The joint exhibition National Museums of Slovenia has been organised to mark International ICOM Museum Day (18 May 2016).

This year’s leading theme Museums and contested histories: Saying the unspeakable in museums highlights how the acceptance of a contested history is the first step in envisioning a shared future under the banner of reconciliation. It therefore provides an opportunity to show how museums display and depict traumatic memories to encourage visitors to think beyond their own individual experiences.

The exhibition emphasises the significance and power of cooperation, uncovering the cultural treasures kept by museums, bringing to life the museum quarter, helping to shape the public cultural space and it emphasizes the role of museums as agents of changes in society and promoters of multicultural dialogue.

Exhibition coordination: National Museum of Contemporary History (Kaja Širok, Urška Purg)
Exhibition design: Matija Kovač, zgradbazamisli
Photos for the exhibition were contributed by: the National Museum of Slovenia, the National Gallery of Slovenia, the Slovenian Museum of Natural History, the Slovene Ethnographic Museum, the Museum of Modern Art, the Technical Museum of Slovenia, the National Museum of Contemporary History, the Slovene Cinematheque, the Slovenian Theatre Institute, the Museum of Architecture and Design, the Slovenian School Museum and the Slovene Museum of Christianity.

Location

Ploščad
Slovene Ethnographic Museum
Metelkova 2
Ljubljana

Admission

free admission

Organization

National Museums of Slovenia