The opening of the 26th Biennial of Design BIO 26| Common Knowledge will take place on Thursday, November 14th, at 6.30 pm at the Ajdovščina passage in Ljubljana. Guests will be welcomed by Matevž Čelik, the director of MAO, the curator Thomas Geisler and assistant curator Aline Lara Rezende. Petra Culetto, State Secretary at the Ministry of Culture of the Republic of Slovenia, will officially open the biennial.

The evening will continue with BIO 26| Open Knowledge Night, a guided tour of the commissioned projects at partnering institutions of the biennial around Ljubljana, from 7 to 10 pm. BIO 26| Underground Music Hall, featuring independent Slovenian music labels with alternative means of sharing content, starts at 9PM at Ajdovščina underpass.

On Friday, November 15th, guided tours at the partnering institutions will continue during BIO 26| Open Knowledge Afternoon (from 1pm to 4pm). At 5pm, BIO 26| Talk #1 Information Crisis and Knowledge will take place at MAO. The evening with conclude with the first guided tour of BIO 26| Common Knowledge exhibition at MAO in the company of the curator and assistant curator.

Thursday, November 14th 2019

OPENING
18.30, Ajdovščina Underpass

BIO 26| OPEN KNOWLEDGE NIGHT
19.00-22.00, Locations of partnering institutions

BIO 26| UNDERGROUND MUSIC HALL
21.00, Ajdovščina Underpass

Friday, November 15th 2019

BIO 26| OPEN KNOWLEDGE AFTERNOON
13.00-16.00, Locations of partnering institutions

BIO 26| TALK #1: Information Crisis and Knowledge
17.00, MAO

BIO 26| COMMON KNOWLEDGE TOUR
19.00, MAO