Organisations

Institut français de Slovénie

Established in 1967, L’Institut Français de Slovénie (IFS) is part of the network of French cultural institutions abroad. Its mission is to promote the French language and culture in Slovenia while supporting cooperative projects in these fields with local institutions.

In line with this mission, it strives to develop cultural and artistic partnerships between the two countries, promote the teaching of the French language within the educational system, support collaborative scientific and academic projects, and provide information to students about university life and studies in France.

In this way, the IFS offers a rich cultural program, a wide range of French courses, and access to its extensive media library collection.

The IFS conducts its cultural and educational activities in close collaboration with several French institutions, such as the Institut Français, the University of Poitiers, the National Book Center, the National Library of France, the International Organization of La Francophonie, the House of World Cultures, the CNRS, the Récollets Artist Residency, and others.

L’Institut Français de Slovénie is an active member of EUNIC Slovenia.

Liszt Institute – Hungarian Cultural Center Ljubljana

Our Institute has opened its doors in the Slovene capital in January 2016. Our main task is to protect and to present Hungary’s cultural heritage to a broad audience as well as to deepen the good cultural and artistic relations between Hungary and Slovenia. Apart from that, the Institute promotes international cooperation on the field of culture and research and the study of Hungarian language. By organizing a wide range of cultural events, we strive to raise the attention of the Slovene public to the traditional and yet constantly renewing Hungarian cultural scene. Our goal is to promote cooperation between Hungarian and Slovene cultural professionals and to invite more and more Slovenes to our country so they have the possibility of discovering the richness of the Hungarian cultural and artistic scene themselves.

The institute, located in the heart of Ljubljana, provides the visitors with monthly programs: literary evenings, film club and children’s programme as well as concerts, exhibitions and scientific events. The Liszt Institute is constantly widening the range of its partners, with the aim to target the public with programs that bring our peoples closer. Our Facebook page contains up-to-date information about our programs and other Hungary-linked cultural events as well as some cultural and touristic information about Hungary.

Goethe Institut

The Goethe-Institut Ljubljana, established in 2004, is the official cultural institute of the Federal Republic of Germany in Slovenia, a part of the globally operating Goethe-Institut network. The aim of its cultural and educational programmes is to promote intercultural dialogue and cultural participation, supporting the development of civil society structures and global mobility.

Since June 2017, the Goethe-Institut Ljubljana has been housed at the large premises in the vicinity of the Ljubljana city centre, at Mirje 12. The programme consists of exhibitions, film screenings, concerts, workshops, readings and talks all typically by or with German-speaking authors and all with the aim of linking the German and Slovene cultural scenes. The fundamental method of the Goethe-Institut is intercultural dialogue based on partnership cooperation.

The Goethe-Institut Ljubljana is a member of EUNIC Slovenia, a network involving several European cultural institutions promoting intercultural dialogue, mobility, early language learning, and multilingualism.

Istituto Italiano di Cultura, Lubiana

Established in 2001, the Italian Cultural Institute in Slovenia – Istituto Italiano di Cultura – is a cultural arm of the Italian Foreign Ministry and has a mission to promote the Italian language and culture in Slovenia.

The institute fosters vital cooperation between Italian and Slovene institutions in the fields of science, education, and culture, especially in the contemporary arts. Every month it hosts numerous cultural events, including small-scale exhibitions, readings, and screenings. The Italian Cultural Institute in Slovenia incorporates a library with a collection of books and audio-visual materials related to Italian culture.

Austrian Cultural Forum Ljubljana

A network of 30 Austrian Cultural Fora work around the world in various fields of cultural dialogue. Cultural exchange between Slovenia and Austria has been developing formally since 1990, when the Austrian Embassy established its own cultural department. In 2001, the Austrian Cultural Forum Ljubljana was established as a separate entity, although it is based at the Embassy. It cooperates with Austrian cultural organisations and artists, local governments and municipalities as well as with numerous Slovenian cultural organisations.

Embajada de España en Eslovenia

Slovenia and Spain established Diplomatic Relations in 1992 and the Spanish Embassy was opened in 1999. The Chancellery of the Spanish Embassy is located at Trnovski pristan, 24, Ljubljana.

Among other functions, the Embassy is responsible for promoting relations of cooperation and friendship between the Kingdom of Spain and the Republic of Slovenia in general matters and, especially, in the economic, commercial, cultural and scientific fields. With its cultural program, the Embassy of Spain supports a varied agenda of Spanish literature, plastic arts, cinema, music and dance throughout the year.

Since December 2015, the Embassy of Spain represents the Spanish Agency for International Cooperation and Development as a full member of EUNIC Slovenia.

Instituto Cervantes

The Instituto Cervantes is an institution created by Spain in 1991 in order to teach the Spanish language and spread Spanish and Latin American culture. In Ljubljana, the Instituto Cervantes opened its doors in April 2005. It is directly connected to the Instituto Cervantes in Vienna and belongs to the network of Cervantes units in Central Europe alongside with the units in Austria (Vienna), Croatia (Zagreb) and Slovakia (Bratislava).

Since its opening in Ljubljana, the Instituto Cervantes, in virtue of an agreement signed with the Faculty of Philosophy in Ljubljana, has been offering in person and online courses of Spanish as a foreign language, exams to obtain official certificates in Spanish as a foreign language (DELE and SIELE), cultural activities, library services and training courses for teachers of Spanish.

Embassy of Ireland, Slovenia

The Embassy of Ireland works to promote Irish culture in Slovenia and to strengthen the cultural bonds between our two countries. The Embassy supports a range of initiatives to bring Irish literature, language, art, music, dance and culinary culture to a wider audience in Slovenia, as well as to further explore the natural connections and synergies between our cultures.

Embassy of Switzerland in Slovenia

In 1992, one year after Slovenia declared its independence, Switzerland and Slovenia established diplomatic relations, which were initially covered from the Embassy of Switzerland in Budapest. The next step in the diplomatic ties was the opening of an Embassy in Ljubljana in 2001. The location of the Embassy on the Republic Square, together with the Parliament building, represents the political centre of Slovenia. "Trg Republike" was designed in the 1960s by architect Edvard Ravnikar – a student of Plečnik and Le Corbusier. The Embassy's activities cover all areas of diplomatic relations and represent Swiss interests in the political, economic, scientific and cultural fields. Relations between the two countries are characterised by lively diplomatic exchanges, trade and investments as well and close human ties and dynamic cultural cooperation. As Alpine countries, Slovenia and Switzerland have many similarities and affinities. Consular services were transferred to the Regional Consular Centre in Vienna in 2011.