An unique exhibition of portraits by famous French photographer Henri Cartier-Bresson will open at the Cankarjev Dom arts centre on Tuesday evening. According to Nina Pirnar Spahić, the curator of Ljubljana's exhibition, Cartier-Bresson selected the pieces himself and the exhibition has so far been displayed only a few times.

The City of Women international festival of contemporary arts will begin in Ljubljana on Tuesday, running this year in a stretched out format until 12 October. It will feature over 80 women artists, lecturers, curators and activists.

A book has been released for all those who have ever wondered who the first Slovenian female pilot was, or police officer, entrepreneur, doctor, sculptress, architect, philosopher or writer. Fifty of these extraordinary women are now presented in The Unforgettable: Women Who Pushed the Boundaries of Our World.

The 12th Sonica festival of contemporary electronic music and transitory art, starting on Tuesday to run until Saturday, carries the title Paradise Haunted Garden. The traditional opening event at the Metelkova Museum of Contemporary Art will feature the Sound Garden by Simina Oprescu and an exhibition by Finish artist Jenna Sutela.

The International PEN Writers' Meeting, taking place in Bled between Tuesday and Saturday, will delve into several issues of particular concern during coronatimes: literature in exile, violence in literary works and artistic creativity in response to the coronacrisis. Due to the Covid-19 pandemic fewer foreign authors are expected at the event.

An exhibition of artworks by Laibach will open at Gallery P74 on Monday on the occasion of the 40th anniversary of this alternative band. Entitled RE:KONS:TRUKT, the show is a re-imagining of old works by Laibach and will be on view until November 2.

Kino Šiška, one of the main music venues in Ljubljana, will fuse online and on-site concerts in the new season due to precautionary measures such as visitor caps. The centre has entered into a partnership with the online platform DICE to deliver livestreams of performances, mostly by Slovenian musicians.