Project on Culture Profile to Promote Slovenia

Ljubljana, 21 November

"Slovenia Culture Profile", a project designed as a sort of English-language guide to Slovenian culture, was presented to the press on Monday in Ljubljana. It features a review of the country's cultural organisations and art groups on a web site and in a book with the same title.

The project is a collaboration of the British organisation Visiting Arts, the British Council and the Slovenian Ministry of Culture. Minister Vasko Simoniti believes it puts Slovenia on a broad map of culture.
Simoniti said that Slovenia was not recognizable enough in the world, which is why the project was all the more welcome. It contains lists and contacts from all areas - from archives to film and video, multimedia, literature, publishing and the mass media.
A special chapter of "Slovenia Culture Profile" is dedicated to festivals, international exchange, education, research, contests, awards, tourism and cultural diversity.
According to Simoniti, the project was the first tourist guide of its kind in Slovenia, which will not only prove useful for foreign, but also for domestic users.
The project was also welcomed by British Ambassador to Slovenia Tim Simmons, who said at the project launch that the clear information on cultural activities facilitates cooperation between countries.
The head of Visiting Arts, Yvette Vaughan-Jones, agreed, pointing out the interest of the British public for Slovenia: 16,000 Internet users have so far visited the web site www.culturalprofiles.org.uk/slovenia, 50% of them from Great Britain.
The book version was printed in a little over 7,000 copies and is to be sent to Slovenian diplomatic missions, according to the minister, as well as to local cultural establishments.
Visiting Arts has produced such projects for several other countries, Slovenia being the first of the new EU members, however.

Project on Culture Profile to Promote Slovenia

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