Bernhard Rüdiger – Failed Again (Seventh Trumpet) | Major Retrospective Exhibition | Civic Gallery Piran | Guided Tour of the Exhibition: Friday, 24 July 2026, at 7:00 PM, Guided by: artist Bernhard Rüdiger, Translated by: co-curator Matic Bukovac.
FRANCESCO BERTOCCO. BREAKING THE CIRCUIT OF CONTROL
Francesco Bertocco. Breaking the Circuit of Control | Curated by Gabi Scardi, with Mariagrazia Muscatello.
URBAN LABORATORY II: EROS AND THANATOS
URBAN LABORATORY II: EROS AND THANATOS | Meduza Gallery, Koper, From May 12 to June 5, 2026 | Opening: May 28, 2026 at 18:00 | Accompanying event: Screening of the documentary film Habitar – May 22, 2026 at 19:00 at Koper Regional Museum.
BERNHARD RÜDIGER: FAILED AGAIN (SEVENTH TRUMPET)
BERNHARD RÜDIGER: FAILED AGAIN (SEVENTH TRUMPET) | Large Overview Exhibition | Municipal Gallery Piran, 22 May—23 August 2026 | Opening: Friday, 22 May 2026 at 7:00 p.m. Curators: Mara Ambrožič Verderber, Matic Bukovac,Coordination: Gabrijela Kukovič.
SAKAN AND PIRAN: MEMORIAL EXHIBITION
SAKAN AND PIRAN – Herman Pečarič Gallery | Opening, Thursday, 14 May 2026 at 6:00 p.m. | Curators: Lazar Sakan, Slavoljub Stanković.
EARTH GAZES BACK II
EARTH GAZES BACK II –Exhibition Landscape | Monfort Gallery, Obala 8, Portorož | 2.4.2026 – 10.6.2026 |Opening: Thursday, 2.04.2026, at 7 pm | Exhibition curators: Taija Jyrkäs, Darja Zaitsev, Antti Tenetz.Co-curator: Marko Peljhan. Co-organised with the support of Projekt Atol Institute Ljubljana, Photo North – Pohjoinen Valokuvakeskus, Northern Photographic Centre Oulu, Finland, and the
MONSTERS ARE HUMAN – GROUP EXHIBITION
MONSTERS ARE HUMAN – Group exhibition | Loža Gallery, Koper, 13.03.2026–7.06.2026 (the exhibition has been extended until June 21st) – Opening: Friday, March 13, 2026, at 7 p. m. | Curated by: Nina Jeza, coordination: Ana Papež. “All monsters are human”. (Sister Jude Martin, American Horror Story).
LUKA ŠIROK: NOTHING PERSONAL
LUKA ŠIROK: NOTHING PERSONAL – Solo exhibition | 13. 3. 2026 – 2. 5.2026, Meduza Gallery Koper | Opening: 13 March 2026, at 6 p.m. Curator: Tina Jazbec.
PIRAN COASTAL GALLERIES – 50 YEARS OF CONTEMPORARY ART: CONVERSATION WITH GUESTS, MARJANCA LENASSI AND NATALIJA PLANINC
Piran Coastal Galleries – 50 Years of Contemporary Art | Exhibition of documentary and archival material. Piran Civic Gallery | Conversation: Tuesday, February 10, at 5 p.m.
HERMAN PEČARIČ COLLECTION: NEW SET UP
Herman Pečarič Collection – New set up | Herman Pečarič Gallery, Piran | 06.02.2026-10.05.2026 | Opening: Friday, February 6, 2026, at 5 p.m. Set up: Ana Papež, Tatjana Sirk.
CELEBRATING PREŠEREN WITH THE PCG: A GLIMPSE INTO THE WORLD OF KOSOVEL
Celebrating Prešeren with the PCG: A Glimpse into the World of Kosovel – The Cloak of Imagination |Exhibition of Children's Art Creations | Meduza Gallery, Koper, 6.02–28.02.2026 |Curated by: Ana Papež.
PIRAN COASTAL GALLERIES – 50 YEARS OF CONTEMPORARY ART
Piran Coastal Galleries – 50 Years of Contemporary Art | Posters, catalogs, invitations, audio-video documents | Curated by: Tina Jazbec, PhD | Piran Civic Gallery, December 18, 2025 – May 10, 2026 | Opening: Thursday, December 18, 2025 at 6 p. m.
SPEKULA VII
SPEKULA manifest VII | MATRIX – ALIENATED THOUGHT / Matrika – Odtujena misel | Loža Gallery, 3.12.2025 – 28.02.2026. Opening: 3 October 2025, at 6 p.m. | Exhibiting artists: ANDREJ SAVSKI, ZORA STANČIČ, ČRTOMIR FRELIH, MOJCA SMERDU | Visual arts and spatial installations | Curated by prof. Dr. Tilen Žbona.
PIRAN DAYS OF ARCHITECTURE: 42° INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE
THE 42nd INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE PIRAN DAYS OF ARCHITECTURE | Auditorium Portorož, 21-22 November 2025 | Piranesi exhibition 2025 – Monfort Portorož, 22 November-30 December 2025 | Honorary patron of 42nd PIDA is Anna Ramos, director of Fundació Mies van der Rohe | Organizer: DESSA Ljubljana, Co-organizer: Piran Coastal Galleries.
13th FESTIVAL OF CONTEMPORARY ART AND INTERMEDIA ART IZIS: END OF MESSAGE
13th Festival of Contemporary and Intermedia Art IZIS: END OF MESSAGE | October 17 – November 2, 2025, Gallery Loža Koper; Opening: October 17, 7:00 p.m. | Artists: Sara Bezovšek and Dorijan Šiško, Sanela Jahić, PlateauResidue + Samo Kutin and Ena Grabjan, Špela Petrič, Maja Smrekar | Curator: Irena Borić.
FLORIAN CZIESLA: SEA CHANGE
Florian Cziesla: Sea Change | 2.10.2025 – 24.01.2026, Meduza Gallery Koper – Opening: 2 October 2025, at 6 p.m. | Curator: Matic Bukovac, MSc.
FORMA VIVA 2025: GIORGIO ANDREOTTA CALÒ & ALDO CALÒ
FORMA VIVA 2025 – Giorgio Andreotta Calò & Aldo Calò | »A CALÒ« | 15 September – 11 October 2025; Worksite is open until 4 October 2025 | Saturday, 11.10.2025: at 1 PM, Presentation of the scultpure work; at 2 PM, Performance: Evin Hadžialjević & Boris Magdalenc. Traditional gathering with roasted chestnuts follows | Curator: Mara Ambrožič Verderber, Co-curator
EX-TEMPORE PIRAN 2025: 60th INTERNATIONAL PAINTING
EX-TEMPORE PIRAN 2025: 60th INTERNATIONAL PAINTING EX-TEMPORE | 30.08.2025–6.09.2025 | Exhibitions: Civic Gallery Piran, 6.09.2025–7.12.2025 30.11.2025 (due to the new layout, the exhibition will end on November 30, 2025) | Monfort Gallery, Portorož, 6.09.2025–2.11.2025 | Award Ceremony: Tartini Square, Piran, Saturday, 6.09.2025, at 8.30 pm.
LEV AMBROŽ OKORN: Imaginary of Details
LEV AMBROŽ OKORN: Imaginary of Details | Ex-tempore Piran – Young Author Prize 2024 | Curated by: Majda Božeglav Japelj | 6.09.2025–9.11.2025, City Gallery, Piran – Opening: 29.08.2025, at 7 p.m. Due to the renovation of the Herman Pečarič Gallery, the exhibition “Imaginary of Details” by Lev Ambrož Okorn will be on view the Piran City Gallery, 2nd floor.
VESNA BUKOVEC IN ANA ČIGON: WORK IN PROGRESS. DECEPTIVE WORKING TIME
VESNA BUKOVEC IN ANA ČIGON: WORK IN PROGRESS. DECEPTIVE WORKING TIME | Drawings and video – Open Doors 2024 | Meduza Gallery, Koper, 21.06.2025─19.09.2025 | Opening: Saturday, June 21, 2025, at 8 pm ─ Summer Museum Night | Curators: Ana Čigon and Vesna Bukovec, Coordination: Tatjana Sirk
