Culture Day ceremony celebrates top achievements in arts

Ljubljana, 7 February - This year's main ceremony dedicated to Culture Day highlighted the constructive response of artists in any crisis. The Prešeren Prizes, top national accolades in culture, were conferred at the event in Cankarjev Dom on Monday evening, the eve of the public holiday, to celebrate various artistic achievements.

Ljubljana Most of this year's Prešeren Prize and Prešeren Fund Prize winners, including philologist and translator Kajetan Gantar, who was honoured with a lifetime achievement award (fourth from the left). Photo: Daniel Novakovič/STA

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Most of this year's Prešeren Prize and Prešeren Fund Prize winners, including philologist and translator Kajetan Gantar, who was honoured with a lifetime achievement award (fourth from the left).
Photo: Daniel Novakovič/STA

Ljubljana Prešeren Fund board chairman Jožef Muhovič addressing this year's Prešeren Prize ceremony as keynote speaker. Photo: Daniel Novakovič/STA

Ljubljana
Prešeren Fund board chairman Jožef Muhovič addressing this year's Prešeren Prize ceremony as keynote speaker.
Photo: Daniel Novakovič/STA

Ljubljana Prešeren Prize ceremony, held annually on the eve of Culture Day. Photo: Daniel Novakovič/STA

Ljubljana
Prešeren Prize ceremony, held annually on the eve of Culture Day.
Photo: Daniel Novakovič/STA

Ljubljana Most of this year's Prešeren Prize and Prešeren Fund Prize winners, including philologist and translator Kajetan Gantar, who was honoured with a lifetime achievement award (fourth from the left). Photo: Daniel Novakovič/STA

Ljubljana
Most of this year's Prešeren Prize and Prešeren Fund Prize winners, including philologist and translator Kajetan Gantar, who was honoured with a lifetime achievement award (fourth from the left).
Photo: Daniel Novakovič/STA

Ljubljana This year's Prešeren Prize ceremony, attended by senior officials, including Speaker Igor Zorčič and PM Janez Janša. Photo: Daniel Novakovič/STA

Ljubljana
This year's Prešeren Prize ceremony, attended by senior officials, including Speaker Igor Zorčič and PM Janez Janša.
Photo: Daniel Novakovič/STA

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