Event Calendar – May 2025

Wednesday, May 7, 2025, at 7:00 PM
Museum – Zaprice Castle
Museum Evening
A CONVERSATION WITH MOTORCYCLE CHAMPION JANKO ŠTEFE
Kamnik Road Races and Janko Štefe.
Hosted by Marko Kumer, author of the exhibition.

Janko Štefe was one of the most recognized motorcycle racers in Europe between 1960 and 1970. In the 50cc and 125cc categories, he regularly won Yugoslav national championships and was the first Slovenian to score points in prestigious World Cup races. He competed as a member of the Kamnik Automobile and Motorcycle Club.
On the occasion of his 80th birthday, we will look back on his successful racing career together with him and the author of the temporary exhibition, Marko Kumer. We will revisit his experiences with Tomos racing bikes and relive the era when races were held on regular roads in front of ten thousand spectators, with 50cc bikes reaching dizzying speeds-even on the streets of Kamnik.

Wednesday, May 14, 2025, at 7:00 PM
Maistrov Evening:
Dr. Vojteh Cestnik: THE AUSTRO-HUNGARIAN NAVY DURING WORLD WAR I
The lecturer will present the development of the navy up to World War I and the main events during the war.

Sunday, May 18, 2025
Museum – Zaprice Castle
INTERNATIONAL MUSEUM DAY
10:00 AM – 2:00 PM
On International Museum Day, proclaimed annually on May 18 by ICOM, museums and galleries around the world celebrate by opening their collections to the public, highlighting the important social role of our network of open and inclusive public institutions.
Free admission to the permanent and temporary exhibitions at the museum at Zaprice Castle.

Wednesday, May 21, 2025, at 7:00 PM
Museum – Zaprice Castle
Opening of the Guest Exhibition by MGML – Plečnik House
MASTER CARVER MAKS BERGANT AND PLEČNIK: THE MAGIC OF WOOD
Exhibition author: Ana Porok
In cooperation with the Bergant family.
Coordinators: Anja Bergant Spiroski and Zora Torkar, MA

The guest exhibition Maks Bergant and Plečnik: The Magic of Wood offers insight into the fruitful artistic collaboration between master woodcarver Maks Bergant and architect Jože Plečnik, focusing on the period between 1947 and 1957. During this time, the two artists collaborated on several projects, including the renovation of the church in Stranje, furnishing of the church on Šutna in Kamnik, and other works.
The exhibition was curated by Ana Porok of Plečnik House and created in close cooperation with the Bergant family from Kamnik.

Saturday, May 24, 2025, at 7:30 AM
Birth House of Rudolf Maister
MAISTER’S  PROFESSIONAL EXCURSION TO STYRIA
(Maribor, Pobrežje, Zavrh)
Led by Prof. Milan Škrabec.
Meeting point in front of the Kamnik Sports Hall.
Registration required at ajuvan@gmail.com or in person.