The Museum in Community is an exhibition project that was created through a process of cooperation and co-creation between individuals and institutions in the Ljubljana district-neighbourhood of Nove Fužine. With the project, we want to show the power of community when it connects across generations and institutions. Architecture and design, as reflected in everyday life, are entry points for connecting with the community. The museum environment is a place for knowledge exchange and co-creation and represents a safe environment where we can think openly, ask questions, test ideas, exchange experiences, experiment, and debate.

The purpose of the project is to enable accessibility and to foster the inclusion of vulnerable groups as well as intergenerational cooperation toward overcoming societal challenges. With the exhibition we reach beyond the formal boundaries of the museum and connect the public space between the neighbourhood and the museum. The projects we have created – a community garden, a natural playground, and a place to socialize in natural surroundings –

are meant to remain available to the community beyond the duration of the exhibition.

The exhibition also features a diverse range of accompanying events that encourage intergenerational cooperation between individuals and institutions.

OPENING: 15. 5. 2023

15.00   OPENING IN THE FUŽINE RETIREMENT HOME

16.00   OPENING IN MAO PARK

16.00 – 19.00   WORKSHOPS, PERFORMANCES AND COMMUNITY FAIR IN MAO PARK

ACCOMPANYING EVENTS: 15. 5. – 9. 7. 2023

MUSEUM SUMMER NIGHT: 17. 6. 2023, 18.00 – 24.00

Project partners: Moste District Community, Fužine Retirement Home, Fužine Activity Center (CAF), Center for Social Work: CONA Fužine, CONA Korak, Črni Mrav Scout Association, Fužine Library, volunteer group of the Society for Bird Observation and Study (DOPPS), Spominčica – Alzheimer Slovenija, together with other institutions and societies who took part in the accompanying events.

The project is supported by: Ministry of Culture, Energetika Ljubljana.