The Kresnik Prize for best novel of the year, conferred by publisher Delo, has been given to Borut Kraševec for his debut novel Agni. His work challenges the reader's fixed perceptions about the novel as the genre as well as about life in general as it fuses various voices.

An exhibition focusing on political performance in the post-Yugoslav period is being launched at the Museum of Contemporary Art Metelkova(+MSUM) in Ljubljana on Thursday, showcasing more than 120 works of art, archive materials and videos from the region.

The parliamentary Culture Committee has unanimously endorsed at second reading a set of changes to the audiovisual media services act transposing an EU directive which regulates on-demand services and introduces a new fund to finance European audiovisual production. Wednesday's debate pointed to risks of abuse of the fund.

An exhibition entitled Impressions 30 is opening on Wednesday at noon at the Slovenian Ethnographic Museum (SEM). It will present personal memories of Slovenians around the world from 30 years ago, when Slovenia became independent, along with additional material published by Slovenians abroad.

The winner of the Kresnik Prize for best novel of the year, given out by publisher Delo, will be announced today on Rožnik Hill. Five nominees are shortlisted to receive the accolade this year.

Irwin, a Slovenian art collective, is having its art catalogue Kapital displayed at a group exhibition at the Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) in New York. The exhibition 208: After the Wall features selected works by acclaimed contemporary artists from Europe from MoMA's collection, Irwin has said in a release.

The Ljubljana SNG Opera and Ballet House will perform Giacomo Puccini's Tosca on Tuesday evening. As the last premiere of the season, the work will be staged by Slovenian director Matjaž Berger and conducted by Croatia's Loris Voltolini.