Jakopič Gallery

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Visitors of the exhibition inside the gallery.

A visitor is looking at a painting in the gallery.

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The Jakopič Gallery hosts exhibitions of contemporary art and design by Slovenian and international artists. The programme of exhibitions focuses on the role of contemporary art in its local environment. Exhibitions, each lasting for about two months, are accompanied by a programme of events aimed arousing the audiences' interest in learning about contemporary art.

Schedule

Open: Tuesdays to Sundays 10:00-18:00, Mondays and public holidays closed.

Location

The display of the Roman Forum

The Roman Forum (Rimski forum) was the ancient Emona's rectangular central square occupying the site next to the junction between the present Slovenska cesta and Rimska cesta roads. It stretched between the Igriška ulica street on the west, Rimska cesta road on the south and Gregorčičeva ulica street on the north. Following the tradition of Roman forums, Emona's Forum provided space for a relatively large temple, believed to have been located on the site of the present restaurant Pod lipo, and statues of the emperor and influential citizens of the time. It was the place where state laws and decrees were announced.

In the 20th century, a residential quarter named Ferantov vrt (Ferant's Garden) was built on the site of the Forum to designs by the architect Edvard Ravnikar. The quarter includes a central square symbolizing the open space of the Roman Forum. In Roman times, arcades housing shops, inns and administrative offices were sited around the square.

The Jakopičeva galerija gallery houses a display of the remains of Emona's administrative headquarters, which include a part of an administrative building with an apsis, an unfinished copy of the capital of one of the columns from the Forum's inner colonnade, and the east side of a rotunda,, whose cylindrical outer wall makes part of the gallery's façade.

Accessible to persons with movement disabilities

Designated path from the car park/public transport to the building
Designated entrance for persons with movement disabilities
Designated sanitary facilities accessible to persons with movement disabilities
Adequate access to the building for persons with movement disabilities (hallways, staircase, lift, etc.)
Accessible event space for persons with movement disabilities
Accessible information desk/cash register for persons with movement disabilities

Contacts

Slovenska cesta 9 1000 Ljubljana

Phone: +386 (0)1 24125 00

Email: [email protected]

Web site: Jakopič Gallery

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