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State, Value Systems and Education

Temporary Exhibition at the Krakovo Embankment

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A stylised historical portrayal of Ljubljana featuring the Lyceum building on the cobblestone square, with the towers and dome of St. Nicholas Cathedral standing out in the background, while people in historical clothing stroll through the square.

Stylised depiction of the Lyceum in the centre of Ljubljana (Franz Kurz zum Thurn und Goldenstein, copy, c. 1850) © Slovenian School Museum Archive

  • 27 Aug - 25 Sept 2026

    Krakovski nasip Embankment, Trnovo, 1000 Ljubljana

The exhibition focuses on processes of modernisation in education in the territory of present-day Slovenia and its neighbouring regions. It addresses the growing role of the state, the expansion of the school network, the eradication of illiteracy, and the emergence of new social values.

The exhibition covers an extended chronological span, from the reforms of Maria Theresa at the end of the eighteenth century (the beginnings of mass elementary education under the influence of the Enlightenment) to the Second World War (education in the Slovenian language as a comprehensive system against the backdrop of value-based tensions between Catholicism, liberalism, and Yugoslavism).

The exhibition consists of twenty-two panels featuring a total of fifty-three images with accompanying texts in Slovenian and English.

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Free entrance

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The author of the exhibition is Dr. Simon Malmenvall, curator in Slovenian School Museum.

Visit the organiser's website for more information.

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