Benutzerspezifische Werkzeuge

Impressionism took many paths – some led via Munich and Dachau to Slovenia. Around 1900, young Slovenian artists found new inspiration in the vibrant art city of Munich and in the Dachau artists' colony. Here, where light and landscape formed the central focus, they discovered a style of painting that left realism behind and led to impressive, colorful imagery.

What this has to do with Kandinsky and what role Munich Realism plays will be discussed in short lectures and a subsequent talk. The event is part of the exhibition, which is on display at the Gemäldegalerie Dachau until April 12, 2026: “Beyond Impressionism – Slovenian Modernism and Dachau”.

HOSTED BY: Saša Šavel Burkart, SKICA Berlin

PROGRAMME:

Ulrich Pfisterer, Zentralinstitut für Kunstgeschichte // Welcome and opening remarks

Maša Šiftar, Generalkonsulin der Republik Slowenien //  Greetings

Laura Cohen, Gemäldegalerie Dachau // „Beyond Impressionism – Slovenian Modernism and Dachau“: Brief insights into the exhibition

Andrej Smrekar, National Gallery of Slovenia (formerly) // Slovenian Impressionism – “All the joyful beauty of the Slovenian land and all its melancholy at the same time…” 

[Cancelled due to illness] Barbara Jaki, National Gallery of Slovenia // Slovenian Impressionism – “All the joyful beauty of the Slovenian land and all its melancholy at the same time…” 

[Cancelled due to illness] Alenka Simončič, National Gallery of Slovenia // Ivana Kobilca – “Painting is something beautiful, after all.” 

Dominik Brabant, Zentralinstitut für Kunstgeschichte //  Munich – Paris: Lovis Corinth, ‚German Impressionism‘, and artists from Slovenia

PANELISTS: 

// Dr. Laura Cohen, Director of the Dachau Art Gallery
After studying art history, Laura Cohen earned her doctorate in Bonn and worked in various museums, including as an art educator at the Bundeskunsthalle Bonn and as a research associate at the Bavarian State Painting Collections. At the Jewish Museum Cologne, she led projects and curated key programs for the nationwide festival celebrating Jewish life in Germany, including a traveling exhibition, which is still on display. Since April 2024 she has been the director of the Dachau Art Gallery as part of the Zweckverband Dachauer Galerien und Museen under the direction of Dr. Nina Möllers.

// Dr. Andrej Smrekar, formerly Director of the National Gallery of Slovenia in Ljubljana

Dr. Andrej Smrekar began his research career as a curator at the Božidar Jakac Gallery in Kostanjevica na Krki, where he later also served as director. Between 1991 and 2005 he was Director of the National Gallery in Ljubljana; afterwards he worked as curator of the collection of works on paper and also remained connected with the Božidar Jakac Gallery as an advisor in the organization of internationally significant exhibitions. He is a long-standing member of the Slovenian Museum Association, which he chaired from 2003 to 2011, and of the Slovenian Art History Association, which he chaired from 2013 to 2019. Smrekar is the author of numerous articles on Slovenian Impressionists and Expressionists, many exhibitions, and monographic studies on 20th-century Slovenian artists, early Slovenian printmaking and drawing, and works from the collections of the National Gallery. His bibliography comprises as many as 627 entries. His scholarly research and contributions span a wide chronological range, from the Middle Ages to modern art. He received many awards for his work. 

// Dr. Dominik Brabant, Deputy Director of the Zentralinstitut für Kunstgeschichte >>

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In cooperation with the Gemäldegalerie Dachau, the National Gallery of Slovenia, and SKICA Berlin – Slovenian Cultural Centre Berlin

[Caption: Rihard Jakopič (1869–1943): Zwischen Pinien (Eine Brise), 1905, Moderna galerija, Ljubljana (© Nationalgalerie Sloweniens/Foto: Janko Dermastja)]