Vladimir Makuc is one of the most beloved and recognizable Slovenian artists of the 20th century. With his unmistakable style and creative freedom, he became a visual icon and rightfully entered Slovenia’s collective consciousness—even before receiving the Prešeren Award for lifetime achievement, the highest recognition in the field of arts in Slovenia.

At the Regional Museum Goriški muzej we are presenting the donation of works by Triestine art historian and curator, Laura Safred, who donated nine graphic works and drawings from the Blue Thread collection of the Triestine collector and her friend Claudio Dedenaro, who died in 2017. The works were created by artists who began working in the Central European area from the 1960s onwards and were created between 1977 and 2011.

The largest international tactile gallery in Slovenia was opened in the premises of the Mercator Center Nova Gorica, with the aim to ensure a complete and equal experience of Fine Arts also to the vulnerable groups. The exhibition was made possible in collaboration with Inter-Municipal Association of the Blind and Visually Impaired Nova Gorica and KUD Artes. The project is part of the official programme of the European Capital of Culture 2025 Nova Gorica-Gorica.

On the first floor of Kromberk Castle, a new room was opened to the public in June 2024, exhibiting a collection of Biedermeier furniture pieces. The room was brought to life through cross-border collaboration with the Palazzo Coronini Cronberg Fundation from Gorizia who has lent the restored furniture pieces to the Regional Museum Goriški muzej.

In Villa Bartolomei are exhibited photographs from domestic and foreign concerts, which Goran Antlej, a music enthusiast and photographer from Gorenja Trebuša, has been visiting for decades, not as a passive listener, but as someone who wants to be actively connected to the music scene.