Museum of Architecture and Design (MAO) Slovenia
Founded in 1972 as the Architectural Museum Ljubljana, MAO is one of Europe’s oldest museums of architecture and design. Today, it is a dynamic institution that preserves Slovenia’s most comprehensive collection of architectural and design heritage. MAO brings together curators, editors, and producers who care for the past while shaping contemporary programmes. As a hub for professionals, students, and the wider public, MAO fosters understanding of how good architecture and design impact our lives. It inspires new audiences to explore architecture, design, and photography, highlighting the importance of heritage for creative innovation and sustainable development. As a national and international centre for knowledge exchange, MAO champions new models of cultural preservation and supports emerging talents.
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Eden najstarejših muzejev arhitekture in oblikovanja v Evropi, ustanovljen leta 1972 kot Arhitekturni muzej Ljubljana, je danes primer preoblikovanja muzejev v dinamične institucije z novimi funkcijami. MAO je skrbnik in promotor najobsežnejše svetovne zbirke slovenske arhitekturne in oblikovalske dediščine. MAO so kustosi, uredniki in producenti, ki skrbno zbirajo nacionalno dediščino in oblikujejo sodobne programe. MAO je destinacija za strokovnjake, študente in obiskovalce, ki jih zanimajo načela in prednosti dobre arhitekture in oblikovanja. Posebej pa nagovarja in navdihujejo posamezne ljubitelje in spogledljivce z arhitekturo, oblikovanjem in fotografijo ter jim pomaga prepoznati pomen hranjene dediščine za življenje ljudi, sodobno ustvarjalnost in razvoj v prihodnosti. Smo nacionalno in mednarodno središče in vozlišče za prenos znanja na področju dediščine in ustvarjalnosti z inovativnimi formati programov, namenjenim ohranjanju dediščine in podpori obetavnim ustvarjalcem.
Museum of Architecture and Design (MAO) Slovenia
Latest Episodes
10 Marjan Šorli and Domesticated Architecture: Kindergarten Sonček, Planina near Kranj
In January 1959, the Tatjana Odrova Kindergarten (today's Sonček) was opened in Planina in Kranj. This was one of the first purpose-built kindergartens that was visited as a novelty by people from all over Europe. The main feature of the kinder...
09 Marjan Šorli and Domesticated Architecture: Row houses on Velikovška Street in Ljubljana
The houses on Velikovška in Ljubljana, built in the late 1950s for workers of the Slovenian Railways, were a small but innovative addition to the anonymous fabric of Bežigrad neighborhood residential structures. The atrium houses, joined at int...
08 Marjan Šorli and Domesticated Architecture: Skyscraper in Kranj, Part 2
The skyscraper brought a new urban element to Kranj with its diverse program, a mix of residential, public and commercial functions, as well as a new urban typology. The building was expected to have offices from the 1st to 6th floors, flats in...
07 Marjan Šorli and Domesticated Architecture: Skyscraper in Kranj, Part 1
The skyscraper, a dominant highrise that changed the view of old Kranj in the early 1960s and introduced a new urban focus to the city, was built on a former football field. The skyscraper brought several innovations, including a shiny aluminiu...
06 Marjan Šorli and Domesticated Architecture: Experimental house in Možjanca, Part 2
Šorli sourced and paralleled the ideal of a modern refuge as a space that should be as large as the “coop of a waggon”, both from the evolution of the Slovenian house and from the achievements of spatial psychology. The little house on Možjanca...
