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Founded in 1972 as the Architectural Museum Ljubljana, thus making it one of Europe’s oldest museums of architecture and design, MAO is today an example of the transformation of a museum into a dynamic institution. MAO is the caretaker and promotor of the world’s most comprehensive collection of Slovenian architectural and design heritage. MAO brings together curators, editors, and producers who take great care in collecting national heritage and designing contemporary programmes. MAO is a destination for professionals, students, and visitors interested in the principles and advantages of good architecture and design. It specifically addresses and is a source of inspiration to all those who are new to architecture, design and photography, helping them recognize the importance of preserved heritage for people’s lives, contemporary creative production, and future development. We are a national and international centre and hub for the transfer of knowledge in the fields of heritage and creativity, featuring innovative programme formats dedicated to the preservation of heritage and supporting emerging creatives.<\/p>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n\n\t\n\n\n\n\n\n

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The Centre for Creativity is a platform for the development of cultural and creative sectors, and the first national business development accelerator for professionals working in these sectors. Run by the Museum of Architecture and Design, and together with open calls of the Ministry of Culture, it forms the support framework for the development of the creative sector in Slovenia. The Centre’s programmes are aimed at strengthening the social and economic value of the sector while forging stronger ties with other sectors and the economy in general.<\/p>\n\n\t<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Founded in 1963 as the first design biennial in Europe, BIO is a production and exhibition project that employs the process of product design to discover the potential of the contemporary design discipline. BIO is an international platform for new approaches in design that works as a testing ground, where design is used as a tool to question and reshape our everyday life with the help of different multidisciplinary design approaches. Its projects are aimed at creating resilient structures that develop over time, beyond the duration of the Biennial.<\/p>\n\n\t<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Museum in the Community is a program of the Museum of Architecture and Design developed in collaboration with residents and institutions from the Nova Fu\u017eine neighborhood. The aim of the project is to make museum content accessible, to include vulnerable groups, and to encourage intergenerational cooperation in addressing social challenges. With the project, we stepped beyond the museum\u2019s walls and connected the public space between the neighborhood and the museum.<\/p>\n\n\t<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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The Future Architecture Platform is the first pan-European architectural platform that brings together emerging talents of different professions and enables them to present and develop their ideas for the future of cities and architecture. It was created at the initiative of the Museum of Architecture and Design and has been run by it since 2015 with the support of the Creative Europe programme. Currently, the platform connects 27 leading architectural institutions and organizations across Europe. <\/p>\n\n\t<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\n\n\t\t\t\t\t
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Anja Zorko<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t
Head of CzK<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t
anja.zorko[at]mao.si<\/a><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t
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Hana Vardjan<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t
Project Coordinator<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t
hana.vardjan[at]mao.si<\/a><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t+386(0) 01 548 42 72\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n