The Slovenian Cinematheque

The Slovenian Cinematheque, founded by the Republic of Slovenia, is not just a movie theater where we encounter film history and where you can still hear the whir of the film reel. It is not merely a place that, in the dark, speaks to us with a different reality and draws us into a world that awakens our emotions through a beam of light meant just for us. The Slovenian Cinematheque is much more. It is a national museum where we can also learn about the art of film through exhibitions, explore it as cultural heritage, and appreciate it with the help of a rich film collection and carefully preserved objects related to film, which were used in the past to create the illusion of cinema. It is the largest classroom for the art of moving images, where curious minds of different generations, especially young people who rarely encounter film art in schools, learn about the historical, technological, aesthetic, social, and theoretical aspects of film creation and reception. It houses the richest specialized library with film literature and a media library in our country, as well as a publishing house that takes care of the publication of both professional and popular literature in the field of film. It is a laboratory that ensures the art of film resists time, which wears down the film reel and, with it, our historical memory. At the Cinematheque, we also restore films, helping to preserve film heritage. It is one of the most beautiful museums in the Coastal-Karst region. In Divača, the birthplace of the internationally renowned star of European silent cinema, actress Ida Kravanja—known as Ita Rina—we have, in collaboration with the Municipality of Divača, established the Museum of Slovenian Film Actors and a permanent exhibition dedicated to Ita Rina in the restored Škratelj homestead. These are just a few reasons to visit us at Miklošičeva cesta 28 in Ljubljana. To watch a film that will broaden your horizons or simply brighten your day. To enjoy a coffee, read Ekran, the professional film magazine we have been publishing for decades, view an exhibition, browse the museum shop, and take home a book or two. Or perhaps take a trip to the beautiful Karst environment and visit the Museum of Slovenian Film Actors.