Culture Minister Honours Preseren and Preseren Prize Laureates

Ljubljana, 8 February - Culture Minister Majda Sirca received on Monday the recipients of the Preseren Prize and the Preseren Fund Prize recognitions for cultural achievements. She moreover made stops at the grave of France Preseren in Kranj and at his house in Vrba, while the poet was also honoured by a reading of his works in Ljubljana.

Ljubljana
Culture Minister Majda Sirca meets recipients of Preseren Prize and Preseren Fund Prizes for cultural achievements.
Photo: Daniel Novakovic/STA

Ljubljana
Culture Minister Majda Sirca meets recipients of Preseren Prize and Preseren Fund Prizes for cultural achievements.
Pictured: Minister Sirca and on her right Preseren Prize winner Kostja Gatnik.
Photo: Daniel Novakovic/STA

Ljubljana
Culture Minister Majda Sirca meets recipients of Preseren Prize and Preseren Fund Prizes for cultural achievements.
Photo: Daniel Novakovic/STA

Ljubljana
Culture Minister Majda Sirca meets recipients of Preseren Prize and Preseren Fund Prizes for cultural achievements.
Preseren Prize winner Mateja Rebolj.
Photo: Daniel Novakovic/STA

Ljubljana
Culture Minister Majda Sirca meets recipients of Preseren Prize and Preseren Fund Prizes for cultural achievements.
Photo: Daniel Novakovic/STA

Ljubljana
Reading of poems by Romantic poet France Preseren (1800-1849) at Preseren Square on the occasion of Culture Day.
Photo: Daniel Novakovic/STA

Kranj
Wreath being laid on the grave of Romantic poet France Preseren (1800-1849) at on the occasion of Culture Day.
Photo: Daniel Novakovic/STA

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Feb 8, 2010, 16:08 gz/gz