Show "United in Victory" Now at Museum of Contemporary History
The exhibition "United in Victory", which was first put on at Ljubljana Castle, on Thursday reopened at the National Museum of Contemporary History as a part of museum's permanent collection.
The exhibition showcases recent Slovenian history from May 1981, after the death of Yugoslav leader Josip Broz Tito, until 25 June 1991, when Slovenia declared independence, presents the political situation in Slovenia, including the first multi-party elections in 1990 and a number of other events. A special part of the exhibition features preparations for the military action in the Slovenian struggle for independence. It shows maps indicating the course of Yugoslav People's Army invasion in June and July 1991 and a film about the course of military events between May 1990 and October 1991.
"United in Victory" first opened on 24 June 2007, on the eve of National Day, at Ljubljana Castle, however, Mayor of Ljubljana Zoran Jankovic closed it only a few days afterwards because of what he said was a dispute with the Ministry of Culture over who should be the custoidan of the exhibition. Meanwhile, the director of the National Museum of Contemporary History Joze Dezman believes that the closure of the exhibition at Ljubljana Castle was an act of censorship. However, since one-party dictatorship has long been gone in Slovenia, the show was moved to another venue, he said as he spoke to the press after today's opening.
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