The Museum and Galleries of Ljubljana public institute was founded by Municipality of Ljubljana. The Institute’s mission is to record, collect, document, valuate, preserve, interpret, study and present tangible and intangible heritage relating to the history of the City of Ljubljana and its wider surroundings from the Prehistoric Period until the present day, to conduct pedagogic, andragogic and promotional activities concerning the Institute’s operations, and related vocational training.
By holding exhibitions and compiling collections of museum objects, of archive and library materials and of other documentary materials, modern and contemporary works of art as well as contemporary art practices, the Institute provides access to public cultural goods and engages in international exchange.
The institution Museum and Galleries of Ljubljana was established in 2009 and comprises the City Museum of Ljubljana, the Jakopič Gallery, the Vžigalica Gallery, the City Art Gallery of Ljubljana, the Bežigrad Gallery 1, the Bežigrad Gallery 2, Galerija 001 and the Tobacco Museum situated in the Tobačna 001 Cultural Centre as well as Plečnik House in Trnovo.
