The International Council of Museums (ICOM) Slovenia handed out its annual awards on Thursday, honouring exhibitions dedicated to a World War I remembrance church in the Soča Valley and the Non-Aligned Movement.

The government will allocate EUR 10 million in 2021-2026 to support projects the Slovenian town to be designated a European Capital of Culture for 2025 will host.

A Ljubljana stadium designed by acclaimed architect Jože Plečnik in the 1920s has been shortlisted as one of the 14 pieces of European cultural heritage that could be put on a list of seven most endangered pieces.

An exhibition on the use of metals in Slovenian lands will open on Tuesday afternoon at the National Museum in Ljubljana, providing insight into the tradition that has lasted more than five millennia, from the casting of copper in the 4th century BC to metals used in space technology.

Slovenian theatres have formed an initiative allowing those with loss of hearing to experience theatre by providing sign language interpretation. While four such performances have already taken place, a dozen theatres from across the country formally joined the initiative on Monday at a ceremony hosted by President Borut Pahor.

Laibach, an internationally acclaimed Slovenian art and music group, has released a six-track EP, Party Songs, featuring previously unreleased songs from its much publicised concert in North Korea in 2015.

The Jury Grand Prix of the 16th Animateka international animated film festival has been bestowed on Acid Rain, a reflection on being lost spiritually, emotionally and geographically, by Polish director and animator Tomek Popakul. The film also won the audience award.