Tobačna 001 Cultural Center

Tobačna 001 is a new cultural center (part of Museum and Galleries of Ljubljana) that includes an art gallery, a museum collection, a studio and an apartment intended for artist-in-residence. Residency programme which operates from April 2011 and hosts international visual artists is independent and flexible: artists, by participating in lectures, presentations and workshops, merge with the local scene while also having time to focus on their own creative practice within a different cultural environment. The artist-in-residence programme emphasizes the significance of a multi-layered cultural exchange and the artist's integration into the urban and social environment of Ljubljana. Artists have the opportunity to make new contacts at gatherings and social events such as exhibition openings, time to explore and work on their project, and the opportunity to show their project formulated during the residency period.