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WIZZ MAGAZINE
AUGUST-SEPTEMBER 2012
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L JUBL JANA
You’ ll also find some of Ljubljana’s
liveliest nightlife in Metelkova, with regular
club nights at Gala Hala and other venues.
Other late-night options in the city are
the variety of bars in the Old Town (most
of which close at around 1am), or further-
afield venues like gloriously 1960s retro
Sputnik bar (Tržaška Street 128).
A Museum of Contemporary Art
opened last year within Metelkova Mesto
complex, and just down the road is the
city’s Ethnographic Museum at Metelkova
Street 2. The welcoming café here, Kavarna
SEM, is a great place to stop for a coffee
and begin exploring the fascinating quirks
beneath Ljubljana’s respectable facade.
Janko Rožic, head architect,
Hostel Celica
“When we created Celica we wanted to
transform a space of repression into a
place of expression. We brought together
skills in architecture, painting, sculpture,
philosophy and poetry. The counterpoint
between the ‘closed’ architectural structure
of the prison and the openness of its new
use was important to us.
“I enjoy the ‘ethno jam’ music sessions
at Celica. Outside the hostel, I look at the
exhibitions in the Alcatraz Gallery. I think
every town needs an experimental space
like Metelkova. We can overcome the
current crisis with more, not less, culture.”
JALLA JALLA CLUB AT
METELKOVA MESTO
BELOW:
HOSTEL CELICA
“YOU’LL FIND SOME OF THE LIVELIEST
NIGHTLIFE IN METELKOVA MESTO,
WITH REGULAR CLUB NIGHTS AT
GALA HALA AND OTHER VENUES”