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Slovenian artist Ana Sluga will present the exhibition ‘Ginkgo biloba – prišlek’ at Plečnik House in Ljubljana from 16 October 2026 through 24 January 2027. The project continues a programme in which contemporary artists are invited to engage with the legacy of architect Jože Plečnik by entering the rooms of his former home and reconsidering them through perspectives shaped by the present.
The exhibition is announced as part of Plečnik House’s programme by the Museum and Galleries of Ljubljana, known by its Slovenian acronym MGML. The institution, established in 2009, brings together the City Museum of Ljubljana, Ljubljana City Gallery, Jakopič Gallery, Vžigalica Gallery, Cukrarna, Bežigrad Gallery 1 and 2, Gallery 001, the Tobacco Museum and Plečnik House. The announcement identifies Plečnik House, rather than the Ljubljana City Art Museum, as the exhibition venue.
The title combines the scientific name of the ginkgo tree with the Slovenian word ‘prišlek’, meaning a newcomer or arrival from elsewhere. Beyond the title, the available announcement does not specify the works to be shown, the media involved, or the exhibition’s curatorial team. It describes the presentation as a dialogue with Plečnik’s heritage and says that invited artists bring their own authorial viewpoints to the spaces of the architect’s home, reading those spaces anew through questions and viewpoints of contemporary life.
Plečnik House is the home in Ljubljana’s Trnovo district where Jože Plečnik lived and worked from 1921 until his death in 1957. The museum’s permanent display presents the house and the environment in which ideas associated with what is now called “Plečnik’s Ljubljana” developed. According to the institution, the house was declared a monument of national importance in 2009. Its address is Karunova 4–6, Ljubljana.
The temporary exhibition will be presented alongside the house’s permanent display. The venue states that visits to Plečnik House are conducted through guided tours, held every full hour between 10 a.m. and 6 p.m. from Tuesday to Sunday; the museum is closed on Mondays. A ticket covering the permanent and temporary exhibitions, as well as the guided tour through Plečnik’s home, is listed at €12 for adults, with reduced prices for students, school pupils and children, visitors over 60, families, unemployed visitors and people with disabilities. Children under six and accompanying persons for visitors with disabilities enter free.
The exhibition follows other contemporary and architectural programmes at Plečnik House in 2026, including ‘Plečnikove nagrade 2026: Artefakti’, a presentation of recipients of Plečnik Awards. The house’s programme also includes events connected with the legacy of Plečnik and his collaborators, including architect Vlasto Kopač. Sluga’s exhibition is scheduled to open on Friday, 16 October 2026, and remain on view until Sunday, 24 January 2027.
