveniana

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France Gorše, Slovenian sculptor

France Gorše was born in Dolenjska/Lower Carniola in the village Sodražica, in 1897. He studied in Ljubljana, fought on the Italian Front in World War I, and after the war went to Zagreb where where he studie more...

John Kodrič, Slovenian artist in Australia

John Kodrič has pursued the love for painting for over twenty-five years in Australia. He was born in Brje, Dobravlje, Slovenia in 1941 and settled in Australia permanently in 1960. John studied art while work more...

Slovenian Traditional Chests

Slovenian Ethnographic Museum/Slovenski etnografski muzej in Ljubljana guards an enormous number of the treasures of Slovenian etnographic heritage. Many of these are seen rarely, being shown on special occasio more...

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...

Sloveniana Photolog

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Lipizzaner of Lipica

Lipizzaners are the world famous horse breed of the Lipica Stud Farm. Named after the Slovenian village Lipica, their history began 400 years ago, when stallions of the Andalusian, Barb and Berber breeds from t more...

The Library of Grosuplje

The City Library of Grosuplje/Mestna knjžnica Grosuplje was opened to the public in February 2007. It had been planned as a regional centre for culture, information, education, and a social centre for the comm more...

Jože 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...

Ljubljana of Jože Plečnik

Joze Plecnik has left his mark on three European cities, Vienna, Prague and Ljubljana. Ljubljana became for him a life's work in urban planning. He built magnificent public buildings and parks, and regulated th more...

Community Photolog

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Slovenian Children's Literature

Slovenian children's literature reading tour - the series Forget-Me-Nots/Spominčice took place in September 2009. The organizers were Aleksandra and Sandi Ceferin of The Institute for Slovenian Studies of Vict more...

Slovenian Handicrafts - Sydney and Brisbane

Following the success of research into Slovenian Immigrant Handicrafts in Victoria, the Institute for Slovenian Studies of Victoria, asked for and received another grant from the Office for Slovenes Abroad, and more...

Slovenian Traditional Chests

Slovenian Ethnographic Museum/Slovenski etnografski muzej in Ljubljana guards an enormous number of the treasures of Slovenian etnographic heritage. Many of these are seen rarely, being shown on special occasio more...

19 Slovenian Slavist Congress 2008

The Slovenian Slavistic Congress 2008 took place in Celovec/Klagenfurt and Pliberk/Bleiburg. It is the third consecutive SSK taking place on territories outside Slovenia's borders with strong Slovenian minoriti more...

Australiana Photolog

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Aboriginal Garden

Australian Aboriginal Garden is a project of Monash University,in Melbourne, to be launched in late 2010. It represents a significant part of Monash University parkland development and upgrade. more...

Yellow River, Kakadu National Park

Yellow River is the life blood of the great Kakadu National Park, about 20,000sq km in size and of the great flood plains of the world, rich in fauna and flora, and enjoying plenitude of water riches, even duri 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...

Egypt Travelog

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Rameses II at Memphis

Memphis, near Cairo, was the capital of the Old Kingdom. Little remains of its ancient glory but a colossal 10.metre limestone statue of Rameses prostrate, sculpted from a single block of calcareous stone orig more...

The Temple of Abydos

The construction of the Temple at Abydos was begun by Seti I and completed by his son Rameses II with the addition of a pylon and two courtyards now ruined. Today it is distinguished for the beauty of wall pain more...

The Temple of Isis at Philae

The Philae complex is a group of temples, the largest of which is dedicated to Isis, and characterised by apparent disorder in the elements of which it is composed. The temple was moved stone by stone to its pr more...

Kom Ombo Temple

Kom Ombo or the city of gold is situated on the right banbk of Nile, around 50 km from Aswan. It became a military stronghold due to its strategic position. The temple is dedicated to two deities - Sobek the cr more...

Slovenian Travelog

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Kostel: Mirtoviški potok

The Mirtoviški potok is one of the many streams winding their ways amnog the hills and valleys towards the mighty river Kolpa which now marks the divide between the Slovenian and Croatian territory- One can wa more...

Kostel, a special corner of Slovenia

Kostel is the smallest municipality of the Republic of Slovenia, tucked inside the U turn of the river Kolpa in the south-west of the country, on the border with Croatia.Its size is 57 sq km, it has 54 villages more...

Pomurje with Evald Flisar

Evald Flisar was born in the furthest northeast region of Slovenia - Pomurje. The journey in this rather less well known part of the country is a revelation. more...

Prof. Toman's Field Garden

Prof. Miha Toman has also the traditional Slovenian field garden, set amid pastures, woods and fields of his home village. It is thriving with a variety of vegetables around the year, young fruit trees and colo more...

Australian Travelog

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Nourlangie Rock

Nourlangie Rock, the Aboriginal name is Nawurlandja, and is the actual name of smaller rock outcrop at the Anbangbang billabong, is a spectacular region in Kakadu National Park in Northern Territory, Australia. more...

Yellow River, Kakadu National Park

Yellow River is the life blood of the great Kakadu National Park, about 20,000sq km in size and of the great flood plains of the world, rich in fauna and flora, and enjoying plenitude of water riches, even duri more...

Kakadu National Park, Northern Territory

Kakadu National Park, covering nearly 20,000 sq.km is the largest national park in Australia and one of the very few places listed a world heritage area for both its cultural and natural value. Generations of more...

Nitmiluk National Park, Katherine River

Nitmiluk National Park, previousy known as Katherine Gorge National Park, the park is home to the spectacular series of 13 sandstone gorges, carved over a billion years by the waters of Katherine River. It is l more...

Webzine features

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Lipizzaner of Lipica

Lipizzaners are the world famous horse breed of the Lipica Stud Farm. Named after the Slovenian village Lipica, their history began 400 years ago, when stallions of the Andalusian, Barb and Berber breeds from t more...

Jože 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...

Ljubljana of Jože Plečnik

Joze Plecnik has left his mark on three European cities, Vienna, Prague and Ljubljana. Ljubljana became for him a life's work in urban planning. He built magnificent public buildings and parks, and regulated th 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...

Contemporary Slovenian Architecture

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Dekleva - Gregorič Arhitekti

What might be characteristic for the work of Aljoša Dekleva (1972) and Tina Gregorič (1974) aka Dekleva Gregorič architects is their eagerness to probe the boundaries of each of their project, to explore the more...