- Idrija Municipal Museum, Gewerkenegg Castle, Prelovčeva 9
- 16. 06. 2023
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TOGETHER IN A CIRCLE, anniversary exhibition by the Idrija Lacemaker Association and the Idrija Municipal Museum
Idrija Municipal Museum, Gewerkenegg Castle, Prelovčeva 9
2023-06-16 18:30 do 2023-08-31 19:00
16. June 2023
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TOGETHER IN A CIRCLE, anniversary exhibition by the Idrija Lacemaker Association and the Idrija Municipal Museum
Idrija Municipal Museum, Gewerkenegg Castle, Prelovčeva 9
2023-06-16 18:30 do 2023-08-31 19:00
16. June 2023
Exhibition opening: 16 June at 6.30 PM
19 June–31 August every day 10 AM–6 PM
Lacemakers from the Idrija, Cerkno and Črni Vrh regions came together to make a tablecloth measuring 1.8 m in diameter. Decades ago, the pattern for the tablecloth was drawn by Idrija native Zorka Rupnik; the 28 pieces for it are sewn together with 18 m of stitches. Its round shape symbolises integrity and perfection, it has no beginning and no end, and resembles a lifecycle. Twenty lacemakers, members of the Association, will share their stories and exhibits to speak about life, and the joyful as well as sorrowful moments connected to lacemaking. Their stories were written down and recorded a year earlier in the spirit of this year’s celebrations: the 20th anniversary of UNESCO’s Convention for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage, the 20th anniversary of the Idrija Lacemaker Association, and the 70th anniversary of the Idrija Municipal Museum.
Mirjam Gnezda Bogataj, MPhil, Idrija Municipal Museum curator.
Photo: Bojan Tavčar