Faces of Slovenian landscapes: Ales Sheligo Obrazi slovenskih pokrajin: Aleš Šeligo

culture lecture

The guest in the spring conversation in the series Faces of Slovenian landscapes will be Kranjian Ales Sheligo. An architect who has succeeded beyond our borders with an inventive, responsible and visionary approach to his work. He has been involved in the renovation of cultural heritage such as the Negova Castle and the pristave of the Snezhnik Castle, and has designed high-profile projects, including the bell to Amater Tower in Kuala Lumpur and the Blue House business building in Ljubljana. His exhibition “architecture and water” has been presented all over the world, and with his projects he emphasizes the responsibility of architecture in the formation of civilizations.

The talk will be about architecture, especially in his native Kranj, but also about his father Rudi Shelig, a multi-award-winning writer, playwright, professor, editor and politician, who concluded his exceptional life and career path as minister of culture in the Government of the Republic of Slovenia and a member of the SAZU.

The date of the conversation is not accidental: Rudi Sheligo bi 14. may celebrated 90 years. Petra Puhar from the Kranj City Library will lead the conversation.

The series of talks is being held in cooperation with Gorenjska general libraries, which are co-designing the online biographical lexicon faces of Slovenian landscapes. We participate in the project: The City Library of Kranj, the library of Ivan Tavcar Skofje Loko, the library of A. T. Linhart Radovljic, the library of Dr. Tonet Pretnar Trzic, the Municipal Library of Jesenice. The Jesenice municipal library is preparing the conversation in cooperation with the Gornjesavski muzej Jesenice.

To participate in the event, it is necessary to book FREE tickets. This is very easy to do on the library website : https://www.mkk.si/asset/T7SCq3Xtj6RPLHXct

Gost v spomladanskega pogovora v seriji Obrazi slovenskih pokrajin bo Kranjčan Aleš Šeligo. Arhitekt, ki je z inventivnim, odgovornim in vizionarskim pristopom do svojega dela uspel tudi izven naših meja. Sodeloval je pri prenovah kulturne dediščine, kot sta grad Negova in pristave gradu Snežnik, ter zasnoval odmevne projekte, med njimi stolpnico Bell Tower v Kuala Lumpurju in poslovni objekt Modra hiša v Ljubljani. Njegova razstava “Arhitektura in voda” je bila predstavljena po vsem svetu, s svojimi projekti pa poudarja odgovornost arhitekture pri oblikovanju civilizacij.

Beseda bo tekla o arhitekturi, predvsem v rodnem Kranju, a tudi o njegovem očetu Rudiju Šeligu, večkrat nagrajenem pisatelju, dramatiku, profesorju, uredniku in politiku, ki je svojo izjemno življenjsko in poklicno pot sklenil kot minister za kulturo v Vladi Republike Slovenije in član SAZU.

Datum pogovora ni slučajen: Rudi Šeligo bi 14. maja praznoval 90 let. Pogovor bo vodila Petra Puhar iz Mestne knjižnice Kranj.

Sklop pogovorov poteka v sodelovanju z gorenjskimi splošnimi knjižnicami, ki sooblikujemo spletni biografski leksikon Obrazi slovenskih pokrajin. V projektu sodelujemo: Mestna knjižnica Kranj, Knjižnica Ivana Tavčarja Škofja Loka, Knjižnica A. T. Linharta Radovljica, Knjižnica dr. Toneta Pretnarja Tržič, Občinska knjižnica Jesenice. Občinska knjižnica Jesenice pogovor pripravlja v sodelovanju z Gornjesavskim muzejem Jesenice.

Za udeležbo na dogodku je potrebno rezervirati brezplačne vstopnice. To zelo enostavno naredite na spletni strani knjižnice : https://www.mkk.si/asset/T7SCq3Xtj6RPLHXct

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Prices:
Free
Organiser:
Mestna knjižnica Kranj
Location: Mestna knjižnica Kranj, Kranj