Škuc Gallery
Stari trg 21
1000 Ljubljana, SI
T:+386 1 251 6540
Opening hours
Tuesday – Sunday
12 pm – 7 pm
History
Škuc Gallery has operated at 21 Stari trg in Ljubljana since 1978 as part of the ŠKUC Cultural Centre, one of Slovenia’s pillars of non-governmental culture for almost 50 years. In these years of operation, Škuc Gallery has become a prominent international art centre for exhibitions, different art events, publishing and documentation.
At the end of the 70s, the foundation of Škuc Gallery was meant as a counterpart to the dominant exhibition policy of the established national galleries and institutions in Slovenia. Its first artistic director was the art historian and curator Taja Vidmar Brejc and it opened with a retrospective presentation of the conceptual art group OHO.
In the eighties, under new artistic directors (Dušan Mandić, Marina Gržinić, Barbara Borčić), Škuc Gallery became the centre of (sub)culture in Slovenia, and thus even aggravated its relationship with governmental institutional culture. The characteristics of this period were multi-media projects, presentations of conceptual art movements in Zagreb and Belgrade (Raša Todosijević, Mladen Stilinović, Goran Djordjević, for instance), and the first projects of now established Slovene artists including IRWIN, V.S.S.D., Bojan Gorenec and Marjetica Potrč.
At the turn of the last decade, Tomislav Vignjević and Alenka Pirman as artistic directors were confronted with the history of Škuc Gallery and its indisputable reputation as an elitist alternative space. The selection of annual programmes was opened to various artistic positions, and based on the following areas: first solo exhibitions of young Slovene artists; solo exhibitions (or projects outside the Gallery) by established Slovene artists; solo exhibitions (or projects outside the Gallery) by international artists; thematic and group exhibitions of guest curators, and socio-cultural documentary exhibitions. From 1996 till 2003, Gregor Podnar was the artistic director of the Gallery, and in June 2003 Alenka Gregorič was appointed to this position. In October 2009, Tevž Logar was appointed as the artistic director responsible for the programme, and he partly continued with the established programme guidelines, while introducing innovations. The directorship of the gallery was then taken over by Vladimir Vidmar in January 2014, followed by Tia Čiček from January 2020. From January 2026, the artistic director of Škuc Gallery is Ilija Prokopiev.
Over the last couple of decades, Škuc Gallery has become one of the most visited exhibition premises in Slovenia, with approximately 1,000 visitors per exhibition on average. The focus on regional and local developments represents a significant segment of the Gallery’s programme, but at the same time the involvement in the international cultural industry has become a growing part of the daily routine. We have decided to establish a closer co-operation with institutions and individuals working in the region including art centres in Austria, Croatia, Hungary and Italy, which provides a wider theoretical framework for our curatorial work.
During the last few years, the following internationally working artists were presented in the Gallery: Bas Jan Ader, Ingold Airlines, Rasheed Araeen, Jože Barši, Raimond Chaves, Attila Csörgő, Tacita Dean, Leif Elggren, Olafur Eliasson, Vadim Fishkin, Carl Michael von Hausswolff, IRWIN, Žiga Kariž, Antal Lakner, Juri Leiderman, Maja Licul, M+M, Olaf Nicolai, Cesare Pietroiusti, Tadej Pogačar, Marko Peljhan, Goran Petercol, Marjetica Potrč, Société Réaliste, Mladen Stilinović, Nebojša Šerič-Šoba, Nika Špan, Apolonija Šušteršič, Ulay, Elulalia Valldosera, Sislej Xhafa, Becky Beasly, Harun Farocki and others.
Staff
Joško Pajer
Director
Ilija Prokopiev
Artistic Director
Ana Marija Kanc
Head Technician
Niko Novak
Technical assistant
Nevena Aleksovski
Education Programmes
Matjaž Končina
Information desk
Lea Jelenko
Design
Accessibility and Getting Here
Visiting the Gallery
Admission to the exhibition and all accompanying events is free.
The gallery space is accessible to people with disabilities. The inner courtyard and the gallery’s toilets are not wheelchair accessible. An accessible toilet is available at the neighbouring restaurant, Druga Violina. Please ask the gallery and the restaurant staff for assistance.
Dogs are welcome.
Public Transport
The nearest bus stop is Gornji trg, approximately 180 m from the gallery. The following lines stop there:
- 2 — Nove Jarše–Zelena jama
- 3 — Litostroj–Rudnik
- 3B — Litostroj–Škofljica
- 3G — Bežigrad / Železna–Grosuplje
- 11 — Ježica P+R–Zalog
- 19B — Tomačevo–Jezero
- 19I — Tomačevo–Iška vas
- 27 — NSO / Vevče–Baza 20 / Bavarski dvor, or Vevče
For timetables and route information, visit the LPP website or call +386 1 582 2425 or +386 51 449 992.
By Car and Kavalir
The gallery is in Ljubljana’s pedestrian zone. The nearest vehicle access point is approximately 50 m away.
The free Kavalir vehicle service operates in the pedestrian zone from 6:00 to 22:00. Vehicles are not wheelchair accessible. To request a ride, call:
- Open vehicles: +386 31 666 331 or +386 31 666 332
- Closed vehicles: +386 31 666 299
Parking
The nearest paid car parks are Parking ŠUMI and Parking Kongresni trg, with designated spaces for disabled visitors*, approximately 700 m from the gallery.
The nearest designated short-term parking space is at Levstikov trg, about 50 m away.
For parking information, contact JP LPT at +386 1 300 1200.
*A map showing accessibility information for locations in central Ljubljana and other useful resources is available on the Slovenian Paraplegic Association website.
The Škuc Gallery programme is supported by the Ministry of Culture and the Municipality of Ljubljana.
