Art galleries in Ljubljana
Ljubljana, Central Slovenia has 28 art galleries on the map. That's 28 galleries mapped around Ljubljana. The exhibition schedule matters more than the count: a small gallery with a great current show beats a big one between exhibitions. Many are free to enter, so the only cost of a gallery afternoon is your time.
This guide covers every art gallery we could verify in and around Ljubljana (within about 40 km), built from OpenStreetMap's community-maintained data. Names you'll run into include Škuc and Galerija Kresija, plus Photon - Centre for Contemporary Photography. If a gallery's missing from Ljubljana's list, it probably just hasn't been mapped yet.
The Ljubljana gallery lineup
28 mapped within about 40 km:
Škuc
Art gallery
Škuc is Art gallery on 21 Stari trg, Ljubljana.
21 Stari trg, Ljubljana, 1000
Galerija Kresija
Art galleryRun by Mestna občina Ljubljana
Galerija Kresija is Art gallery run by Mestna občina Ljubljana. Galerija Kresija also notes on the map: the map lists its hours as Mo-Fr 10:00-18:00; Sa 10:00-12:00,12:30-14:00; Su 10:00-13:00; PH off.
Hours: Mo-Fr 10:00-18:00; Sa 10:00-12:00,12:30-14:00; Su 10:00-13:00; PH off
Photon - Centre for Contemporary Photography
Art gallery
Photon - Centre for Contemporary Photography — Art gallery, found on 1 Trg Prekomorskih brigad in Ljubljana. Also worth knowing about Photon - Centre for Contemporary Photography: the map lists its hours as Mo-Fr 12:00-18:00; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip.
1 Trg Prekomorskih brigad, Ljubljana, 1000
Hours: Mo-Fr 12:00-18:00
Phone: +386 599 77907
Galerija Hest
Art gallery
Galerija Hest — Art gallery. Also worth knowing about Galerija Hest: the map lists its hours as Mo-Fr 10:00-19:00; Sa 10:00-13:00.
Hours: Mo-Fr 10:00-19:00; Sa 10:00-13:00
Galerija 22
Art gallery
Galerija 22 is Art gallery on 6 Novi trg.
6 Novi trg
Villa ART
Art gallery
Villa ART — Art gallery. Also worth knowing about Villa ART: a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
Phone: +386 41 683 891
MGLC Švicarija
Art galleryRun by Mednarodni grafični likovni center
Run by Mednarodni grafični likovni center, MGLC Švicarija is Art gallery on 4 Pod turnom. Also worth knowing about MGLC Švicarija: the map lists its hours as Tu-Su, PH 10:00-18:00; Dec 24, Dec 31 10:00-14:00; Dec 25, Jan 1 off; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
4 Pod turnom
Hours: Tu-Su, PH 10:00-18:00; Dec 24, Dec 31 10:00-14:00; Dec 25, Jan 1 off
Phone: +386 1 235 53 80
Galerija Prešernovih nagrajencev
Art gallery
Galerija Prešernovih nagrajencev is Art gallery on 18 Glavni trg, Kranj.
18 Glavni trg, Kranj, 4000
Ianbo Art Gallery
Art gallery
Ianbo Art Gallery — Art gallery.
Galerija Fortuna
Art gallery
Galerija Fortuna is Art gallery on 1 Gornji trg, Ljubljana. Galerija Fortuna also notes on the map: the map lists its hours as Mo-Fr 10:00-13:00,16:00-20:00; Sa 10:00-13:00.
1 Gornji trg, Ljubljana, 1000
Hours: Mo-Fr 10:00-13:00,16:00-20:00; Sa 10:00-13:00
Mikado
Art gallery
Mikado — Art gallery.
Zala
Art gallery
Zala — Art gallery.
Laura
Art gallery
Laura is Art gallery on 20 Ciril-Metodov trg. Laura also notes on the map: the map lists its hours as Mo-Fr 09:00-19:00; Sa 09:00-18:00; Su 10:00-17:00.
20 Ciril-Metodov trg
Hours: Mo-Fr 09:00-19:00; Sa 09:00-18:00; Su 10:00-17:00
Mestna galerija Ljubljana
Art gallery
Mestna galerija Ljubljana is Art gallery on 5 Mestni trg. Mestna galerija Ljubljana also notes on the map: the map lists its hours as Tu-Su 11:00-19:00.
5 Mestni trg
Hours: Tu-Su 11:00-19:00
Galerija pod kozolcem
Art gallery
Galerija pod kozolcem is Art gallery on Žlebe, Medvode.
Žlebe, Medvode, 1215
Galerija Vžigalica
Art galleryRun by Museum and Galleries of Ljubljana
Galerija Vžigalica is Art gallery run by Museum and Galleries of Ljubljana on 7 Trg francoske revolucije, Ljubljana. Galerija Vžigalica also notes on the map: it has a website with more detail.
7 Trg francoske revolucije, Ljubljana
Galerija Paviljon NOB
Art gallery
Galerija Paviljon NOB is Art gallery. Galerija Paviljon NOB also notes on the map: a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
Phone: +386 4 53 15 500
Gerija Prešernovih nagrajencev
Art gallery
Gerija Prešernovih nagrajencev — Art gallery, found on 18 Glavni trg in Kranj.
18 Glavni trg, Kranj, 4000
Atelje Galerija
Art gallery
Atelje Galerija — Art gallery. Also worth knowing about Atelje Galerija: a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
Phone: +3861 421 34 50
Galerija DLUL
Art galleryRun by Društvo likovnih umetnikov Ljubljana
Run by Društvo likovnih umetnikov Ljubljana, Galerija DLUL is Art gallery, found on 22 Breg in Ljubljana. Also worth knowing about Galerija DLUL: the map lists its hours as Tu-Fr 10:00-17:00; Sa,Su 10:00-14:00; Mo,PH off; it has a website with more detail.
22 Breg, Ljubljana
Hours: Tu-Fr 10:00-17:00; Sa,Su 10:00-14:00; Mo,PH off
Galerija Ivana Groharja
Art gallery
Galerija Ivana Groharja — Art gallery.
Galerija Idrijske čipke
Art gallery
Galerija Idrijske čipke is Art gallery on 17 Mestni trg. Galerija Idrijske čipke also notes on the map: the map lists its hours as Mo-Fr 11:00-17:00; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip.
17 Mestni trg
Hours: Mo-Fr 11:00-17:00
Phone: (01) 425 00 51
Mala mestna galerija
Art gallery
Mala mestna galerija — Art gallery. Also worth knowing about Mala mestna galerija: the map lists its hours as Mo-Tu,Th-Su off; We 17:00-20:00; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip.
Hours: Mo-Tu,Th-Su off; We 17:00-20:00
Phone: +386 31 755 303
DobraVaga
Art gallery
DobraVaga is Art gallery.
Uvid
Art gallery
Uvid — Art gallery. Also worth knowing about Uvid: it has a website with more detail.
Rupa
Art galleryRun by Akademija za likovno umetnost in oblikovanje
Run by Akademija za likovno umetnost in oblikovanje, Rupa is Art gallery, found on 23 Erjavčeva cesta in Ljubljana.
23 Erjavčeva cesta, Ljubljana, 1000
Galerija Krpan Cerknica
Art gallery
Galerija Krpan Cerknica is Art gallery on 2 Čabranska ulica, Cerknica.
2 Čabranska ulica, Cerknica, 1380
Menačenkova domačija
Art gallery
Menačenkova domačija is Art gallery on 9 Cankarjeva ulica, Domžale.
9 Cankarjeva ulica, Domžale, 1230
What the map tells us about art galleries in Ljubljana
10 of the 28 list their opening hours on the map, which is genuinely useful — galleries keep proper public hours, so plan around the listed times.
7 have websites listed. That's where the current exhibition is announced — the one thing worth checking before you visit.
There's a cluster: 2 of them sit on 18 Glavni trg, so you can string those into one walk and drive between the rest.
7 galleries list websites — that's where the current exhibition is announced, and it's the one thing worth checking before you visit.
The Ljubljana gallery walk
Making a day of it in Ljubljana? Work this order: Škuc on 21 Stari trg, Galerija Kresija, Photon - Centre for Contemporary Photography on 1 Trg Prekomorskih brigad, Galerija Hest, Galerija 22 on 6 Novi trg, Villa ART, MGLC Švicarija on 4 Pod turnom, and Galerija Prešernovih nagrajencev on 18 Glavni trg. That's the gallery walk in one sensible loop, no backtracking. 20 more are listed below.
Gallery tips for Ljubljana
A few things worth knowing before you work through Ljubljana's art galleries:
- Check the exhibition schedule first at Škuc. A gallery is only as good as its current show. Two minutes on the website saves a wasted trip between exhibitions.
- The café is part of the visit at Galerija Kresija. If the gallery has a café, use it. Lingering over coffee after the show is half the experience.
- Ask about private views. Mailing lists get you invited to previews — quieter, with the artists around and first pick of the work.
- Check for late openings. Some galleries open late one evening a week. After-work art is an underrated pleasure.
Good to know
We searched about 40 km around Ljubljana — that covers the town itself plus the surrounding communities you'd reasonably drive to. Listings come from OpenStreetMap, mapped by local volunteers, so a brand-new art gallery in Ljubljana can take a while to appear. If you spot one of the 28 that's closed, or a great art gallery we missed, the fix is to update the map itself — that's where this guide reads from.
We don't review exhibitions — shows change too fast. What we list is the where: real galleries, verified by real mappers.
If you run one of the 28 listed here and something's wrong — a closure, a move, new hours — the fix is the same: update the shop on OpenStreetMap and the correction flows through to this page on the next daily refresh.
Art gallery listings for Ljubljana: 28 mapped from OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Photos from Wikimedia Commons contributors; individual photo credits appear in captions. Listing data was last refreshed automatically — verify hours before visiting.