Art and culture

Houses of painters and galleries

The Škofja Loka area was the birthplace of modern Slovene painting. Impressions of nature were transferred by bold brushstrokes to the canvases of the giants of Slovene Impressionism. Škofja Loka was the centre of a group of progressive artists, Slovenia’s equivalent of the Barbizon school, who drew on the currents of European modernism and transformed Slovene art. Visit the houses where famous Slovene painters were born, including the Šubic House in Poljane and the Grohar House in Sorica. View the art collections at Loka Castle, the France Mihelič Gallery and the Ivan Grohar Gallery.

Grohar's House

The birth house of the painter Ivan Grohar lies in the idyllic high-lying village of Sorica. The house exhibits the Ivan Grohar Memorial Collection and gallery, as well as a collection of ethnographic objects, which were once used by local craftspeople and farmers.

Spodnja Sorica 18, 4229, Sorica+386 (0)4 519 70 22groharjeva.hisa@csod.si

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Ažbe's Homestead

The lovingly renovated house of the painter Anton Ažbe stands in the Poljane hills, just below Stari vrh. In the house there is a memorial room, which offers glimpses into the life of the painter, and reproductions of his work. Guest rooms, decorated in a modern country style, are also available in the house.

Dolenčice 2, 4223, Poljane nad Škofjo Loko+386 (0)599 55 081; +386 (0)41 685 948info@priazbetudoma.sihttp://www.priazbetudoma.si

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Ivan Grohar Gallery

The Ivan Grohar Gallery is one of the main art exhibitions in the Gorenjska region. The gallery's basic activity is the presentation of quality modern visual art and popularising the local, very active, artistic production.

Mestni trg 37, 4220, Škofja Loka+386 (0)4 517 04 00info@loski-muzej.sihttp://www.loski-muzej.si

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Šubic House

In the house in which the artists Janez and Jurij Šubic were born in the second half of the 19th century, under the guidance of their father, Stefan Šubic, a recognised carving workshop operated. Today in the house there is a permanent museum collection, an exhibition gallery, an artists' and sculptors' studio and a space for hosting events. Great attention is also placed on the cultural, creative and pedagogical programme.

Poljane nad Škofjo Loko 70, 4223, Poljane nad Škofjo Loko+386 (0)59 250 549info@subicevahisa.siwww.subicevahisa.si

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Franc Mihelič Gallery

The Franc Mihelič gallery is located in the buidling of the former granary in Lower Square (Spodnji trg). It houses a permanent collection of graphics, drawings and paintings of Franc Mihelič, the most distinctive and original Slovene master of fiction. Viewing is available upon prior arrangement.

Spodnji trg 1, 4220, Škofja Loka+386 (0)4 517 04 00info@loski-muzej.sihttp://www.loski-muzej.si

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