Opening of the “In the Shadow of Beethoven Street” Exhibition in the Former Prison Cells at Beethovnova ulica 3

On Friday, 21 August 2026, we also marked the Europe-Wide Day of Remembrance for the victims of all totalitarian and authoritarian regimes by opening a permanent exhibition, In the Shadow of Beethoven Street. The exhibition is on display in the former prison cells of the secret political police at Beethovnova ulica 3 in Ljubljana. By symbolically cutting the tape, the premises and exhibition were ceremoniously opened by the minister of justice, Mihael Zupančič, and the director of the Study Centre for National Reconciliation (SCNR), Dr Tomaž Ivešić. One of the exhibition’s authors, Dr Jelka Piškurić, a research fellow at the Study Centre for National Reconciliation, spoke of the content and significance of the exhibition. The ceremony was moderated by Marta Keršič, an employee of the Study Centre for National Reconciliation.

The exhibition was prepared by research fellows at the Study Centre for national Reconciliation, Dr Jelka Piškurić and Dr Mateja Čoh Kladnik. The design of the exhibition was provided by Žiga Okorn and Barbara Sirk of the Uvid.si studio, while the audio was provided by Janez Dovč.

Video of the opening of the permanent exhibition in the former prison cells: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0q5pbl_pf_M

Solemn address by Mihael Zupančič, minister of justice of the Republic of Slovenia.

Welcoming address by Dr Tomaž Ivešić, director of the Study Centre for National Reconciliation.

One of the exhibition’s authors, Dr Jelka Piškurić, spoke of the content and significance of the exhibition.

The ceremony was moderated by Marta Keršič, an employee of the Study Centre for National Reconciliation;

standing next to her are Mihael Zupančič, minister of justice, and Dr Tomaž Ivešič, director of SCNR.

Mihael Zupančič, minister of justice, Dr Jelka Piškurić, an author of the exhibition, 

and Dr Tomaž Ivešič, director of SCNR, while visiting one of the cells.