Ljubljana is celebrating! In celebration of Emona's 2000th anniversary, a varied program with numerous exhibitions and events is planned.
In 2014 and 2015, the 2000th anniversary of its construction will be celebrated Emon, which is certainly a milestone that deserves a special celebration. Many exhibitions and projects invite the professional and lay public. V Ljubljana City Museum an exhibition will be on display Emona: a city in the empire, which invites the visitor to enter the world of extraordinary Roman achievements and echoes of Emona in the 20th century. The exhibition shows the structure of the city, how it was created, what kind of relations the newcomers had with the natives, and how they strengthened the consciousness of the Emonians. Romans. The exhibition also puts on display more extensive archaeological excavations and a bunch of objects, companies and projects that found their name in Ljubljana's Roman past.
As part of the celebration of the 2000th anniversary of Emona, we will be able to see, among other things, the exhibition Josef Koudelka: Sledi/Vestiges 1991-2012, which opens in the Jakopič Gallery, a photography competition and the exhibition Remains of the City and Photo of Emona, which will be on display in the summer months in Jakopič's exhibition center in the Tivoli Park on Krakovski embankment in Ljubljana, the exhibition iLjubljana and Urban Development of Ljubljana, which will be on display at the Ljubljana Castle. We will also be able to see the remains of Emona in the center of Ljubljana, in the recently renovated Emona Park. A large exhibition of Roman stories from the crossroads of worlds will be on display at the National Museum of Slovenia. In addition to the exhibitions, there are also many interesting events that will delight even the youngest, such as, for example, Wandering with the Emon Spirits.
Emon Exhibition: A City in the Empire
- from May 30, 2014 to May 31, 2015
- entrance fee: €6/reduced €4 (the ticket is also valid for the archaeological park, the permanent exhibition Faces of Ljubljana and the exhibition Roman Tales from the Crossroads of the Worlds in the National Museum of Slovenia)
- Ljubljana City Museum (MGML), Gosposka 15, Ljubljana
Josef Koudelka: Traces/Vestiges 1991 – 2012
- May 20 – September 3
- entrance fee: €3/reduced €2 or €7/reduced €5 (the ticket is also valid for the archaeological park, the permanent installation Faces of Ljubljana and the exhibition Roman stories from the crossroads of worlds in the National Museum of Slovenia)
- Jakopič Gallery, Slovenska cesta 9, Ljubljana
Remains of the city and Photo of Emon
- June, July, August
- free entry
- Jakopič exhibition center, Tivoli
Urban development of Ljubljana
- from June 11
- free entry
- Ljubljana Castle – Katemate and pentagonal tower
iLjubljana
- from June 11
- Ljubljana Castle – Glazed floor of the observation tower
Roman tales from the crossroads of worlds
- from July 1
- entrance fee: €6/reduced €4 (the ticket is also valid for the exhibitions Emon: a city in the empire and Faces of Ljubljana in the Ljubljana City Museum and the Emon archaeological park of the Ljubljana City Museum)
- National Museum of Slovenia, Prešernova 20, Ljubljana
