On the occasion of “Sretenje”, the Statehood Day of the Republic of Serbia, the exhibition “Serbia and Slovenia Together” was opened on 16 February 2026 at Gallusovo nabrežje in Ljubljana, organised by the Embassy of Serbia in Ljubljana.
The exhibition explores many historical ties between Serbs and Slovenians.
Did you ever wonder how Katarina Branković Kantakuzina became the first woman from Belgrade to live in Slovenia as early as 1434?
or
What motivated the Slovenian composer Davorin Jenko to compose the Serbian national anthem “Bože pravde”?
Why did the Slovenian film diva Ida Karvanja, better known as Ita Rina, at the height of her career in 1934, change her name to Tamara Đorđević and convert to Orthodoxy?
Why was it the writer Alojzije Louis Adamič who, in 1943, wrote the obituary for the inventor Nikola Tesla?
In what way did the renowned actor and director Stevo Žigon connect Slovenia and Serbia?
And how did Nobel Prize laureate Ivo Andrić come to feel at home by Lake Bled in Slovenia?
These are just some of the questions that you can get answers to by visiting the open-air exhibition titled “Serbia and Slovenia Together”.
The exhibition presents a rich collection of photographs, some of which are being displayed in Slovenia for the first time.
The exhibition is on display until the 16th of March 2026, and based on previous experiences by the organiser, it is expected to attract more than 35,000 visitors.
The exhibition “Serbia and Slovenia Together” is part of the “Serbia in Slovenia 2026” programme organised by the Embassy of Serbia in Ljubljana.
Source: Press release; Embassy of Serbia in Ljubljana
