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Ninety seconds on National Gallery of Slovenia
As of October 2026, the gallery opens Tuesday to Sunday from 10.00 to 18.00, and until 20.00 on Thursdays. It is closed on Mondays and on 1 January, 1 May, 1 November and 25 December, and closes at 15.00 on 24 and 31 December. Last entry is half an hour before closing.
No, admission is ticketed, but the permanent collection is free on the first Sunday of each month. People with disabilities enter free of charge at any time.
The main entrance is at Prešernova cesta 24, and the gallery is bounded by Cankarjeva, Prešernova, Puharjeva and Prežihova streets. The nearest large public car park is in Tivoli Park, a few minutes' walk away through an underpass that comes out in front of the gallery.
Yes. The gallery has ramps and lifts, and wheelchair users can move independently through the display spaces on all floors, entering by the main door on Prešernova cesta. The toilets are suitable for visitors with reduced mobility.
Yes. Guided tours are offered in Slovene and in foreign languages. Curators and exhibition authors also lead expert tours in Slovene on selected Sundays, and guided tours are free for all people with disabilities.
Robba's original fountain, the marble one whose copy stands on Town Square, is inside this gallery: see it first, then work forward through the paintings.
The National Gallery of Slovenia stands next to Tivoli Park, opposite the Opera House and the Orthodox Church of Sts Cyril and Methodius. The building is three joined wings, and its glass facade was added in 2001.
One wing is the Narodni dom Palace, a protected cultural monument, and the newest addition is the Entrance Hall by Sadar Vuga Architects. In the vestibule stands Francesco Robba's Fountain of the Three Krainer Rivers, carved in marble in the mid-18th century.
The permanent collection is the country's largest of fine art from the High Middle Ages to the 20th century. It is set out in sections by period, and Zoran Mušič has a section of his own.
Inside the main collection, walk the sections in date order, from the medieval rooms forward. The most recent painters hang toward the end, so save time for those rooms.
There, find Woman Drinking Coffee by Ivana Kobilca, who is considered Slovenia's most successful artist, then Ivan Grohar's The Sower and Matija Jama's Willows. Finish in the Mušič section.
Then go on to the temporary exhibition. Until 2 December 2026 it is Revelations: Matej Sternen, The Poppies, built around his painting from after 1920.
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