Closing Event of the Stojan Batič Exhibition

About the Event

The closing event will take place on Thursday, 19 November 2026. At 5:00 pm, the exhibition will be guided by curator Katarina Rus Krušelj from the Zasavje Museum Trbovlje and gallery director Marko Arnež. At 5:45 pm, Dr Brane Senegačnik will discuss the ancient world as revealed in Batič’s Tragos and Itaka series.

The exhibition, prepared by the Zasavje Museum Trbovlje to mark the centenary of the artist’s birth, is drawing to a close at the Prešeren Award Winners Gallery in Kranj.  Until 20 November 2026, visitors can still see a selection of Batič’s sculptures, drawings, photographs and archival materials, ranging from his early works to small-scale sculptures from his mature and late creative periods.

A central place is given to the celebrated Miners’ Cycle, in which Batič drew on his personal experience of the mining environment to create powerful depictions of miners. Through individual figures and groups, he developed symbols of hard work, human dignity and solidarity within the mining community.

A special section of the exhibition is devoted to small-scale sculptures from the Tragos, A Slovenian Artist Meets Gilgamesh and European Legends series. Despite their modest dimensions, these works possess a striking monumental quality. Drawing on ancient, mythological and literary themes, they explore questions of human destiny, courage, love and mortality. The artist’s daughter, Jerneja Batič, also contributed to the selection of works and the exhibition installation.

You are warmly invited!